Vitamin deficiencies I was looking at what I might be weak…
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Vitamin deficiencies
I was looking at what I might be weak points that long term homesteaders often overlook if trying to produce most of your own food.
I came across vitamin C, vitamin A and iodine as potential weak points.
Vitamin A I’ve been able to get through growing sweet potatoes squash, and we’re adding some carrots and all those things stored long-term so able to get through the winter.
iodine seems like the only real way you can get it is in salt, but it becomes degraded after five years. Any sufficient sources you can produce?.
But Vitamin C definitely appears to be the most difficult to preserve. Doesn’t seem like a big deal bc it’s fortified in a lot of our foods but growing your own food or long term is the issue. Highest is strawberries and you can freeze them. Freeze dryer seems to be the best but that’s expensive. I came across sauerkraut for over winter months but who wants to eat sauerkraut every day? Problem is vitamin C deficiency can let you bleed to death within a 1-3months.
just wondering what you guys plan to do for those mainly the vitamin C and iodine long-term?
#home
I was looking at what I might be weak points that long term homesteaders often overlook if trying to produce most of your own food.
I came across vitamin C, vitamin A and iodine as potential weak points.
Vitamin A I’ve been able to get through growing sweet potatoes squash, and we’re adding some carrots and all those things stored long-term so able to get through the winter.
iodine seems like the only real way you can get it is in salt, but it becomes degraded after five years. Any sufficient sources you can produce?.
But Vitamin C definitely appears to be the most difficult to preserve. Doesn’t seem like a big deal bc it’s fortified in a lot of our foods but growing your own food or long term is the issue. Highest is strawberries and you can freeze them. Freeze dryer seems to be the best but that’s expensive. I came across sauerkraut for over winter months but who wants to eat sauerkraut every day? Problem is vitamin C deficiency can let you bleed to death within a 1-3months.
just wondering what you guys plan to do for those mainly the vitamin C and iodine long-term?
#home
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