(05-12-2011, 05:11 PM)kia Wrote: The veggies and fruits that you have named are very commonly seen is supermarkets and they slighter cheaper. However, we have not as much variety of veggies, fruits... as you guys have like avocados, pumpkin, asparagus, pineapples, mangos, grapes, black and red beans, whole-grain bread, aubergines, yellow peppers, broccoli….among others like seeds (very important) are sometimes difficult and very expensive to get.
Do you have any forests or meadows near your home? If there are any wild areas (not polluted with bug sprays or herbicides) then you could forage for wild fruits, nuts, roots and vegetables that are about 100 times more nutritious than any of those foods you listed.
There are many books on how to identify wild foods. I am learning, and it's fun!
The Corkboard > Free Food and Medicine!
Just an idea to consider! Food doesn't have to cost $$.
You can also grow all sorts of sprouts in a kitchen window. Cheap.
Another idea is to start a community garden in the apartment complex. A few fruit trees and a small patch of land could yield a lot of produce.
Again, just some ideas! Many communities are doing this.
(05-12-2011, 05:11 PM)kia Wrote: Except from when I´m sick and my mum (old school) convinced me always to have a steak.
According to many alternative doctors, when a person is sick, it's best to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, rather than anything heavy like meat or dairy. The fresh foods have nutrients that help the body's immune system.
(05-12-2011, 05:11 PM)kia Wrote: Nowadays, I even find it hard to go to supermarkets, I never go through the meat section because sometimes that smell just puts me off and I want to get out of there ASAP.
Me too. I never walk thru the meat section if I can help it.
I have a friend who works at a supermarket and recently became a vegetarian, after her experience of being in the meat freezer and suddenly recognizing all the meat as body parts of entities. She had an intensely emotional experience and broke down crying and nearly threw up. This from someone who was always an avid meat-eater. It just hit suddenly, that one day, and she never saw meat the same again since.