On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:43:38 +0100, Andy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > >> >> As a rule of thumb to have your 2400kcal and 70g protein/day you need: >> 400g nuts (or sunflower, pumpkin seed, flaxseed, hemp...) >> 700g starchy grains >> 4000g fruit >> 8000g vegetables >> > >This is 13 Kg/day, or for the non-metric, 28lbs or 2 STONE ! >What percentage of your bodyweight are you eating each day ? >And all this for just 2400 Kcal. It means - *one* of these. Nuts beeing the densest (like a little meat with a lot of fat). 16lbs of vegetables sound impossible but might be achievable if you're eating all day. Mixing in some denser foods shrinks this considerably. However a huge volume of the vegetables brings a lot of good minerals vitamins and fiber with it. Chances are we need a little more than just the most dense possible. Amadeus