Hell yes! You seriously rock! The research is totally fleshing this out now. Greens are plenty easily turned into long-chain omega 3's EPA and DHA by our bodies. This is basically why I believe you and everyone else can thrive extremely well on a fruitarian diet with plenty of greens.
Your videos have such great humor in them! I appreciate all the videos you make, so whatever you decide to upload, I will watch! I'm actually really interested in how you eat, because I have never heard of a raw began eating that much lettuce, but at the local co op I work at I can get heads of organic lettuce for super cheap so I may start mono mealing them
VeganAlienRobotWizard, your settings are such that i can't reply to your comment directly but wanted to say i'll definitely look into that. don't think i'll be downing any bivalves at all, but i'll give it a read for sure! thanks :)
I honestly LOVE educational vegan videos and your are awesome, dont really get why people dont watch them as much. anyway you are doing a great job here. thanks for everything!
I freaking love your vídeos, theyre funny, informational and inspiring. You have a mexican fan here! Also, idk if you've said it bfore but how long have you been vegan/raw vegan?
aw man! I forgot how hilarious these vloggets were! You should start do these occasionally again, because they bring me so much happiness. Plus it would be less work! :)(I'm assuming)
Hey. First of all, thank you for sharing this. I'm a new vegan, and trying to figure all of this stuff out. Sooo much conflicting data, even from vegan doctors, who are convinced that they need to eat flax, worry about omega ratios, and pop b12 ... like Dr. Michael Greger. Anyway, good to know you're doing fine. So, my question ... you say that your omegas came from fruits and greens, and but I'm wondering if you intentionally eat foods high in omega 3, like flax, chia, hemp, walnuts or purslane? Thanks again.
You are really funny! I enjoy these vloggets but really enjoy the nuggets and mini nuggets as well. I can tell that you put a lot of hard work into them and I have learned so much from your videos. So thank you for taking the time to do all of them!
Oh my god you are AMAZING, i'm going to try and memorize your youtube and reference back to you in a discussion on veganism, thankyou sooo much for your videos they are extremely helpful!
You are too friggin awesome. This was one of the first things I was worried about a s thankfully saw another vegan video on omegas in greens that also said she had a great score on only fruit and greens. I'm sold. Currently I eat about 3-5 heads a week and I thought that was a lot lol
Not to nit pick, but is that percent based on ALA, or EPA and DHA? I'd be curious how much EPA and DHA you were ending up with on daily average. Great vids, thanks!
Thanks for posting this. I have been vegan for 25 years and seem to be pretty darn healthy, but now with Obamacare kicking in I thought I should have a basic health check. I would love to know the results of the fatty acids blood test, but of course it is not part of the standard procedure with the blood test, which means that I have to pay $200 for it. Ouch! Do you think it is useful to do it anyway? Between 15 and 10 years ago I was raw food vegan, but now I eat some cooked stuff to (to increase my local food consumption). My diet is still basically 90% fruits and veggies with no weird protein replacers and no supplements, except for B12. Thanking you in advance for your input!
Yeah, people seem to lose their moral convictions whenever they get older (or compromise more or become less dogmatic or however you want to look at it). I have always had strong moral convictions to take care of the planet (e.g. war tax resister, obligatory bike commuter) and even though the planet is going to hell in a handbasket it still does not stop me from trying to do the right thing. By the way, my ratio turned out to be 1 to 18, so I started taking Ovega 3 (algae derived Omega 3) as a supplement and I'll do the test again in a couple of years. Good luck on your journey!
Hi Bite Size Vegan! Loving your channel. I turned veggie about 6 months ago and I'm transitioning and educating myself at the moment into vaganism. I've seen plenty of your videos so I know how much lettuce you each, my question is if I don't eat as much lettuce as you do (which honestly wont be happening any time soon, it's not my thing), will i get enough omega from normal amounts of other fruits and veg?
BSV, just a few random thoughts: you seem to be doing great, congratulations! I'm veganish but that is a daunting amount of lettuce. Finally, thanks for the videos, they are a real contribution. As an aside, I'm not 100% with you on every issue, but I would never wish you to feel betrayed by that.
thanks for the comment Robert Read ;) and it is a crazy amount of lettuce…not a "normal" vegan thing by any means! i just happen to love it… and i'm glad you enjoy the videos, even if you're not totally in sync with all my views. that would make for a boring viewership i have to say :) thanks again!
I easily get enough Omega-3 from ground flax seed. My confusion surrounds DHA/EPA. I know we convert the ALA into these some, but there does seem to be some controversy about whether we should supplement with some algae or yeast based DHA and/or EPA leaving me thinking I might as well supplement a little just to be sure.
I understand your disappointment. You put so much work into the animal cruelty videos, not to mention the PTSD you probably suffer from being exposed to watching that stuff while making the vids. I watched Part 1 but could not watch Part 2. I just couldn't do it. I can't watch a lot of that stuff and still function. At least with some of us we at least are vegan already but I know we all need to do more like you to advocate for the animals. I admire you so much for the important work you are doing and my hope is you will become huge on youtube and really be making a difference. I think these little snippets though will get the people here then they will stay for the more important stuff later. Love that your omega fatty acid test was so good. Your doctor that did the test must be thinking WTF. :)
thanks balderdashery G …and it is a bit sad, but makes sense. it's hard to watch/hear about serious things. but yes, i do put my all into those videos. oh and Part 2 is the non-graphic one with cute shit in it, so you should be okay! i made it less graphic and put random cute images and footage in in hopes more people would watch…ha! and i do hope that people get here through the fun videos and stay for the information...
thank you Iino Douglas :) oh and that's a big question! i can't really address it fully in a comment. but it's been like coming home…i started refusing to eat meat at age 4 (don't remember that but that's what my mom says)…then the more i learned about where food comes from, the more i eliminated cruel foods. then the journey to raw vegan was much later...
