hi lisa,
i read the article that you wrote. first, our stomachs normally have hydrochloric acid in them to digest our foods. so i cant see where a weak acid, like acetic, would make much difference.
but i believe that the acid/base balance of our whole system does make a big difference in our health. as a general guideline, produce makes our systems more basic, while everything else makes it more acidic. and yes, even oranges with its citric acid, makes our system more basic - which i cant say that i quite understand, even after reading some technical explanations.
100 grams of carbs of good quality produce is not the same as the same amount of carbs of candy. this is where many low-carbers make their mistake. their only guide they use is how fast the food releases its sugars. the slower, the better, according to them.
this is not true, either. it all depends on what our activity levels will be during that day. if i am working out vigourously, i want them sugars as soon as i can get them. lol.
eat as much food as you can, with as little processing as possible. i recently cut out all oils. while i tried to get them as cold-pressed as possible, etc. - they are still in their unprotected form. therefore, highly susceptible to the elements.
i am now eating much more raw nuts and seeds. these are great protectors of the fats inside. basically, as a rule of thumb, i am finding that nuts and seeds contain about 2/3 fat, 1/6 protein and 1/6 carbohydrate. of course, the make-up of those fats are different.
presently, i am eating walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and sesame seeds.
omega-9 (i.e. olive oil) is not one of the essential fats, but i am finding that, at least with myself, i wasnt making an optimal amount of it, without consuming more. the fat in avocados is mostly omega-9. eating nuts and avocados will give one all the omega-6 and omega-9 one needs.
just supplement some flax meal in your diet to get the important omega-3's. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
