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Login Here Signup Here Signup using FacebookHey everyone, I'm on day 25 of my all raw diet! This is the third time I've tried it, but I've decided to make it permanent this time. My only concern is calcium and iron. I make around 3 green smoothies a day with 4 bananas, 4-6 cups of baby spinach and 3 cups of assorted berries. Other than that the only vegetables I eat often are with salads, which isn't too often anyways. I eat a fair amount of sunflower seeds and cashews. I eat avocados, bell peppers, onions, carrots, zucchini. I'm just a little nervous about my iron and calcium. Everything else I feel like is in good shape. I'm a small person so eating more than I am would be very hard. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
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WOW! I didn't realize how much calcium was in sesame seeds. Thanks for that. I'll try and find a way to incorporate those into my diet definitely.
I have heard that about the spinach, but all of the sources just recommend eating something along with it that's high in vitamin C which helps absorption. I am getting a ton of vitamin c in each smoothie, so I figured it would be fine. But I'm not sure, does that seem alright?
Raw Canadian- Thanks for that. I do think I'm getting enough calcium to be honest, I was just making sure I wasn't making a dangerous assumption. I feel that my diet is doing well, but I'm going to start and try to put on some more pounds!