So what would be a good way to get the necesarry zinc?
 A supplement?  Somehow that doesn't seem paleo, but I
could overlook it.  Unless we get the good fruits and
veg from organics(even questionable) we don't know
that we will be getting enough vits and minerals.  Any
suggestions?

--- matesz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Amadeus wrote:
> If you want zinc, eat oysters! They are far first
> place.
> Or I'd suggest to try pumpkin seed, sesame ,
> innards, sunflower...
>
> I recall your post about beef not being a top source
> of zinc.  I was MERELY
> QUOTING THE RESEARCHER IN THE ARTICLE!  Some people
> say meat when they are
> refering to a class of foods, flesh foods.  It is
> possible he meant that.
> Liver and other organ meats and dark meat poultry
> are other possible zinc
> sources.
>
> I would not rely on pumpkin seed, sesame ,sunflower
> seeds...the amount you'd
> have to eat to get much zinc is pretty large--not
> what I consider a
> reasonable serving.  Incidentally, when my husband
> and I were vegans, we ate
> those seeds daily....never seemed to bring either of
> our zinc levels up to a
> reasonable level.
>
> Jean A.T. Pennington, Food Values books lists 1 oz.
> of pumpkin seeds as
> having 2.2 mg of zinc.  However, the fiber and
> phytates in these seeds can
> bind with much of the minerals, making better
> fertilizer than fuel for
> zinc-dependent enzyme systems in the body.
>
> As for sesame seeds, 1 Tbsp. contains .82 mg. of
> zinc.  Here again the fiber
> and phytates would bind with much of that.  (The
> same problem exists for the
> calcium in sesame seeds. It's largely
> bio-unavailable.)
>
> For 1 oz. sunflower seeds, 1.44 mg. zinc.  Fiber and
> phytates could be a
> problem here too.  Sally Fallon (In NOURISHING
> TRADITIONS) talks about
> soakingseeds and nuts in salty water (to inactivate
> some of the phytates)
> then drying in a food dehyrator.  The nuts and
> pumpkin seeds certainly taste
> delicious when prepared this way.   However, some
> people I've talked to
> still find that they cannot eat much quantity of
> them--yummy as they
> are--withotu experiencing gas!  That could limit how
> much minerals you could
> get from them.
>
> Rachel,
> (seriously getting back to work now!! :))
>

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