:P I believe in you! I think most other 'draw my life' youtube vids I've seen just film their hands drawing on a whiteboard (sped up so the images appear quickly) with a narration over the top. Anyway, it would be an interesting watch. It's always interesting to know people's stories ^_^
Iino Douglas much agreed. i do have a storytelling performance up on my channel but it's more to do with my mental health battles. but you can check it out if you want: th-cam.com/video/dxibm_0OIeo/w-d-xo.html
I agree. Anymore, when I see DR or Freelee post a vlog, I don't watch it. Not that I don't care about their lives, but I'm too busy livin my own! I'm always open for education and motivation from them, though. That said, anyone reading this who hasn't seen BSV's normal "nugget" videos should check them out. I've learned things from her that I never knew before, and that's coming from someone who's been vegan 5 years! She also maintains a good sense of humor, despite the grim topics. Now if only she would take fish oil supplements... :P
ha! i know i'm so stubborn 30 Pounds in 30 Days ;) and i too hope more people check out the "original" nuggets :) but if doing a "vlog" style video here and there gets more people to see the important stuff, it's the lease i can do…but they are still under 5 minutes…cause people got shit to do! ha :)
Omega 6 is really the issue on a Vegan diet, and I always seem to come in low. The RDA recommendation for Omega 6 is about 15 grams for an adult age 19-50, and I typically get about 5 grams a day, sometimes less. I have no problem getting my Omega 3's in. Any input on this? As always, love your vids! I really do love to see the day in the life/what i eat in a day vids too. :)
Oceanginger bananas more life in a day it is! check out Dr. Greger's videos on omega 3s and 6s. He may have more insight. The ratio rather than the actual number of grams may be more important. I hope that helps.
Yes, but is it true that the conversion rate to DHA and EPA is significantly lower for omega-3s from plants than the ones from fish?? I recently heard that and because only the DHA and EPA levels matter in the end, I'm not sure if I shouldn't spend money on supplements for these...
+Charles Okonkwo Fish provides EPA and DHA directly, not via conversion from ALA. (The fish get it from algae.) As Dr. Greger says in another Bite Size Vegan video, one can take an algal-based EPA/DHA supplement (I'm vegan and I take a supplement). Plant sources such as flax, chia, walnuts provide ALA, some of which can be converted to EPA and then to DHA. Women seem to convert ALA better than men in general. Conversion rates seem to vary across people, for some reason or other. Dr. Greger, Dr. Furhman, and Jim Norris RD all recommend vegans take a DHA/EPA supplement to be on the safe side. EPA is an anti-inflammatory and DHA is crucial for the brain, retina, nervous system, so long term deficiency could be a big problem down the road. Furhman, in particular, remarks that in long-term vegans, DHA can be almost nonexistent in the blood serum.
David Johnson Hmmm... but I honestly am struggling with the money to buy yet another supplement in the drug store. With the vitamin d3 and b12 I'm already taking the costs including an EPA/DHA supp would amount to a total of about 40-60 per month...
+Charles Okonkwo It's true vegan O3 is expensive. I take Ovega-3, which has more DHA than other brands I've checked. I usually get it for about $15 per month ($30 per bottle of 60 caps, 2 months supply). Incidentally, if you are not taking B12 in the form of cobalamin, you might want to rethink that. Dr. Greger has a video on forms of B12 and recommends cobalamin, which is dirt cheap.
I've been watching all your educational videos and loving them. I'm getting prepared for when I go vegan publicly. One week down and only my husband and kids know. :)
Jaymi Marling that's awesome! congratulations on making such a phenomenal decision :) i'm excited for you and very grateful that you're using my videos as a resource! that's exactly why i make them! let me know if you have any questions and do stick around! best of luck with you "unveiling" ;)
Where did you get the Omega 3 test? Just from your doctor's office? What overt fats do you eat? Looks like you eat tons of lettuce. I think it would be hard for me to get in that many greens. Have you ever had your omega 6 tested? I heard that it is harder for us raw vegans to get omega 6 then omega 3. I am trying to figure out how to get an adequate amount of both really since I rarely eat greens and I eat no overts. Probably not the smartest thing to do.
Oh also do you eat any other vegetables other then lettuce? Do you eat the lettuce only at night or throughout the day? Also where do you get those big cases of lettuce?
Fruitful Life i got it through my doctor but there is a website for it at omega3test.com you can order your own i think. and my Omega 6 was in that test as well. it does ALL the Omegas. and you don't want a lot of 6. the ratio is more important, you want more 3 than 6. and 6 isn't really a problem to get enough of. i don't eat any overt fats. i typically eat my lettuce for dinner but used to for lunch more. and i order cases through my grocer.
Awesome! I had a nutrition lesson from my 7 year old niece this weekend when she told me you only get protein from meat and you had to have your protein or you'll die. It was amusing to prove her wrong to say the least... This was after we had the argument that the teeth that were coming in were just molars and not her wisdom teeth.
Hi, what kind of calorie counter do you use? My chronometer shows much less omega 3 in romaine lettuce. Basically from 5kg of lettuce you get 20% of daily omega 3. I don't understand then...
