"Healthy" Diet?
Discussion
I've always been of the view that eating a variety of food, including meat, fish, eggs, fruit and veg, and not eating too much of any of them is fine.
There are all kinds of contradictory 'reports' about what is good and what is bad for you, but it often seems that it all heads back to what I said in the first paragraph.
Are there genuinely any reasons why we should "avoid carbs", "avoid grains", "avoid saturated fat" etc?
Fad diets often seem ridiculous and, from a weight point of view, exercising a lot, eating big portions, but not eating lots of processed food and not chomping on snacks between meals seems to be fine for me.
Do I have an over-simplistic view?
There are all kinds of contradictory 'reports' about what is good and what is bad for you, but it often seems that it all heads back to what I said in the first paragraph.
Are there genuinely any reasons why we should "avoid carbs", "avoid grains", "avoid saturated fat" etc?
Fad diets often seem ridiculous and, from a weight point of view, exercising a lot, eating big portions, but not eating lots of processed food and not chomping on snacks between meals seems to be fine for me.
Do I have an over-simplistic view?
I know there is a difference between losing weight and nutrition, but the two things are related.
Strange diets for weight loss appear to be a punishing chore as does total prohibition of certain 'bad' foods. Not conducive to the long-term.
It is interesting to note that people who are overweight do often seem to eat calorific snacks between meals, even if they don't eat large meals.
-People who do make the effort to "diet" sometimes seem to treat themselves" to a big cake or chocolate as a reward eating less for a few days.
Humans are omnivores and benefit from being to survive on eating most things. Is there actually any basis for Grain=bad? I eat a fair bit of brown bread. I eat noodles and used to eat quite a bit of pasta, although try to eat it less frequently and now prefer the brown stuff (likewise with rice).
I have cut down on the amount of red and processed meat I eat. I don't believe that I need to eat meat twice every day.
Strange diets for weight loss appear to be a punishing chore as does total prohibition of certain 'bad' foods. Not conducive to the long-term.
KrazyIvan said:
Portion control is key. There are plenty of overweight people who have good diets, but just eat too much.
Treats (chocolate, crisps, sweats, cakes....ect) are all fine as treats, but not as every day staples of your meals.
I have always had a fairly large appetite for savoury food in the morning and evening , but have a light lunch and don't snack or crave "treats" and don't see confectionary as a reward.Treats (chocolate, crisps, sweats, cakes....ect) are all fine as treats, but not as every day staples of your meals.
It is interesting to note that people who are overweight do often seem to eat calorific snacks between meals, even if they don't eat large meals.
-People who do make the effort to "diet" sometimes seem to treat themselves" to a big cake or chocolate as a reward eating less for a few days.
Humans are omnivores and benefit from being to survive on eating most things. Is there actually any basis for Grain=bad? I eat a fair bit of brown bread. I eat noodles and used to eat quite a bit of pasta, although try to eat it less frequently and now prefer the brown stuff (likewise with rice).
I have cut down on the amount of red and processed meat I eat. I don't believe that I need to eat meat twice every day.
Edited by MC Bodge on Sunday 19th April 09:44
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