Hi All,
As the cost of food prices increase, I’m finding it difficult to manage protein intake for my family. I’ve always preferred to eat simply, meals consisting of animal protein, vegetables and good quality olive oil or coconut oil. We limit our grain consumption to white rice and try to avoid gluten and other grains and lentils. Eating mostly animal protein is no longer sustainable financially and I don’t think its something our planet can sustain in the future. I understand that animal protein has a complete amino acid profile that may be lacking in a vegetarian only diet.
Eating organic and organically raised animal protein is not something I can afford any longer. The dangers of hormonally raised chickens/eggs is something that scares me and its not something I want to put in my body.
What fields can you recommend to increase the nutrient quotient of food, increase satiety and remove the harmful effects of pesticides and hormones from food.
*Food Charger and Enhancer-before eating (Dreamseeds)
*Enhance Cellular Nutrition Absorption-after eating
There are also water chargers
Anything to increase satiety especially if we are rationing and eating fewer meals. I need something for kids to keep them fuller longer and ensure they are getting more macronutrients on less food.
Let me think
I would increase fat intake (which is satiating, it is what my dads family did when food was scarse)
Also consider recipes for lentils-good protein source and inexpensive.
Peanut Butter is good (as long as no one is allergic)
" and ensure they are getting more macronutrients on less food."-both the fields I mentioned above
In case u havent already, have family members take a multivitamin formula as a supplement.
More members will respond with suggestions, especially the vegetarians.
(I rarely eat organic-too expensive .)
Anyone has experience using Photosynthesis field and increase in satiety, energy, especially during prolonged fasting periods?
Increase in energy is easy with Sapien Medicine’s/Dreamseeds/Energetic Alchemy fields.
Can I introduce u to the forum search box? The magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner.
You’re welcome.
(When I’ve fasted, I didnt have a problem with hunger. When I was in my 20’s I did a 7 day fast, that is 7 days without food. Only drinking water. Now I do intermittent fasting, fast 18 hrs/day-this is for health reasons)
Just got to add this:
I would rethink the idea of limiting your child’s nutrition.
Why tho?
Beans and lentils are really good, once you soak and cook them well, the proteins become more bio available and the unhealthy parts break down (shouldn’t eat them raw though, even though I absolutely love freshly picked peas from the garden…)
High protein diet is ideal for building muscle, however for longevity it is more beneficial to consume low to moderate protein.
Check out the work and research (there is a book and a podcast too of 6-8 episodes) of Dr David Sinclair from Harvard.
Honestly for satiety I’m not sure, there is hunger inhibitor etc. But it’s more for weight loss.
Beans, lentils and chickpeas are super cheap (especially if you buy them dried in bulk) and are very filling because of the fiber and protein.
Yeah this is also a good point.
I can’t really answer more in detail because you have to work out what is the cheapest, it will depend on where you live. Where I live, a 100-200g bag of mixed nuts will cost ~6-7usd, but I found a place where I can buy 500g raw organic (do not salted/snack) sunflower seeds for like 3usd :D
Plus in my country pricing of veggies and fruits is really seasonal, I’m not sure it’s the same in the states.
Lentils and beans give my daughter a lot of gas and bloating. But increasing fat content and perhaps fatter meat cuts is the way and adding more olive oil to food.
You had me at lentils. Haha.
and when combined with other foods, like rice, make complete proteins, in ways that are very filling and satisfying.
This is a question of getting used to and building up different kind of gut microbiome. Many people have issues with them and think they can’t have it, but actually it’s not true.
Basically try to keep them in the diet, but not like 1 bowl of lentil dish, but e.g. salad/soup with a bit of lentil/bean in it. Just bit by bit introduce it. It helps with feeling full.
Of course if even tiny amounts cause issues, maybe your daughter can skip it for the time being.
Also, mixing different types of lentils and beans makes it easier on digestion Vs having more of one type (again related to microbiome).
As @MonkeyOwl said, that’s most often due to the microbiome adjusting to the new (and healthier for it) diet.
Another factor in that gas and bloating can be the way they’re prepared. (Pro-tip: soak well and pour off the soaking liquid.) There are bunches of tips on the Internet to help with your preparation.
Also what often happens is that we go, all at once, from having none of these gut-friendly legumes in our diets to having LOTS of them. That 180-turn will make the transition harder (especially on smaller digestive tracks). Since your daughter is having this experience, make the transition much more slowly (e.g., lots of rice with a scattering of lentils, a leafy salad with a little scattering of lentils, etc. and build up from there). You’ll really want to go gradually at the beginning so that she doesn’t decide to refuse to eat them.
It’s quite effective in taming hunger in my experience. It helps a lot in the energy department as well especially when you use Sun Gazer to ‘charge’ yourself