Hi there. I'm not hating.. but I find it really hard to believe that you ate 3700kg of romain in one day. I'm genuinely curious how you ate that much... Blended? For reference, a standard 3 head bag of romaine in the u.s is 500g. Thanks :)
no worries, jaakizamazin. it wasn't just one day but one sitting ;) and i ate it with dates…just chewed it slow style. and actually yesterday I ate 4657grams (10.3lb) of lettuce in one sitting. you can see an elapsed video of me eating my lettuce here: th-cam.com/video/-4s1I13tmQM/w-d-xo.html
I tried the program and for today I have 100% in most things; however, I still see that my omega-6 is lacking behind. I have 62% of my recommended intake with what I ate today. With some experimenting with foods I often eat I noticed that cookies are good for omega-6, but it feels a bit weird to be forced to eat loads of cookies every day for dietary reasons (though I might try it). Your lettuce is very good for omega-3, but not that good for omega-6…. Are there any other products that you know of that are good for omega-6?
***** omega 6 usually isn't something to worry much about- most people have to focus on reducing it! it's not so much the amount of 6 or 3 but more so the ration. you want more 3 than 6. here is a scholarly article: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12442909 and here is one from NutritionFacts.org: nutritionfacts.org/questions/what-would-you-suggest-as-an-ideal-omega-369/
3766 grams is about 8.5 pounds of lettuce, are you a rabbit - respectfully another vegan who likes more variety in foods - also i just subscibed and thanks for the good info
Romaine is, TheBroberts1986, though i do any lettuce kind…that's just my usual. and the next "Vlogget" video is on my Wednesday workout routine. i break it down and show what i do. lots of lifting… :)
wow you are getting in a whole lot of omega 3 fatty acids :D i started to eat a teaspoon of flaxseeds everyday because i am not used to eat that much lettuce yet ;)
Great video! I have been trying to turn people off of fish oil, not just avoiding consuming it. Nutritionfacts.org has a good video on the topic too. But yours is really funny and entertaining :p
Whuut no flax or chia seeds either? Damn I think I wana do an omega3 blood test too. I always hear bodybuilders on TH-cam say they take fish oils for their joints. I don't take em' of course.
Have you read the debate started in 2010 by Christopher Cox about how vegans should eat oysters (Google "Consider the Oyster" or "vegans eating oysters")? I know a few vegans who eat a plant-based diet but occasionally eat bivalves (mussels and oysters). The argument is that eating them fits into vegan ethics - farming them is actually good for the environment, they have no a central nervous system and it's thought that they can't feel pain and have the same level of consciousness as a plant. Peter Singer (pretty much the grandfather of the animal rights movement) actually endorsed Cox's article, and Sentientist (a vegan blogger) made an ethical case for eating bivalves as well in a 2-part series. Would love to hear your take on it. :) I won't include links since you can't trust most of the links you see on TH-cam, but it's easy to find through Google. :)
indeed…love my lettuce qwe098qwe098qwe098…you can see an elapsed video of me eating here: th-cam.com/video/-4s1I13tmQM/w-d-xo.html though i only eat 5 lbs in that one..(2.3kg)
Wow. Also, re your bloodwork, your ALA to EPA (and also DHA) conversion must be working well. It works better for females, as they need to pass down this "goodness" to their unborn.
You shouldn't be worrying about the vegan message being lost in your videos. Look at Freelee and her videos. Her message is not lost in her every day vlogs.
thanks for the feedback 09cutie0pie ;) i just have such a high standard for myself and i want to live up to it! it's usually much harder than anyone else has for me…ha!
I'm a 4 year vegan, with that said. Total Omega 3's do not reflect optimal health. There are 3 main types of omega 3's, ALA, EPA and DHA. With the exception of Algae, all other vegan sources of omega 3 oils are ALA (Fish only contain omega 3s because they consume algae or someone down the food chain does and they eat them.) ALA is a fuel source, while EPA and especially DHA are more like a molecule that has a structure needed to build your brain. (FYI: Women's brains shrink during pregnancy because their DHA oils are being transfered to build their baby's brain). If you are doing blood work for total Omega 3's then you could get misleading results as most of your Omega 3's will be ALA. Dr. Greger from NutritionFacts.org, who advocates a whole food plant-based diet, recommends everyone to supplement with Omega 3's, especially if you are a vegan pregnant mommy. Your body does have the ability to produce DHA and EPA from ALA, but it does so very poorly, producing about 5% EPA from ALA and 0.5% DHA from ALA. So, it's better to supplement with Algal oil for optimal brain health and performance.
I believe there are different types of Omega 3's? I never tested my levels but eat flax seeds, chia seeds everyday but was concerned maybe my dha levels might be low? so take a Vegan supplement for that.
yep Ken Burns…there is ALA, EPA, DHA, and DPA, all Omega 3s. my scores were good on all them in the breakdown. most doctors/nutirtionists will tell you that you can get ALA through plants but need fish for the EPA/DHA/DPA. i'm not against vegan supplements, of course…but you can always get this test done. it's at Omega3Test.com
I fell into the fish oil trap while I was pregnant (not vegan then unfortunately) because it was heavily promoted as being beneficial for the infant's brain. I was supposed to get a teaspoon every night, but after 4-5 days I couldn't do it anymore, too gross
i think i lot of people get into it, Adelina Amza…it's pushed pretty darn hard by the medical professionals even… glad you aren't downing the fish anymore!
