Hi all,

I started my version of the Paleo diet in July last year.

Earlier this year I had a run-in with a kidney stone. It was suggested at the time, that kidney
stones can form very rapidly and that my new diet may be responsible.

I did increase my intake of certain foods when going Paleo particularly silverbeet (swiss chard)
although this may not be the only culprit.

I continually hear the need to eat lots of grean leafy vegetables and want to include them in my
diet.

If I understand correctly, most lettuce, is little more than hard water, cabbage is (as I understand
it) only a green leafy on the outer few leaves (99% of the cabbage is white), and many others
contain high levels of oxalates (that reduce calcium absorption and can lead to kidney stones).

Where are all the green leafys for me to eat! :)

What green leafy vegetables do other list members eat? What green leafys do not have high
levels of oxalate? I want to acquire (or just put up with) the taste of this important food group, but
can't seem to home in on something locally available that isn't going to cause more potential
problems than benefits.

I was trying to acquire the taste for purslane (a local weed) because it is apparently very high in
omega-3, but now I find that it also is high in oxalates.


Jim.