Ryan accidentally bought orange juice fortified with calcium but that was are only real mishap. The good news is that I did not get sick (gasp!). I was pretty sure I was going to be sick more due to the psycho-somatic reasons than anything else. Whenever I was craving a vitamin I picked up a piece of fruit instead. I'm still not too sure about this rule because I believe you should be eating foods that provide you with all the vitamins you need; however, what if you are not aware of the things your body needs? Is it better to be safe and take vitamins than sorry later? Also, can you really get too many vitamins? SO many questions I haven't had time to find the answers!
In other news we celebrated a wonderful mother's day with my favorite mother in the whole entire world. Ryan made a spinach gruyere strata and I made sour cream coffee cake with strawberries and strudel. We had a wonderful day!
The next week we will be on the mouthful that is Rule #41: Eat more like the French. Or the Japanese. Or the Italians. Or the Greeks. We went shopping tonight and loaded up on groceries for Japanese food. We will also be researching traditional Japanese breakfasts and other eating habits. Let me know if you have any ideas!
Not to mention, vegetarians like myself struggle to get all the nutrition we need (it's possible, but not simple if you're busy--for example, we are typically low on B6). There are many benefits to a vegetarian diet, both on a micro and macro level (thanks MSW!) but in this culture we live in, a full spectrum of vitamins, minerals and aminos is not one of them.
ReplyDeleteYES it is absolutely possible to get too much of a vitamin! I am not worried about your nutrient intake my dear.
ReplyDeletelike this this next rule! when I was in italy I had cappuccinos and chocolate croissants for breakfast...mmm... proably not the best recommendation, but delicious none the less. xo.
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