Don't mean to be rude, but you need to eat more bananas than that. Or at least more carbs. See a lot of processed food is high in calories as it is calorie dense that is part of the reason a lot of process food is bad. But if you don't get enough than you will get unwell. Personally I would rather you eat cooked foods and got enough over all than tried to go to far with a new diet. I like to say incremental change. It usually works best so long as you can be honest with yourself. Or just eat more bananas. Ha.
Thank you. I have been tracking everything on cronometer and I am off the charts in everything that "vegans don't get enough of". I was amazed when I started tracking, not only do I get enough, but I get a lot more. : )
When they make fish oil it is the part that are left ever from making fish patties. Brain, bones, scrap, put in a giant press to get the oil out of it. No thank you.
1. Your test results clearly state that you have not the best omega3 to omega6 ratio. 2. I don't know what kind of website are you using, but suggesting lettuce as a source of omega3 is ridiculous... romaine lettuce has 113mg per 100g, while cooked salmon has 2260mg per 100g with a better ratio to omega6! 3. Fear not, there's great, vegan source of omega3... it's not fucking lettuce, it's FLAXSEED OIL! It has 116202mg of omega3 per 100g!!! That's fucking 9999999% more that lettuce and even more than fish oil!
sanshinron keep eating that salmon with all the saturated fat and cholesterol and toxins and chemicals and high protein which causes Cancer.(The China Study).All Oil in bad for you heart and is leading cause of heart disease (Dr Caldwell Esselstyn) .... so best just eat whole flaxseeds.!!!! Much safer.
sanshinron I think its reverse. Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio. You = 2.60 Control = 8.09 As average diet is high in omega 6 rich oils, their ratio is 8.09. That is 8.06 Omega 6 to 1 Omega 3 (as in 8.09:1). The good ratio should be at least around 4:1. So if she had ratio of 2.60 that is 2.60:1. If you check her EPA, its 1.47 (Control = 0.59), while her DHA 4.38 (Control = 2.59). So her body is converting that ALA to DHA.
Been vegan 16 years and never knew about omegas in lettuce. Please do a vid about vegan omega sources, I'd love to share that.
it's in the docket, Maximum Salad…will be doing one for sure. :) thanks for the comment!
Hell yes! You seriously rock! The research is totally fleshing this out now. Greens are plenty easily turned into long-chain omega 3's EPA and DHA by our bodies. This is basically why I believe you and everyone else can thrive extremely well on a fruitarian diet with plenty of greens.
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Your videos have such great humor in them! I appreciate all the videos you make, so whatever you decide to upload, I will watch! I'm actually really interested in how you eat, because I have never heard of a raw began eating that much lettuce, but at the local co op I work at I can get heads of organic lettuce for super cheap so I may start mono mealing them
Love your humour! :D
I am enjoying this new format of videos and I still think all the nuggets are so brilliant! keep it up! :)
thanks so much Aisma Wilkinson ;) glad you are enjoying them! i'll keep at it for sure :)
VeganAlienRobotWizard, your settings are such that i can't reply to your comment directly but wanted to say i'll definitely look into that. don't think i'll be downing any bivalves at all, but i'll give it a read for sure! thanks :)
Wow, I didn't know Omega 3 was found in lettuce. Thanks for the info, I'm loving the channel so far :)
i love how you educate people on these very important vegan facts .... this allows me to put my families concerns to rest , thank you
I honestly LOVE educational vegan videos and your are awesome, dont really get why people dont watch them as much. anyway you are doing a great job here. thanks for everything!
Carb .olicious well thank you! i too wish more people would watch educational vids :)
You ate 3766g of lettuce? You do realize that is 8.25 lbs? I find this hard to believe.
I swear you are the best!! I love your straight up fact way of communicating, you rock!!
I freaking love your vídeos, theyre funny, informational and inspiring. You have a mexican fan here! Also, idk if you've said it bfore but how long have you been vegan/raw vegan?
aw man! I forgot how hilarious these vloggets were! You should start do these occasionally again, because they bring me so much happiness. Plus it would be less work! :)(I'm assuming)
Hey. First of all, thank you for sharing this. I'm a new vegan, and trying to figure all of this stuff out. Sooo much conflicting data, even from vegan doctors, who are convinced that they need to eat flax, worry about omega ratios, and pop b12 ... like Dr. Michael Greger. Anyway, good to know you're doing fine. So, my question ... you say that your omegas came from fruits and greens, and but I'm wondering if you intentionally eat foods high in omega 3, like flax, chia, hemp, walnuts or purslane? Thanks again.
You are really funny! I enjoy these vloggets but really enjoy the nuggets and mini nuggets as well. I can tell that you put a lot of hard work into them and I have learned so much from your videos. So thank you for taking the time to do all of them!
thank you Vander Giggle ;) glad you are enjoying all the variety of nuggets! and i do work a lot on them….glad it shows!
Oh my god you are AMAZING, i'm going to try and memorize your youtube and reference back to you in a discussion on veganism, thankyou sooo much for your videos they are extremely helpful!
healthyinsideandout you are so welcome :) i'm so glad you find the videos helpful! that's exactly why i make them!
You are too friggin awesome. This was one of the first things I was worried about a s thankfully saw another vegan video on omegas in greens that also said she had a great score on only fruit and greens. I'm sold. Currently I eat about 3-5 heads a week and I thought that was a lot lol
Flax seeds, walnuts, plantain ,currants .......ect...
artemis12061966 Chia seeds
Boast it girl! By the way I watch ALL your important videos:)
well thank you Mommywant2BVEGAN! felt kind of silly even saying that…but those are the ones i really put all my heart into!
Not to nit pick, but is that percent based on ALA, or EPA and DHA? I'd be curious how much EPA and DHA you were ending up with on daily average. Great vids, thanks!
