I don’t disagree, but there’s absolutely no way I can afford to get all my micronutrients from food. Multivitamins are a viable solution to this issue. The ones I take are Kirkland whole food vitamins, which are supposed to have higher bioavailability. And Kirkland is one of the only brands I actually trust.
I agree, and find the downvotes on my comment amusing. Fresh produce is vital to being healthy, but not because of micronutrients. It’s the fiber, which most people don’t get enough of. Also, getting all your magnesium from dark leafy greens is incredibly expensive if you’re buying fresh greens. It’s not exactly a viable method for most people.
I wonder if people were able to get all their micronutrients from produce in the past, before we did this to the soil.
Take a multivitamin for the nutrients. The main point in eating fruits and vegetables is for fiber, anyway.
Edit: I don’t mean to downplay the situation, I’m just pointing out a solution.
https://www.costco.com/p/-/kirkland-signature-usda-organic-multivitamin-80-coated-tablets/100458954
Looks like the calcium and iron are about one percent of your daily needs, so maybe they’re aware of this issue. I stick to whole food vitamins because they’re supposed to be easier for the body to utilize. You could be right about multivitamins, but these are affordable enough so that I can keep taking them just in case my body is able to utilize the micronutrients.
I usually buy a few bottles when they’re on sale. $20 for 80 pills is an amazing deal.
Edit: 1% daily needs of calcium and 8% iron. It doesn’t matter that there’s no magnesium because I eat a lot of chia seeds.