In a message dated 98-07-10 01:13:59 EDT, you write:

<< But when I do heavy lifting or a 10-mile run, nothing fuels my
 muscles better than grains.  I am trying to avoid the expense and
 seemingly unnaturalness of many of the supplements (like creatine; whey
 and other powdered protein supplements) one sees in Muscle & Fitness and
 other Weider-type publications, but here's what I have started: >>

Call 1-800-THE-MEAL and ask for info.  It's a raw, freeze-dried sprouted
quinoa and brown rice powder.  I mix with water, banana, and an apple, and
sometimes some raw fertile eggs, and always throw in a bunch of fresh organic
greens and blend it all up, when I feel like a grain food.

aaron