Q. Which foods in particular have a higher nutritious value or offer a more electric charge in each category fruits, vegetables, grains? This way it can cut costs as well as knowing what is essential for the body without randomly picking from the electrical food list and it’ll help for recommendation purposes.
A. The Electron is the flesh of cosmic energy, some foods are more electrically charged than others. I will attempt to narrow it down in terms of greater importance.
(a) Sea Vegetables
Sea Vegetables (as a food) are more potent and they are more medicinal than standard vegetation. Because of the kind of political and economic climate that we are now living in, where foods are being adulterated and hybridized at an alarming rate, a lifestyle consisting of both sea vegetables and vegetables will become direly necessary, in fact a lifestyle that omits sea vegetables will be a diet that is lacking severely in the days to come. There is an all out war against vegetables now...
"Food is Power! We use it to control behavior. Some may call it bribery. We do not apologize." - Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, speaking at the UN World Food Summit, Nov 1996.
Pros:
Sea vegetables are in a safer position from all of the toxins that are sprayed on conventional produce. Sea Vegetables are also free from many of the adulterations and cross pollination's that occur in the hybridization process. Sea vegetables harvested from pristine waters are valuable sources of nutrition. Dulse, Wakame, Hijiki, Nori, Arame, there's no order of importance among them, like herbs they are even more potent if they are eaten in various combinations together i.e. soup, since they’re a little more on the salty side.
Cons:
Sea vegetables are freshest at the source of the harvest, their natural habitat is in the waters in which they grow, so when they are picked out of the water their nutritional value is highest at the time of picking. Fresh versions are always better than dried versions, but the human body re-animates the DNA and RNA that is within all substances and makes sense of what we're eating so long as it's organic and alkaline.
(b) Vegetables
Amaranth (the sprout is superior to the grain)
Hass Avocados (the smaller ones that change color quickly when ripened, not the Fuerte which stays green).
Dandelion Greens is quite possibly North America's greatest green food.
Kale is the king of the cruciferous vegetables.
Chard has the same value, I use it more than I use Spinach. (paraphrased)
Okra is great for it's mucilage which helps clean the digestive tract and the colon.
*Mushrooms is "mycelium" and its properties are underrated. Mushrooms are especially important for melanated people, especially if those mushrooms have been exposed to sunlight, they are sources of Vitamin D.
*Baby Spinach is only useful to me as a salad, since its properties are activated with the assistance of Lime.
Everything else on the vegetable list is just filler to me...
(c) Fruits
Berries are the powerhouse on electric food list (paraphrased)
The Burro Banana
(or baby bananas is practically a complete food, a person could juice feast for days on bananas alone).
The Coconut is an underrated food as well, I only cook with Coconut oil (period, nothing else)
*I wouldn't add heat to olive oil personally, olive oil is purely topical to me (for the skin) or to be consumed raw as a salad dressing etc.
All of the other fruits on the list are fair game, but berries and bananas are the stalwarts for me every single time I shop.
(d) Grains
The greatest gluten free grain of all is Fonio (a west African grain which I will be a distributor of soon). I've made connections with the Dogon of Mali and other sellers in Senegal. This grain can be a hot cereal, it can be a flour, and it's very delicious. You might be able to find it in West African grocery stores.
Quinoa is a close second, after that I'd say Amaranth is a great grain as well.
Tef is really good (but it's sour, so it's not that desirable to me, but that's a matter of personal taste).
*Kamut and Spelt are "Go-To grains" for most people because they are not at allergenic and they taste the most similar to conventional forms of wheat, but there really just pacifiers that Dr. Sebi has given to the people as concessions. These grains still contain gliadin which is the protein responsible for gluten sensitivity in people. I try to eat gluten free whenever possible because NOBODY can digest gluten, a healthy body will get rid of it but it's not digestible.
All the other grains are fair game...
Q. Are seeds supposed to be black i.e. quinoa, sesame seeds, fennel, anise?
A. I’ve heard the conscious community teach that "all seeds" were originally black, but I couldn't tell you if that is in fact true about every species of plant. I think it is more vitally important that we eat plants that have seeds and we should admonish seedless fruits and vegetables at all times, that is sufficient.
The bio-chemical chain that is essential to life is the C.H.O chain which is Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen, and we know that Carbon is the pre-cursor of melanin. Melanin is a semi-conductor of energy according to the Smithsonian Institute: so naturally we should eat what is most electrical. Plant based melanin is a preferable course of action for me; so dark quinoa over white is the modality.
Q. I also read many different views on mushrooms, however portobello mushrooms are always preferred.
A. My teacher (Dr. Sebi) said "ALL mushrooms except the Shitake mushroom". In this category I feel that he is the wisest of them all. Cremini Mushrooms have excellent mushrooms. Have you read about the properties of the Reishi Mushroom and the Chaga Mushroom? (commonly imbibed as teas) they are excellent healers and energizers. The portobello is not the only Mushroom with something to offer, like I said earlier, research is pointing to the fact that Mushrooms may in fact be sources of Vitamin D. I'll suggest a book entitled "Mycelium Running" by Paul Stamets, he is definitely on to the something in that book.
Q. At the store, is it better to choose organic or local?
A. Local should be Organic, if not, choose the Organic over the Local. And if faced with the option of choosing between the Local and Conventional, well then obviously choose the Local produce.
Q. Agave vs Maple Syrup B?
A. I choose Maple Syrup B, more minerals.
Q. Sea salt vs himalayan salt?
A. Himalayan, only because the Himalayan specifies it's source. Some sea salts are disingenuous products. Read your labels carefully. Salt is something I use sparingly anyway, my palette doesn't require it much, cayenne pepper is more preferable to me. I took dried Wakame once and ground it down into a powder, it looks like black pepper but it tastes like salt.
Q. Baby banana vs burro? Also, is there less nutrition in eating the burro banana it is still green?
A. Burro is better, it contains more seeds. But either are just as good. We don't want to be extremists. A banana is best when ripened, it's natural sugars help to deliver it's nutrients and green bananas can upset the stomach.
Q. When juicing vegetables, which are most nutritious? I’ve heard that nothing tops dandelion greens but I’m not sure.
A. Become a master of juicing GREEN juices (that's what's most important) juice various greens together. And yes, dandelion greens are excellent, but they can sour your juice, so don't add so much of it, combine it with Kale etc and add a lot of blueberries. The sugar in the berries is a transport system for the nutrients.
Q. Tomatoes: plum/roma, cherry or grape which is most nutritious?
A. Cherry and Grape tomatoes is all I buy, maybe sometimes I'll buy the small ones that are still on the vine.
Q. Onions: red bulb onion vs green onions/scallions
A. Purple spanish onions and green onions, I chop them both up and throw them in the Wok. Green onions are great for salads, I eat them raw.
I hope this helps...
may this message reach you in the best of health and spirit
Sincerely, Malik Solomon @thewelldressedvegan
A servant of the people.
