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Looking for fruits that are extremely high in vitamin c

Hello peeps. I'm currently looking for fruits that are super super high in vitamin c. I've been taking supplemental vitamin c (just plain-old ascorbic acid, 500 mg), but I feel li …
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High Calcium, low-stone-risk diet via low-phytic, whole foods, low-in-oxalate

My chiropractor (with 38 years of experience) is adamant that my muscle cramping & twitching is from low calcium, and not now magnesium. Last year when I ruled out deficiencie …
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**Official Paleo Complaints Thread**

Do you have a complaint about something paleo-related? I sure do. Spew it out--but if you're going to spew, spew into this! (thanks Garth) Whole Foods- I used to shop at the disc …
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Whole Foods uncured bacon with sugar?

Hi everyone. I just got back from Whole Foods where I bought a bunch of uncured fresh bacon thinking there would be no sugar in it. When I got home I read the label and of course …
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Quest for the Perfect Paleo Wrap/Tortilla, how to improve it?

I have been on a mission to find or make the perfect alternative to a flour tortilla. Here is my standard for perfection. 1) it must be large and thin enough to wrap around food …
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Whole Foods Salmon: Same N6:N3 ratio as wild?

The fish-guy at Whole Foods today told me to check out their website where they have all kinds of interesting data on fat ratios of their farmed salmon, and how they are the same a …
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Protein powder vs Meat

I had a long talk with a pretty knowledgeable guy at a Vitamin Shoppe a couple days ago and we got to talking about protein powders and the difference between fast absorbing protei …
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Do you buy grass fed at whole foods?

I see Whole Foods having a one day sale on grass fed beef at 4.99/lb on Sept 2nd http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2011/08/one-day-sale-ground-beef/ never have purchased from Whol …
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Sneaky Ingredient. Maltodextrin!

I'm not a fan of the paleo diet, but it is the only solution to my issues. I push the limits to see what grains/foods I can tolerate and which I cannot. Recently I tried to go pal …
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Reasonably healthy choices for someone who’s been put on low-carb, low-salt, low-fat, low-potassium diet for medical reasons?

My aunt-in-law has a number of health problems and has been asked to avoid carbs, salt, fat, and potassium as much as possible by her doctors while still keeping her calories up to …
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Special trip to Trader Joes/Whole Foods, what do I stock up on?

Going to to the "big city" tomorrow and thought I'd squeeze in a visit to Whole Foods and/or Trader Joes. Anything in particular there that I should stock up on that are otherwise …
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Whole Foods New Zealand Ground Lamb: 1. grass fed? 2. how old?

Does anyone know if this ground lamb from Whole Foods (from New Zealand) is: Grass Fed? How old is it likely to be? (I don't think it is shipped frozen, and New Zealand is prett …
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Pre-cooked and store-bought hard boiled eggs

I travel a lot for work (4 days per week, every week) and so I spend a lot of time in hotels without kitchens and grabbing pre-cooked meals and snacks from wherever I can. Recentl …
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New York City Paleo-hackers! Where do you buy food?

Hey New York City Hackers, care to share your favorite places to buy food? Restaurants/produce stands/farmers markets/etc... Commodities Natural Food Market - in the E. Village …
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All bacon at whole foods has evaporated cane juice. WTF?

Why the hell does the whole foods brand bacon (as well as some others... I don't bother checking the ones over $8) have evaporated cane juice?? And whole foods puts evaporated cane …

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