Iron Meets Vitamin C

My iron rich breakfast today was Malt-O- Meal made with a tsp of Coconut Oil, a dash of Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, a tbsp pure maple syrup, and 1/3 cup dried Mulberries.








Iron needs Vitamin C to be better absorbed by the body. The 1/3 cup of dried Mulberries had 140% of DRA of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin, which means that if your body needs it right now, it is used, if not needed right now, it is released. Because of this, you need to eat Vitamin C rich foods all day long.

Our bodies need good fats for fat soluble vitamins to be used. Coconut oil has also been claimed to help enhance weight loss.

Pink Himalayan Sea Salt has trace minerals in it. Our bodies also need sodium. I eat so much raw and unprocessed food, that I do use Pink Salt in moderation. Regular table salt is a chemical concoction that is dangerous for us.

Pure Maple Syrup is a great alternative to white or brown sugar.

I buy my dried Mulberries online. I do have a Mulberry tree in my yard. It was laden with new mulberries, then we had one night of freezing weather, and they froze. The new growth has more berries! I can hardly wait to eat them! I do love the taste of Mulberries! I also like the fact that the tree produces all Spring, and again in the Fall.

I use Fitday.com to track my food choices. Fitday tracks my nutrition as well as calories. I've been staying around 2000 calories per day. If you eat too few calories per day, you will not loose weight because your body will go into starvation mode. When nursing a baby or toddler, you need 500 extra calories per day. So, 2000 calories per day is a healthy weight loss goal for me.

I have discovered Shakeology! This is a raw Superfood shake. I use it as a meal replacement at least once a day. Raw foods are a mainstay in my diet now.

I have lost 3 Pounds!! I know that doesn't seem like a lot. I realized after tracking my food with Fitday, that I was probably eating around 4000 calories a day before, and was never able to loose weight even when I cut out sugar, or whatever. Now that i am being consistent, and tracking it all, I am starting to loose.

Happy Day!





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