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A healthy movement? 1
#21606352 - 04/27/15 09:44 PM (9 years, 23 days ago) |
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Hello. I recently made a decision to "eat healthier". I do this mainly by avoiding most things that can be found on the shelves of grocery markets. I do this because, well, these things can stay there for a really long time without spoiling, therefore, they must contain a ton of preservatives or other chemicals. I think by cutting these things out of my diet, yes I will be missing something but what I gain in terms of health will be tremendous.
I have also started to eat porridge mixed with fresh fruits every morning. Basically the porridge is made of brown rice plus oats. Very healthy. No additives or chemicals at all. And for lunch and dinner I eat home-cooked meals. Again, all the ingredients used are "natural" (meaning no additives), and are very healthy.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: WAN] 2
#21606360 - 04/27/15 09:45 PM (9 years, 23 days ago) |
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Good for you man people underestimate how important a healthy diet can really be. 7 months ago I got my health in order and I feel great. Keep it up!
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Nice!!
I have an all organic diet myself.
I do eat some things "from the shelf" but none with added chemicals or preservatives.
E.g. I love me some plain oatmeal. Chickpea soup is good too.
Making your own food makes it taste better anyways.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: 3iRiS9]
#21606799 - 04/27/15 11:22 PM (9 years, 23 days ago) |
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Yea youll get to live a few extra years in pain and suffering when your old
and youll get to be miserable now by eating disgusting rabbit food. Ill just eat my ice cream and chocolate.
Btw unless you grow it yourself EVERYTHING has additives/made by scientists/genetically modifed ect. Youve been caught by the media and hippies. Additives dont kill you anyway. They havent been around for long enough. Its mostly just a scam so they can charge you more.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: kakashi68]
#21606831 - 04/27/15 11:30 PM (9 years, 23 days ago) |
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Actually there is a lot of really delicious food that tastes great. Also who says a fucking delicious home made burger isn't good for you? a hamburger is plenty healthy if you are active enough to burn off the fat. In fact people that are active all day need more fat and protein to function properly.
Eating healthy does not mean a person is "caught up in the media" or fooled by hippies or whatever. Eating healthy feels right to a lot of people naturally, including myself. It just kind of happened as i grew up. I think a lot of people mature into a more healthy diet naturally because of the way our taste buds develop as we age. S
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Once you cut the all the processed sugars out of your diet you feel so much better, and really start to enjoy it a lot more from natural fruits. Also, people have been genetically modifying their foods via artificial selection since the advent of agriculture thousands of years ago.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: Everything] 1
#21606923 - 04/28/15 12:01 AM (9 years, 22 days ago) |
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I thought for sure someone was going to post a pic of a dump they just took.
I need to get back to eating well myself, but a few years ago I stopped eating packaged food and lost about 20lbs. After eating all natural for a few years I could no longer eat processed food. It didn't make me sick, but It felt like I had a pile of play-doh in my gut. Like I couldn't digest it for some reason. Definitely a "GOOD MOVE"
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Just want to say that just because something is "shelf stable" doesn't mean it's unhealthy. The main thing that makes food shelf stable is removing all of the water (dehydration) and some amount of salt or other "preservative" that inhibits bacterial and mold growth. I make my own dog treats from scraps of meat that are left overs from our meals and simply throw them into the dehydrator until crispy dry and they keep in the pantry until the dogs gobble them up (usually not too long, granted).