Thanks for posting this. I have been vegan for 25 years and seem to be pretty darn healthy, but now with Obamacare kicking in I thought I should have a basic health check. I would love to know the results of the fatty acids blood test, but of course it is not part of the standard procedure with the blood test, which means that I have to pay $200 for it. Ouch! Do you think it is useful to do it anyway? Between 15 and 10 years ago I was raw food vegan, but now I eat some cooked stuff to (to increase my local food consumption). My diet is still basically 90% fruits and veggies with no weird protein replacers and no supplements, except for B12. Thanking you in advance for your input!
Wow 25 years is a lot!! I've been 8 years and usually don't find many longer than that!
Yeah, people seem to lose their moral convictions whenever they get older (or compromise more or become less dogmatic or however you want to look at it). I have always had strong moral convictions to take care of the planet (e.g. war tax resister, obligatory bike commuter) and even though the planet is going to hell in a handbasket it still does not stop me from trying to do the right thing.
By the way, my ratio turned out to be 1 to 18, so I started taking Ovega 3 (algae derived Omega 3) as a supplement and I'll do the test again in a couple of years.
Good luck on your journey!
+Arjen Hoekstra :) thanks
Hi Bite Size Vegan! Loving your channel. I turned veggie about 6 months ago and I'm transitioning and educating myself at the moment into vaganism. I've seen plenty of your videos so I know how much lettuce you each, my question is if I don't eat as much lettuce as you do (which honestly wont be happening any time soon, it's not my thing), will i get enough omega from normal amounts of other fruits and veg?
I love your humour 😂 So uplifting 💕
I LOVE Your videos!I'm vegan so I can definatly relate to the omega 3 question *whispers* Flaxseed/flaxseed oil has tons of Omega 3
what website are you plugging your food info into, looks really useful!! thanks!
maddyrox89 cronometer.com :)
Oh yeah! I love the vlogs too
thanks so much Mommywant2BVEGAN ;)
Almost 4 kilograms of lettuce? Are you sure that you eat that much in a day?
You're a awesome person and are there different ways you eat your lettuce?
BSV, just a few random thoughts: you seem to be doing great, congratulations! I'm veganish but that is a daunting amount of lettuce. Finally, thanks for the videos, they are a real contribution. As an aside, I'm not 100% with you on every issue, but I would never wish you to feel betrayed by that.
thanks for the comment Robert Read ;) and it is a crazy amount of lettuce…not a "normal" vegan thing by any means! i just happen to love it… and i'm glad you enjoy the videos, even if you're not totally in sync with all my views. that would make for a boring viewership i have to say :) thanks again!
I easily get enough Omega-3 from ground flax seed. My confusion surrounds DHA/EPA. I know we convert the ALA into these some, but there does seem to be some controversy about whether we should supplement with some algae or yeast based DHA and/or EPA leaving me thinking I might as well supplement a little just to be sure.
God damn, way to go!
So cool! and you showed them Way to go Green Girl! :)
I understand your disappointment. You put so much work into the animal cruelty videos, not to mention the PTSD you probably suffer from being exposed to watching that stuff while making the vids. I watched Part 1 but could not watch Part 2. I just couldn't do it. I can't watch a lot of that stuff and still function. At least with some of us we at least are vegan already but I know we all need to do more like you to advocate for the animals. I admire you so much for the important work you are doing and my hope is you will become huge on youtube and really be making a difference. I think these little snippets though will get the people here then they will stay for the more important stuff later.
Love that your omega fatty acid test was so good. Your doctor that did the test must be thinking WTF. :)
thanks balderdashery G …and it is a bit sad, but makes sense. it's hard to watch/hear about serious things. but yes, i do put my all into those videos. oh and Part 2 is the non-graphic one with cute shit in it, so you should be okay! i made it less graphic and put random cute images and footage in in hopes more people would watch…ha! and i do hope that people get here through the fun videos and stay for the information...
HOLY SHIT THAT WAS YOU THE ENTIRE TIME ?!?! I thought ur video was being invaded ! I was so scared for a bit :/
Loving the vloggets! ^_^ Q: What has your journey towards veganism been like?
thank you Iino Douglas :) oh and that's a big question! i can't really address it fully in a comment. but it's been like coming home…i started refusing to eat meat at age 4 (don't remember that but that's what my mom says)…then the more i learned about where food comes from, the more i eliminated cruel foods. then the journey to raw vegan was much later...
Ooh! You could do a 'DRAW MY LIFE' about it…or something
Iino Douglas that'd be pretty cool…would need a lot of tech help on that though! right now it's just me, iMovie, and PowerPoint :)
:P I believe in you! I think most other 'draw my life' youtube vids I've seen just film their hands drawing on a whiteboard (sped up so the images appear quickly) with a narration over the top. Anyway, it would be an interesting watch. It's always interesting to know people's stories ^_^
Iino Douglas much agreed. i do have a storytelling performance up on my channel but it's more to do with my mental health battles. but you can check it out if you want: th-cam.com/video/dxibm_0OIeo/w-d-xo.html
i love the charts you show the amount of protein,fat and carbohydrates you get from your diet where bcan I get them
What is your opinion on algae oil DHA/EPA capsules?
chia seeds have omega 3 and so does flax seeds
Gosh I love chia seeds. ✌🏼
awesome needed this!! under omega-3 attack from family.
Love the video. will be throwing a lot of lettuce at people! :))))
do it, Ivona B ! can you imagine us all just tossing lettuce at people? fantastic.
