The Vitamin D Cure

Historically grain has allowed humans to evolve from small bands of hunter-gatherers to large complex specialized societies. As we have industrialized our food production we have increased the processing of grain stripping away what few nutrients it has. Today grain provides calories to keep us alive but does not promote health. Its advantage is low cost and ease of production in large quantities. The medical literature is filled with descriptions of malnourished children and adults whose diet was limited to porridge.

Let’s look at an example. Three ounces of whole grain cereal has about 3 grams of protein, 24 grams of carbohydrates and some fiber. It has 210 calories with skim milk and produces about 8 points of acid. An equivalent serving of pork tenderloin has 25 grams of protein, no carbohydrates and 5 grams of fat. It has 159 calories and produces 9 points of acid. So the grain gives you mostly carbs for breakfast, almost no protein and produces 2-3 points of acid for every gram of protein. The lean pork provides you with mostly protein, no carbs and produces 0.4 points of acid per gram of protein or 6 times less acid per gram of protein.

To look at it another way you would have to eat 8 bowls of whole grain cereal to get the same amount of protein as the lean pork and in the process you will get 192 grams of carbohydrates and 864 calories. If you add skim milk to the equation you would still need to eat 3 bowls of cereal to get the same protein and in the process consume 950 calories. It is impossible for cereal and milk to equal the nutrition in meat and vegetables with fewer calories and less acid.