My Morning Jacket

Off-Topic => Off-Topic Ramblings => Topic started by: Dorothy_Mantooth on May 15, 2007, 10:01 PM

Title: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: Dorothy_Mantooth on May 15, 2007, 10:01 PM
Will it hurt me if i eat pounds of raw cauliflower each day? seriously.
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: whothrewthecake on May 15, 2007, 10:03 PM
first of all you don't eat pounds of it. i've seen you. and secondly, probably
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: mjkoehler on May 15, 2007, 10:32 PM
maybe. might be a biiiiiiit gassy
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: ratsprayer on May 16, 2007, 01:35 AM
will it hurt me if i only listen to the national and andrew bird from here on out?  seriously!  
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: MarkW on May 16, 2007, 01:41 PM
QuoteWill it hurt me if i eat pounds of raw cauliflower each day? seriously.

Well, it's a good source of vitamin K, apparently.  The good news is that there is no known toxicity associated with high doses of phylloquinone (vitamin K1), menaquinone (vitamin K2), or menadione (vitamin K3) and its derivatives. High intake of vitamin K is not recommended for individuals taking anticoagulant medications such as Warfarin (coumadin).  So, steer clear of the anticoagulants, Ms Mantooth.

The bad news, though, may be the amount of pesticides used on cauliflowers.  I have only found data for California, but this shows that 0.89 pounds of chemicals were used on each acre of cauliflower grown in 2005.  Given a yield of 170 hundredweight per acre, we can see that on average, each pound of cauliflower received .00005 of a pound of chemicals while growing.

In effect, to ingest an ounce of chemicals, you would need to eat 1,250 pounds of cauliflower.

So, there you are.  If you can stand the gas, it's unlikely to kill you.  ;)


Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: Hawkeye on May 16, 2007, 02:44 PM
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QuoteWill it hurt me if i eat pounds of raw cauliflower each day? seriously.

Well, it's a good source of vitamin K, apparently.  The good news is that there is no known toxicity associated with high doses of phylloquinone (vitamin K1), menaquinone (vitamin K2), or menadione (vitamin K3) and its derivatives. High intake of vitamin K is not recommended for individuals taking anticoagulant medications such as Warfarin (coumadin).  So, steer clear of the anticoagulants, Ms Mantooth.

The bad news, though, may be the amount of pesticides used on cauliflowers.  I have only found data for California, but this shows that 0.89 pounds of chemicals were used on each acre of cauliflower grown in 2005.  Given a yield of 170 hundredweight per acre, we can see that on average, each pound of cauliflower received .00005 of a pound of chemicals while growing.

In effect, to ingest an ounce of chemicals, you would need to eat 1,250 pounds of cauliflower.

So, there you are.  If you can stand the gas, it's unlikely to kill you.  ;)



You're a good man...and thorough
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: The DARK on May 16, 2007, 05:13 PM
Quotewill it hurt me if i only listen to the national and andrew bird from here on out?  seriously!  
Only if you don't listen to the Jacket also!
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: whothrewthecake on May 31, 2007, 01:50 AM
QuoteWill it hurt me if i eat pounds of raw cauliflower each day? seriously.


are you still worried about this???!??!?!!
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: Dorothy_Mantooth on May 31, 2007, 01:58 AM
Quoteare you still worried about this???!??!?!!

no i'm not because i'm on a strict diet of food made by anyone other than me.
Title: Re: The "Will this hurt me?" thread
Post by: whothrewthecake on May 31, 2007, 01:59 AM
hey remember that time we ate at whole foods. oh that's right IT'S EVERY DAY