Yes! Going to stock up on lettuce projectiles!
ha! do it up, Ashley K ;)
I agree. Anymore, when I see DR or Freelee post a vlog, I don't watch it. Not that I don't care about their lives, but I'm too busy livin my own! I'm always open for education and motivation from them, though. That said, anyone reading this who hasn't seen BSV's normal "nugget" videos should check them out. I've learned things from her that I never knew before, and that's coming from someone who's been vegan 5 years! She also maintains a good sense of humor, despite the grim topics. Now if only she would take fish oil supplements... :P
ha! i know i'm so stubborn 30 Pounds in 30 Days ;) and i too hope more people check out the "original" nuggets :) but if doing a "vlog" style video here and there gets more people to see the important stuff, it's the lease i can do…but they are still under 5 minutes…cause people got shit to do! ha :)
True, true. So when I can I expect real or fake? - shark attack vids from you?
30 Pounds in 30 Days oh any day now….. ;)
OK, your O3s as a group are high but are your EPA (1.47%) and DHA (4.38%) relatively high or at least clearly adequate?
Omega 6 is really the issue on a Vegan diet, and I always seem to come in low. The RDA recommendation for Omega 6 is about 15 grams for an adult age 19-50, and I typically get about 5 grams a day, sometimes less. I have no problem getting my Omega 3's in. Any input on this? As always, love your vids! I really do love to see the day in the life/what i eat in a day vids too. :)
Oceanginger bananas more life in a day it is! check out Dr. Greger's videos on omega 3s and 6s. He may have more insight. The ratio rather than the actual number of grams may be more important. I hope that helps.
awesome, thank you for your response :)
Yes, but is it true that the conversion rate to DHA and EPA is significantly lower for omega-3s from plants than the ones from fish?? I recently heard that and because only the DHA and EPA levels matter in the end, I'm not sure if I shouldn't spend money on supplements for these...
+Charles Okonkwo Fish provides EPA and DHA directly, not via conversion from ALA. (The fish get it from algae.) As Dr. Greger says in another Bite Size Vegan video, one can take an algal-based EPA/DHA supplement (I'm vegan and I take a supplement). Plant sources such as flax, chia, walnuts provide ALA, some of which can be converted to EPA and then to DHA. Women seem to convert ALA better than men in general. Conversion rates seem to vary across people, for some reason or other. Dr. Greger, Dr. Furhman, and Jim Norris RD all recommend vegans take a DHA/EPA supplement to be on the safe side. EPA is an anti-inflammatory and DHA is crucial for the brain, retina, nervous system, so long term deficiency could be a big problem down the road. Furhman, in particular, remarks that in long-term vegans, DHA can be almost nonexistent in the blood serum.
David Johnson
Hmmm... but I honestly am struggling with the money to buy yet another supplement in the drug store. With the vitamin d3 and b12 I'm already taking the costs including an EPA/DHA supp would amount to a total of about 40-60 per month...
+Charles Okonkwo
It's true vegan O3 is expensive. I take Ovega-3, which has more DHA than other brands I've checked. I usually get it for about $15 per month ($30 per bottle of 60 caps, 2 months supply). Incidentally, if you are not taking B12 in the form of cobalamin, you might want to rethink that. Dr. Greger has a video on forms of B12 and recommends cobalamin, which is dirt cheap.
David Johnson
Yeah, maybe I'm not buying the right type. I'll have to read into that. Thanks man.
@@somedudeok1451 Hey update? Look up vegan deterioration
Wow you didn't take flax or chia or hemp no? Just leafy greens? Spinach has a lot actually. Nice work!
I've been watching all your educational videos and loving them. I'm getting prepared for when I go vegan publicly. One week down and only my husband and kids know. :)
Jaymi Marling that's awesome! congratulations on making such a phenomenal decision :) i'm excited for you and very grateful that you're using my videos as a resource! that's exactly why i make them! let me know if you have any questions and do stick around! best of luck with you "unveiling" ;)
I hope yuo do make the video about how you get em. I am interested on knowing :)
Where did you get the Omega 3 test? Just from your doctor's office? What overt fats do you eat? Looks like you eat tons of lettuce. I think it would be hard for me to get in that many greens. Have you ever had your omega 6 tested? I heard that it is harder for us raw vegans to get omega 6 then omega 3. I am trying to figure out how to get an adequate amount of both really since I rarely eat greens and I eat no overts. Probably not the smartest thing to do.
Oh also do you eat any other vegetables other then lettuce? Do you eat the lettuce only at night or throughout the day? Also where do you get those big cases of lettuce?
Fruitful Life i got it through my doctor but there is a website for it at omega3test.com you can order your own i think. and my Omega 6 was in that test as well. it does ALL the Omegas. and you don't want a lot of 6. the ratio is more important, you want more 3 than 6. and 6 isn't really a problem to get enough of. i don't eat any overt fats. i typically eat my lettuce for dinner but used to for lunch more. and i order cases through my grocer.
Awesome! I had a nutrition lesson from my 7 year old niece this weekend when she told me you only get protein from meat and you had to have your protein or you'll die. It was amusing to prove her wrong to say the least... This was after we had the argument that the teeth that were coming in were just molars and not her wisdom teeth.
it's probably what she was taught, unfortunately, River Random…hopefully you can be an influence for truth in her life ;)
Hi, what kind of calorie counter do you use? My chronometer shows much less omega 3 in romaine lettuce. Basically from 5kg of lettuce you get 20% of daily omega 3. I don't understand then...
lotopauanka z. i'm using cronometer.com...
