just curious how you’d describe your diet quickly if asked.
(bonus if you mention what you’d consider “ideal” and whether you’d like to change or improve your eating habits.)
I follow the government recommendations. So about 50% carbs, 30% fat and 20% protein. A lot of unsaturated fats (canola oil to all the haters out there) and vegetables and fruits. I am eating varied like weekly seafood, lean and fat meat, vegetarian alternatives. Always choosing wholegrain alternatives and keeping added sugar to a minimum. I also eat daily low fat dairy products.
My government has a one pager with these type of recommendations that is really easy to follow.
Improve: drink less monster energy drinks, but I think im doing great do it is a small treat for me. You got to live a bit as well.
“Holisitic”
Whole foods, focus on getting half animal nutrition in my diet. Focus as much on quality as possible.
Easy to digest and eating season fruit and veg.
RARELY eat outside of this and even then i stick close to good stuff. (I.e. I don’t eat McPoison)
I eat 5 times a day. 3 meals and two snacks. Also, I eat more than 2 lbs. of non starchy colorful vegetables daily. Along with that I have lean protein such as chicken, ground turkey or salmon. I eat healthy fats as well with every snack and meal. Usually olive oil but also avocado or pistachios and almonds. Twice a day I will eat blueberries, blackberries and a little pomegranate. The only grains I consume are a small bowl of steel cut oats at breakfast. Otherwise breads and other grains are off limits. My total daily calorie consumption is ~1500 per day. I take a blood test measuring aa/epa which measures inflammation and my numbers are always very good.
I eat almost entirely food that was raised down the street from me. Feels good to support the local economy and be friends with the person who provides you nourishing food. I eat mainly beef and some ferments, because I believe meat to be what we mainly sought out evolutionary and since eating this way have put a number of health issues into remission. I believe in eating Whole Foods and staying away from processed food. I’m not here to shame peoples diets. If you wanna eat plant based I think you can do what you think fits you. I’m constantly learning and open to many ideas about diet, but this past few months has been a huge learning experience and I truly think that our diet should be our medicine.