>Friends: >I'm new to this list. Has anyone tried the zone diet advocated by Barry >Sears? Do you know of any good carbohydrate sources other than vegetables >and fruit - possibly things made from sprouted or soaked grains? What >about sprouted or soaked seeds - Sears says that most regular seeds and >nuts aren't bioavailable enough to be useful. Dear David, I have been doing the zone diet for over a year and it has helped me tremendously. I don't follow it all the time now, but I can usually feel the difference as it's become habit. Some people think he requires too much protein, but if you get a scale and weigh it out 3 oz portions are fairly small compared to the normal american diet. There are some recipes in the archives for sprouted breads; I tend to find the Manna multi-grain bread tasty enough and more convenient than making my own. It's usually in health food stores and is made from sprouted grains pressed together and heated at a very low temperature. I didn't know about the nuts not being bioavailable enough! That surprises me if the nuts are raw. Maybe he doesn't distinguish between raw and roasted nuts; can you let me know? or maybe someone else has some information about this. Good luck. Janis ([log in to unmask])