Why doesn't it make sense :(?
no idea lotopauanka z.!
Can you screenshot it so we can see?
oh gosh! I'm such a mess! Sorry girls, I apparently entered 500gr not 5000... everythings good now ;)
Fuckin' brilliant girl.You tell 'em.
Whhaaaatt??? 3kg of lettuce? You are the salad queen! Do you eat it like that (rolling leaves to make them compact maybe?)
"So if anyone tries to tell you that you need to take some fish supplements, throw a head of lettuce at them" XD LOL!!! Love that comment :D
Hi there. I'm not hating.. but I find it really hard to believe that you ate 3700kg of romain in one day. I'm genuinely curious how you ate that much... Blended? For reference, a standard 3 head bag of romaine in the u.s is 500g.
Thanks :)
no worries, jaakizamazin. it wasn't just one day but one sitting ;) and i ate it with dates…just chewed it slow style. and actually yesterday I ate 4657grams (10.3lb) of lettuce in one sitting. you can see an elapsed video of me eating my lettuce here: th-cam.com/video/-4s1I13tmQM/w-d-xo.html
Wait all those were you? Master of disguise!
Hi Bite Size Vegan, what food tracking software did you use in the video which showed 387% omega 3 score for eating lettuce?
it's cronometer.com
Thanks dude!
I tried the program and for today I have 100% in most things; however, I still see that my omega-6 is lacking behind. I have 62% of my recommended intake with what I ate today. With some experimenting with foods I often eat I noticed that cookies are good for omega-6, but it feels a bit weird to be forced to eat loads of cookies every day for dietary reasons (though I might try it). Your lettuce is very good for omega-3, but not that good for omega-6…. Are there any other products that you know of that are good for omega-6?
***** omega 6 usually isn't something to worry much about- most people have to focus on reducing it! it's not so much the amount of 6 or 3 but more so the ration. you want more 3 than 6. here is a scholarly article: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12442909 and here is one from NutritionFacts.org: nutritionfacts.org/questions/what-would-you-suggest-as-an-ideal-omega-369/
😊 I would have loved to see thats doctors face after you told him that you "only" eat plants. 😂
3766 grams is about 8.5 pounds of lettuce, are you a rabbit - respectfully another vegan who likes more variety in foods - also i just subscibed and thanks for the good info
did you get specific DHA test results?
What kind of lettuce do you consume daily?
Kelly L romaine
Come back little nugget.....!
LOL I love your old videos
Is lettuce(romain?), your staple green? Thank you. also post some work out vids love strong women not worried to lift.
Romaine is, TheBroberts1986, though i do any lettuce kind…that's just my usual. and the next "Vlogget" video is on my Wednesday workout routine. i break it down and show what i do. lots of lifting… :)
wow you are getting in a whole lot of omega 3 fatty acids :D
i started to eat a teaspoon of flaxseeds everyday because i am not used to eat that much lettuce yet ;)
flax works too vzqw100 :) i'm not at all against supplements, as long as they're vegan!
who eats 4kg of lettuce!
seriously, omega from lettuce. I guess I don't have to rely on chia seeds and flax seeds as much. I still will eat chia seeds and flax though
My partner is dangerously allergic to fish and eating it would kill him. He's never had problems.
yep! no one "needs" it, *****
Gal, those tats... Aren't you afraid they'll mess up your immune system?
sooo, you just eat a lot of lettuce? how much?
Almost 4 kilos !
Great video! I have been trying to turn people off of fish oil, not just avoiding consuming it. Nutritionfacts.org has a good video on the topic too. But yours is really funny and entertaining :p
thanks Li-San Loves ;) and that website it a great resource!
What about vitamin D if you can be out in the sun often?
Whuut no flax or chia seeds either? Damn I think I wana do an omega3 blood test too. I always hear bodybuilders on TH-cam say they take fish oils for their joints. I don't take em' of course.
nope…no Omega sups at all Azyr Jake ;) i didn't know i'd test that high…was kind of exciting.
I use to take fish oil ... tried several brands. Made my heart irregular every time.
What's that website where you can check the omega 3 amount in the diet. Thanks!
purgaruRO cronometer.com
Have you read the debate started in 2010 by Christopher Cox about how vegans should eat oysters (Google "Consider the Oyster" or "vegans eating oysters")? I know a few vegans who eat a plant-based diet but occasionally eat bivalves (mussels and oysters). The argument is that eating them fits into vegan ethics - farming them is actually good for the environment, they have no a central nervous system and it's thought that they can't feel pain and have the same level of consciousness as a plant.
Peter Singer (pretty much the grandfather of the animal rights movement) actually endorsed Cox's article, and Sentientist (a vegan blogger) made an ethical case for eating bivalves as well in a 2-part series. Would love to hear your take on it. :) I won't include links since you can't trust most of the links you see on TH-cam, but it's easy to find through Google. :)
Wow that‘s awesome. Youre cool
3.7 kilograms of lettuce eaten in one day?
indeed…love my lettuce qwe098qwe098qwe098…you can see an elapsed video of me eating here: th-cam.com/video/-4s1I13tmQM/w-d-xo.html though i only eat 5 lbs in that one..(2.3kg)
Wow. Also, re your bloodwork, your ALA to EPA (and also DHA) conversion must be working well. It works better for females, as they need to pass down this "goodness" to their unborn.
qwe098qwe098qwe098 yep…that test breaks all that shit down but i didn't want to get into the crazy nitty gritty of it ;)
Lol, I like your hair... even shaved.
