yeah, if it's some hardcore diet for people that are having trouble losing weight, then i probably won't read it. i'm more interested in what foods are healthy, or not, without a specific focus on weight loss and certainly not quick weight loss.
so far, the book that i like the best for my purposes is Good Calories, Bad Calories by Taubes. he has a new book that i'll probably read at some point.
thanks sharp. i guess i don't need to read taubes's new book because i'm satisfied with the old one.
as for the eat to live book, i'm skeptical of a diet that avoids fat and protein. just as you said, i'll be eating all day if i can't eat meat, eggs and nuts and other fats and proteins.
some stuff we can all agree on (i think), regarding sugars and starches, alcohol and caffeine.
i used to put flax seeds in my morning shake. then my dad, who was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, talked to his doctor who said don't eat flax seeds because it can be bad for people susceptible to prostate cancer. also, this guy is not in favor of flax seeds (i'm sure he's not in favor of this eat to live book either). so i cut flax out completely. i drink a little fish oil in the morning instead.
what else are you reading?
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that's a good point. it's amazing how little people know about one of the most important and frequent activities- eating, which of course is directly related to the most important thing- health. much of it has to do with the message from the government and tv. i can hardly go a day without seeing some commercial telling me how healthy some product is because it's low fat or fat free when i'm sure if i read the ingredients i wouldn't know what half of them are.
i think i know more than most but there's a lot i don't know. all you can do is read books from people who know and listen to guys like sharpaction.
also, be easy, check out Mark's Daily Apple. it has a lot of daily information and you can search just about any food or ingredient for information. i think it gets sharpaction's seal of approval. if there are other or better websites out there, maybe he can enlighten us.
for instance, i typed in sweet potatoes and these are the past entries that came up.
sounds like he says that you obviously want to limit them because you'd want to limit any starch due to the carbohydrates. however, if you want to eat a starch every now and then, sweet potatoes are one of the better options.
be, here are three of the easiest ones.
i'd say most importantly- nuts, with an emphasis on almonds and walnuts. i say this is most important for me because i think where a lot of people get sidetracked is when they snack. nuts are easy to find, easy to carry around and make a great snack. and they fill you up. i keep a big bag of nuts at work and at home. when i'm hungry between meals, i just get a handful of almonds or mixed nuts and that's usually all i need. other people in that situation might grab a cookie or some chips or cereal or whatever. so, nuts are great because they are easy, filling and will substitute for bad snacks.
two, my wife does all of the cooking and she isn't exactly on board with my program but she'll make concessions. i asked her to incorporate avocados whenever possible. they are very healthy and filling and i think they taste great. so, for salads, soups and various other dishes, she'll add avocados. we have them at least twice a week.
third is eggs. i'll always have one with a salad if available. it helps fill you up when a regular salad might not. they are obviously very healthy as well. i went to a restaurant the other day, and they had those italian style pizzas with an egg on it. now, pizza is not on the recommended list but my diet is certainly not perfect. i just mention this because it was a great combination and i try to eat eggs whenever i can. also breakfast is an area where a lot of people go wrong. pancakes, waffles, cereals- that's no way to start the day in my opinion. i have a smoothie every morning but eggs would be my second choice.
i remember in college i would used to eat a huge bowl of cocoa puffs or fruit loops or whatever and think i was doing ok since there was no fat in those cereals. of course, in college you can get away with that kind of thing. not so much now.
be, i'm not sure i've mentioned this before but here is my breakfast every morning
mixed berries (you can go to any health food store or costco and get a large bag which contains raspberries, blueberries and blackberries)
coconut milk
protein powder
half a banana
sliced almonds which i mix in manually after blending the above.
i used to add flax seed but i've read some negative things so i cut that out.
i'm always open to suggestions but this tastes pretty good and gets the job done.
here's another one i make every now and then that tastes good
banana
vanilla protein powder
cocoa nibs
coconut (real coconut flakes, not the kind with sugar)
vanilla
almond slices after it has been blended
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