I'm not saying you're doing wrong by trying to eat less packaged foods, because it's true that many of them do have excessive levels of sodium (primarily to prevent bacterial/mold growth) or other preservatives with nearly the same function. It's also true that fresh food always has more nutrients that tend to degrade with extended storage, for example just google garlic, it has so many beneficial compounds that are extremely fragile for any method other than fresh. Don't believe me? Just try fresh garlic versus any other method and taste/smell for yourself. Still, eat as much fresh food as you can but don't always turn up your nose at shelf stable foods, they can be just as healthy as long as they aren't something that requires massive amounts of preservatives.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: WAN] 1
#21606976 - 04/28/15 12:18 AM (9 years, 22 days ago) |
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I'm just now changing my diet, I don't know what to do hopefully this thread can help she'd some light on healthier eating
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Basically you want to drink nothing but water, stay away from red meats and processed sugars, limit alcohol consumption, and try to eat foods that compliment eachother protein wise, like brown rice or frozen corn + beans, wheat + hummus or peanut butter, quinoa by itself is a complete protein, walnuts, tofu in moderation. Eat a lot of green vegetables especially bok choy, broccoli, raw spinach, stuff like that. It's pretty intuitive other than the complete protein part. If it has more than 5 ingredients it's most likely bad for you. If you're going to eat meat just eat fish and birds.
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Quote:
Cosmopolite said: Once you cut the all the processed sugars out of your diet you feel so much better, and really start to enjoy it a lot more from natural fruits.
As far as I know there's no real difference between white sugar (which is one chemical: sucrose) and fruits; it's just that people tend to eat too much sugar when they have it available in a concentrated form; and certain numbers of people who routinely eat things like jolly ranchers have a very unhealthy diet overall. But in truth if you wanted to substitute 2 tbsp. of sugar for a mango in a smoothie containing multiple mangoes, there's no logical reason why there would be any difference. Sucrose is actually the predominant sugar in many fruits as far as I know. And there's nothing wrong with abundant fruit consumption either; humans have a sweet tooth for a reason.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: s240779] 1
#21607064 - 04/28/15 12:41 AM (9 years, 22 days ago) |
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Are you kidding me? Are you under the impression that sucrose isn't found in fruits? Because I'm pretty sure that sucrose is the predominant sugar in many fruits, concomitant with fructose and glucose. Is that link even worth clicking on?
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: s240779]
#21607097 - 04/28/15 12:52 AM (9 years, 22 days ago) |
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I looked into it further, and you are correct in that certain fruits (nectarines, mangoes, jackfruit, peaches, cantaloupe, apricots and bananas, according to livestrong.com) are mostly sucrose in terms of their sugar content. I don't really eat those types of fruits anyway, so i'm not too worried about it. Fruit is much healthier than processed sugars because it contains fiber so it doesn't spike your blood sugar, and you become fuller when you eat fruit instead, which prevents overeating.
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Yeah, there is a difference between drinking juice and eating a "whole food".. (fuckin cunt trademarks)
Anyway, there are tons of good things to eat...
but imothere's nothing better than natural foods and medicines and food as medicine.
Permacultue is cool, like really cool and livingafield[dot]com is another cool resource that got me started. Even just a littlebit of good stuff helps.
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I'm still struggling to maintain a healthy diet. Texas has a lot of restaurants; and very little of them in Dallas offer healthy food. As a result, I pretty much have to prepare all my food at home or expect to pay more than I can afford for a meal.
There's a few exceptions; but it's a rarity around here. Been living on eggs, rice, beans, lentils, split peas, and the odd vegetable for not long, but it saves a lot of money in the end. I've mostly noticed an improvement in energy.
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Re: A healthy movement? [Re: WAN]
#21607170 - 04/28/15 01:25 AM (9 years, 22 days ago) |
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eat a big plate of broccoli every night for a week. you will have several "healthy movements"
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Wow thanks for the link i bookmarked it.
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I think people are in general too paranoid about proteins... how many people in the US die each year from protein deficiency? Is there even a statistic for that? On the flip side, how many die from obesity/heart disease? yeah, just eat lots of leafy greens, lean meats like chicken and fish and skip the soda pop and get some tea (can be green, black or whatever you prefer as long as it's sugar free) and do some exercise or walks at least a couple times a week. Don't fret it if you're not dropping ten pounds a week, it's a lifestyle change that changes your life for the better over time. Losing even just one pound a week adds up over time, and is much better than gaining weight every week.
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