So you ate 4 Kilograms of Lettuce in one day? :D
2:33 lmao I love that
You shouldn't be worrying about the vegan message being lost in your videos. Look at Freelee and her videos. Her message is not lost in her every day vlogs.
thanks for the feedback 09cutie0pie ;) i just have such a high standard for myself and i want to live up to it! it's usually much harder than anyone else has for me…ha!
I'm a 4 year vegan, with that said. Total Omega 3's do not reflect optimal health. There are 3 main types of omega 3's, ALA, EPA and DHA. With the exception of Algae, all other vegan sources of omega 3 oils are ALA (Fish only contain omega 3s because they consume algae or someone down the food chain does and they eat them.)
ALA is a fuel source, while EPA and especially DHA are more like a molecule that has a structure needed to build your brain. (FYI: Women's brains shrink during pregnancy because their DHA oils are being transfered to build their baby's brain).
If you are doing blood work for total Omega 3's then you could get misleading results as most of your Omega 3's will be ALA.
Dr. Greger from NutritionFacts.org, who advocates a whole food plant-based diet, recommends everyone to supplement with Omega 3's, especially if you are a vegan pregnant mommy.
Your body does have the ability to produce DHA and EPA from ALA, but it does so very poorly, producing about 5% EPA from ALA and 0.5% DHA from ALA. So, it's better to supplement with Algal oil for optimal brain health and performance.
But didn‘t you ate nuts and stuff ?
How much lettuce do you eat?
I believe there are different types of Omega 3's? I never tested my levels but eat flax seeds, chia seeds everyday but was concerned maybe my dha levels might be low? so take a Vegan supplement for that.
yep Ken Burns…there is ALA, EPA, DHA, and DPA, all Omega 3s. my scores were good on all them in the breakdown. most doctors/nutirtionists will tell you that you can get ALA through plants but need fish for the EPA/DHA/DPA. i'm not against vegan supplements, of course…but you can always get this test done. it's at Omega3Test.com
Great, thanks for the reply.
Ken Burns sure thing!
WOOO Go you!
ha :) thanks kaitlin g! love the enthusiasm!
Wow you ate 3766 grams of lettuce in a day!? Did I see that right?
yep yep…i am a greens machine, *****
I liked for the cricket audio.
;) me too Angry Vegan…use that one every once and a while...
I fell into the fish oil trap while I was pregnant (not vegan then unfortunately) because it was heavily promoted as being beneficial for the infant's brain. I was supposed to get a teaspoon every night, but after 4-5 days I couldn't do it anymore, too gross
i think i lot of people get into it, Adelina Amza…it's pushed pretty darn hard by the medical professionals even… glad you aren't downing the fish anymore!
Its strange to hear opinions of people who eat processed foods and meat pretend to care about getting the proper vitamins. I never listen!
i know, right blakebymharris? sick people telling you how to be healthy..it's crazy :)
Don't mean to be rude, but you need to eat more bananas than that. Or at least more carbs. See a lot of processed food is high in calories as it is calorie dense that is part of the reason a lot of process food is bad. But if you don't get enough than you will get unwell. Personally I would rather you eat cooked foods and got enough over all than tried to go to far with a new diet. I like to say incremental change. It usually works best so long as you can be honest with yourself. Or just eat more bananas. Ha.
Awesome possum
thanks Mitchell Brown ;)
awesome 8)
thank you Lee Ward ;)
nice
thanks Run Veggie Run (and i haven't forgotten B12 i promise!)
Thank you. I have been tracking everything on cronometer and I am off the charts in everything that "vegans don't get enough of". I was amazed when I started tracking, not only do I get enough, but I get a lot more. : )
Run Veggie Run i know right?! i felt the same way :)
Come on...Fish oil is good :-) eat some...is good for you
When they make fish oil it is the part that are left ever from making fish patties. Brain, bones, scrap, put in a giant press to get the oil out of it. No thank you.
it's gross and cruel to me no matter what part of the fish it is ;) thanks for the comment eric jones
***** I told you your new show would be better than tv. I went out and bought maracas video adapter for Samsung Note 3 and now you are on the TV.
eric jones oh wow! i've made it to the big time :) and just in time, too as i've been posting the videos in HD recently.
:)
1. Your test results clearly state that you have not the best omega3 to omega6 ratio.
2. I don't know what kind of website are you using, but suggesting lettuce as a source of omega3 is ridiculous... romaine lettuce has 113mg per 100g, while cooked salmon has 2260mg per 100g with a better ratio to omega6!
3. Fear not, there's great, vegan source of omega3... it's not fucking lettuce, it's FLAXSEED OIL! It has 116202mg of omega3 per 100g!!! That's fucking 9999999% more that lettuce and even more than fish oil!
sanshinron keep eating that salmon with all the saturated fat and cholesterol and toxins and chemicals and high protein which causes Cancer.(The China Study).All Oil in bad for you heart and is leading cause of heart disease (Dr Caldwell Esselstyn) .... so best just eat whole flaxseeds.!!!! Much safer.
"all oil is bad for you heart"... thanks for a good laugh, noob.
sanshinron I think its reverse. Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio.
You = 2.60
Control = 8.09
As average diet is high in omega 6 rich oils, their ratio is 8.09. That is 8.06 Omega 6 to 1 Omega 3 (as in 8.09:1). The good ratio should be at least around 4:1. So if she had ratio of 2.60 that is 2.60:1.
If you check her EPA, its 1.47 (Control = 0.59), while her DHA 4.38 (Control = 2.59). So her body is converting that ALA to DHA.