Nut allergies

Posted by Kelli Haines on May 21, 2008 at 8:37am

Does anyone juice feasting have allergies to nuts and avocados? If you are still actually allergic to these foods when you are done with the juice feast, what will you be eating for your normal diet? How can you get the nutrients that these foods provide from something else? Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Bronwyn Preece on May 21, 2008 at 9:09am: Oh my THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this query - because, I have to avoid these foods too because in my case, they're high in copper (which my body can't flush)! I can get the essential oil from other sources...but the protein is what I'm curious about: I am wanting to go raw after the feast, and even went so far as to contemplae raw milk -- but I would ideally like to refrain from dairy. Soaked quinoa is the best option I can think of so far...and greens of course. Yes, please help!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark on May 21, 2008 at 10:18am: Greens provide plenty of protein. Actually all foods contain protein. Spirulina is 65% protein. People are eating far too much protein generally. This protein craze is propaganda only.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by aililiu on May 21, 2008 at 12:38pm: protein:
spirulina
chlorella
wheatgrass
bee pollen
--- hemp is wonderful, im not sure about the copper levels, bronwyn!
sprouted beans & grains
&greens of course :)
protein is a no-problem.

do you know how much protein you need a day? have they given you an estimate?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark on May 21, 2008 at 10:16am: I don't really think that nuts or avocados are a necessary part of the diet at all. In fact, I find both to be clogging and counter productive to cleansing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lori on May 21, 2008 at 10:34am: I have allergies and intolerances to nuts and to many fruits and all grains. I don't worry about not eating the nuts because essentially protein is just a combination of 9 amino acids and you can get those from greens and other foods. When I researched this it was something ridiculous like only 16% of your daily intake was to be protein and I was getting way over that with just veggies and no nuts.

But with all of that said, I have already found that I can juice many of the foods that I have severe, or even what I term some of my more violent reactions and have NO reaction what-so-ever. I am glad that I got brave enough to try. So I am hoping that I will loose many of the allergies when my Juice Feast is done.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melissa on May 21, 2008 at 1:51pm: Kelli,

You might want to try chia seeds. I have problems with most nuts/seeds but I seem to be able to handle chia in small amounts (commercial name might be salba). Here is a link that Angela Stokes wrote about chia, including how to eat it and how to use it in combination with other foods. I also don't seem to have problems with flax seeds even though seeds like sunflower and pumpkin bother me. Have you experimented with seeds?; ▶ Reply to This