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Old 05-19-2008, 04:35 PM
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You are correct that you would have to eat a lot of those things to get enough, however, you should eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Here is an example:

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8 Cups Sweet Potato
1 Cup Cooked Collard
1 Cup Cooked Kale
1 Cup Adzuki Beans
1/2 Cup Blueberries
1/2 Cup Mango
1 oz Nut/Seeds (4 tsp flax/1 tsp brazil/1tsp sunflower)

At 2000 calories it surpasses every single vitamin, mineral, carotenoid, etc known that we have a DRI/RDA for except for B12. It is 8% fat.

(all numbers based on the USDA SR20 as accessed thru the CRON-O-Meter, version 0.9.3)

The Omega 6 is 5.7
The Omega 3 is 2.8

This is a 2:1 ratio
But lets say you ate 1800kCal of mango and 200kCal of Kale.
Here is the EFA breakdown.

Omega 3 -1754mgs
omega 6 - 943mgs

Ratio ~ 2:1

Here is 1800kCal of bananas and 200kCal of spinach

omega 3 - 1720
omega 6 - 1123

Ratio ~ 1.5:1

These are obviously not balanced diets but it's just an example. I just want to try it with one more combo. Broccoli and pineapple.

omega 3 - 1528
omega 6 - 1098

ratio ~ 1.5:1
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