Time for an interesting thought experiment... page 3

[otzi]

8 oz smoked oysters (2 cans)
8 oz chicken livers
2 oz almonds
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper (Vit C)
3 oz swiss cheese
1397 Calories, 87g Fat, 38g tot carbs, 116g Protein

[Periwinkle]

Not us all of us have the luxury of living in a place like Arizona, it's never sunny in Ireland! Haha. I need all the vitamin D I can get

LOL Living in South Texas, I dont worry too much about Vitamin D. Going outside in the summer makes me think of that scene in Wall-e where he flies past the sun on his way to the Axiom and his power bar fills up in about 2 seconds. I always think of my little Vitamin D bar maxing out just walking from the door to the car. Even today...it was in the low 90s. Of course, Ireland has got to be much prettier than South Texas...I envy you...

[otzi]

8 oz smoked oysters (2 cans)
8 oz chicken livers
2 oz almonds
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper (Vit C)
3 oz swiss cheese
1397 Calories, 87g Fat, 38g tot carbs, 116g Protein

This hits them all. I use FitDay.com's nutrient calculator. If you every have an off day, eat a couple cans of smoked oysters--puts you way up there in most nutrients.

[magicmerl]

8 oz smoked oysters (2 cans)
8 oz chicken livers
2 oz almonds
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper (Vit C)
3 oz swiss cheese
1397 Calories, 87g Fat, 38g tot carbs, 116g Protein

This hits them all. I use FitDay.com's nutrient calculator. If you every have an off day, eat a couple cans of smoked oysters--puts you way up there in most nutrients.

You win the thread. Have a.... piece of jerky. Or some dark chocolate. Your choice.

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You win the thread. Have a.... piece of jerky. Or some dark chocolate. Your choice.

FitDay's nutrient calculator is missing several nutrients I think. Not that I'm saying you're wrong about this but I'd be curious to check on the nutrients not ithe FitDay calculator that still have an RDA.

[peril]

So are you saying that a calcium supplement is also needed for proper absorption of vitamin d. Maybe I'm not understanding what one truly needs in terms of supplements in order to be as healthy as possible. I thought paleo brings you as close to being healthy without needing too many vitamins from pills.

No, quite the opposite. Supplementing Vit D (which I do at 5000IU/day) renders calcium supplementation unnecessary, perhaps even detrimental

[Knifegill]

I was about to say, I almost do this every day. Oysters and liver are on the menu at least twice a week, and I eat rose hips when they're in season for the vitD, but have to supplement in winter. Those photo-flash mushrooms are supposedly a valid source of vitamin D, so I do eat those somewhat regularly, too. Add animal fats, nuts, eggs, avocado and that's most of what a body needs right there.

[zoebird]

I'm trying to get myself to learn to love seafood. I figure that would be the balancing piece for me.

That being said, I assume I get everything I need from food because I never supplement and never have (not even during pregnancy). And, I'm healthy as a horse (or ox) or whatever.

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I'm trying to get myself to learn to love seafood. I figure that would be the balancing piece for me.

That being said, I assume I get everything I need from food because I never supplement and never have (not even during pregnancy). And, I'm healthy as a horse (or ox) or whatever.

Seafood would definitely help out a lot. I think sea vegetables like seaweed and the like are nutritional powerhouses in addition.

[zoebird]

I'm no fan of seafood or sea veggies. it's either too fishy or too salty for my tastes. lol