Welcome back to the Paleo View listeners - episode 373! (0:41)
Sarah has 98% of her voice back, and it is almost all the way better.
Stacy is into powdered vegetables.
It is interesting to Sarah that they have done 10 to 15 episodes tackling vegetables from different perspectives.
This episode is part of the 'how many vegetables' series, where Stacy and Sarah explain the reasons behind a high vegetable consumption diet.
Stacy corrected Sarah and noted that they have likely discussed a high vegetable diet for 373 episodes.
Sarah has always thought of powdered veggies as a wholefood supplement to make a high veggie diet doable.
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Powdered Fruits & Veggies
Listener Riley listened to the 'how many vegetables' series and had a follow-up question in reference to the celery juice episode. (9:03)
Riley asks, "what about the OPPOSITE of juicing?
So many people are starting to offer these powdered greens, mushrooms, fruits, etc. to pack in nutrients.
When Sarah was talking about the nutrients, fiber, and phytochemicals that get lost in the juicing process, it made me wonder if any of those are lost in the drying/ powdering process, as well?"
Stacy wanted to take a moment to remind listeners that the point of vegetables is that they are full of health benefits.
If the only way we are consuming vegetables is by "sneaking them" then we are not teaching how important these vegetables are for health long-term.
There are things that we can do to help kids build up their taste for vegetables.
However, as adults, we need to eat vegetables and show our kids we are eating vegetables.
We have to show our kids that no matter how busy we are and no matter where we go to eat, we can and should incorporate vegetables.
Stacy wanted to lay this groundwork before they discuss powders and juicing.
Sarah wants to remind listeners of the key message here. (15:45)
High vegetable consumption is fundamental for longterm health.
The most sustainable and affordable way to achieve that is not by relying on supplements.
Sarah is not an anti-supplement person, but she doesn't think they are our first line.
Supplements are a fine-tuning tool.
When we are using supplements to replace something we are having a hard time consuming as part of our diet, we need to ask ourselves why.
Sarah thinks there is a healthy balance where we are making an effort to eat as many fresh vegetables as we can and teaching that behavior to our children.
 
The Dehydration & Grinding Process
There are two different classes of methods when it comes to dehydrating vegetables. (18:52)
One is with heat and one is with refrigeration, and there are various technologies within these two categories.
The temperatures used with the heat method varies but is typically between 60 and 80 degrees Celcius.
With some methods, the temperature gets so high that the vegetables are being cooked during the dehydration process.
Opposite to the heat methods is basically freeze-drying.
With the heat-based dehydration methods, you are losing nutrients.
It is not as bad as some people think, but it varies by the food, the exact process, and the nutrient that you are looking to measure.
One paper, in particular, was looking at fresh soups versus dry powder mixes that were then mixed to make a soup and the difference in nutrient retention.
This study was looking at the nutrients in the tomato, pumpkin, and onion.
They also used a nutrient density score in this test, measuring the fiber content, magne