Eat Food. Not too Much. Mostly Plants

Dam scientists! They just keep annoying the pig...

It should be absoloute common sense for human beings to want to eat what is in their natural environment but the problem which is widespread, is that we are addicted to salt and sugars found in all junk foods and stores. We are also advised by adverts and the size of packets the food arrives in, that size portions are anything addiction to salt and sugars want and so the more we feed the addiction, the stronger the need for the sugar or salt buzz is and that is a fact.

We thus eat not even knowing when we are full and the amount we should eat per day is nothing like the sizes of food we easily consume without thinking about it. Most of us definitley eat in response to emotional pain and trauma and why, their hunger never feels satisfied because they are using food to supress the emotions and is also a widespread problem. Being obese or overweight is not just about food as we know and for many it really is to do with far more complex and underlying issues regardless of awareness of this.

I beleive that even the fact that we are disconnected as a group and live extremely independant and self reliant lifestyles does have a bearing upon the way we eat too and because we have come to adapt to eating regimes and habits that provide a substitution for human stimulus and interaction. I can and so eat at times for instance when I feel lonley and without adequate human stimulation. Food becomes a reliable source of outlet where our basic needs are not met.

I also beleive that plantation is the only food that we ought to be eating and it's abundance is huge in nature and unknown of to modern day society because we are led and influenced by the media. We shouldn't be eating just a couple of peppers and a few greens, but a whole array of natural foods like this provided by nature. Fish and poultry are excellent and so is liver and should be eaten at least every month but certainly not saturated fats found in fast food places and in the pizza's and microwave foods found in supermarkets.

One cereal bowl of rice, one dinner plate of green leafy vegetables, 1 avacado, two apples, one fresh fish and one cup of mixed berries is a normal and healthy daily intake of food. These are natural whole foods and what our bodies need and make us feel full. Remember to include water and to drink four glasses a day is sufficient enough. You must eliminate fizzy drinks and coffee, tea etc.

So, to sum up, eat as much green leafy stuff as you want - (1 large dinner plate full per day) it will only make you healthier even if it makes you regular with bowels - but your body will know when it doesn't require more than it needs and once toxins are eliminated frm the diet, the more your body will adapt to the amount of greens you need to be eating.

But yes, cut out everything and anything junk or salt and sugar fuelled that causes the addiction in the first place to bad foods. Sugar-free and salt-free pop corn is natural and can be snacked upon if hunger pangs get really bad or seeds and nuts which is also an essential part of your diet. It is never a good idea to combine a leafy green lifestyle with a fat indiuced one and so don't eat a packet of biscuits alongside a plate of greens for instance. You need to eat 100% whole foods in all their variety and with the occassional meat twice a week.

Wow-this article is a great extension of Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, from which I learned volumes about food and from where it comes. When you see the food you eat as an ethical choice, you think about it differently. And I'm not referring to eating animals or not, I'm talking about giving the food choices you make a greater context, i.e. eating a lot of industrial raised meat has a lot of implications that we may not recognize, and choosing to eat less meat, or meat that was raised by alternative methods, has a very different fall-out. I still struggle with making the choices I do with the restrictions of geography and budget, but I feel that Pollan is raising the idea of making our choices more aspirational. We may never be "perfect" but if we try to follow his simple edicts, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." we will each personally be healthier, and consequently, the environment, our animals, our crops and our health care system will benefit too.

As an added note: Eating plants (fruits, veggies, fungui, sea veggies (kelp) is addictive once you start.

I love the motto "Eat food. Not to Much. Mostly Plants."

I have started eating a lot whole foods, mostly organic and local when it's available, in the last two years and now I can't stand processed foods and I'm much pickier about my meat. My usual dinner plate is 3/4 veggies or unrefined grains and 1/4 meat. I LOVE IT. I feel wonderful.

Go Michael Pollan!!!

I still love a good chunk of steak or a tender chicken thigh but give me my fruits and veggies any day.

Well, I think that the most important aspects towards a healthier eating and cooking is: Stay away from the junk foods and deep-fried foods like doughnuts, fries, pastries, etc., having natural desserts like dark chocolates and ice cream (these foods are low in trans fats and ice cream contains calcium and saturated fats, which are the key to stronger bones while dark chocolates contain protective antioxidants). Dark chocolate and ice cream both have health benefits, while cakes and pies (except for organic pies) contain copious amounts of artery clogging trans fats and interesterified fats, both which wrecks your cholesterol levels and raises blood sugar and your blood pressure, and they contain no nutritional value.

But Most people need to put meat in their diet, particularly fish, but also white meat like chicken and turkey and moderate amounts of red meat for iron. Remember, our closest relatives, the Chimpanzees, also eat birds, small mammals, eggs, and fish. This translates to: chickens and turkeys, lean red meats, eggs, and fish, as well as fruits, vegetables, honey, maple syrup, and nuts.

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By the way, we now know what ingredient contains the new "worse than trans fat" fats. They are called: "Interesterified anything oil", like Palm oil, soybean oil, etc. Little Debbies snack cakes contain them, so please avoid them.