what is a healthy diet?

QuickSilver said:
Not to change the subject back to a healthy diet. BUT.... I found the most interesting thing.. IT's organic Black Bean spaghetti... found it at costco.. OMG I love pasta. I do eat only whole grain posta.. when I eat pasta.. but it's still high in calories and glutin. Black Bean pasta is glutin free.. it's not calorie free, because beans are not low cal.. but it's 94% protein! It's pretty good.. it has a chewiness to it.. sort of like sting cheese.. I made it with a sauce of olive oil, shalots, Italian frying peppers, garlic and balsamic vinegar.. My hubby and son liked it..
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this sounds awesome!
 

QuickSilver said:
Not to change the subject back to a healthy diet. BUT.... I found the most interesting thing.. IT's organic Black Bean spaghetti... found it at costco.. OMG I love pasta. I do eat only whole grain posta.. when I eat pasta.. but it's still high in calories and glutin. Black Bean pasta is glutin free.. it's not calorie free, because beans are not low cal.. but it's 94% protein! It's pretty good.. it has a chewiness to it.. sort of like sting cheese.. I made it with a sauce of olive oil, shalots, Italian frying peppers, garlic and balsamic vinegar.. My hubby and son liked it..
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I love pasta, but it does really bad things to my body, same with a number of other white carbs, but pasta is the worst. I've never tried this black bean pasta, I'm going to look into it, whole wheat doesn't work all that well for me either. I had thought about trying to make a noodle like product out of the garbanzo bean flour. I do have a recipe tucked away. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
 
Our human bodies were not built on an assembly line, and every one is unique and different. We each require an individual evaluation and individual dietary planning. We feel it's easier to copy a group diet, but the key is to modify where necessary, and make it our own. A diet that is right for me may not be right for you. Most bandwagon diets cause more harm than good, in my opinion. ....then there's the 10 commandments of dieting.:)
 

Basically, we need water, carbohydrates, protein, fats, and some vitamins and minerals.. BUT our bodies are amazing things.. All the food we put into it is processed and broken down into molecular components that are used at the cellular level. Your body doesn't care if it comes from a beet or a rutabaga... or a steak.. or a chicken.... It's using the very very smallest molecules of each item.. which by the way don't differ from item to item. That's not to say there aren't harmful things combined in some of the foods we eat.. and we shouldn't choose unhealthy things.. BUT even with junk food, the body is going to use the molecules it needs for cellular function.. despite what the rest of it is doing to our health.
 
I am so hungry right now but have no idea what I want. Did not pre plan supper and then it slips up on me and I am hungry. Hubby said we didn't have anything in the house and I found Chicken Breast, half a roast, and probably several more things back in the back of the freezer. But alas they are frozen. What my mind tells me is I want those potato chips that QuickSlilver hasn't eaten. Well guess I will settle for a pot pie.
My friend just told me she fixed a big pot of vegetable soup. To bad she is 20 miles away.
 
All well and good, I too believe people should do what works for them and that's what I will do for me. My numbers are best when I limit certain foods, that's the science that I listen to when trying to subscribe to making healthy food choices, not someone elses anecdotal knowledge. But if I hear about a food or something interesting, I'm open to looking into it, be it a new food, recipe or something of that sort.
 
I had a frozen chicken carcas with quite a lot of meat on it.. So I threw it in a pot of water.. then I threw in the kitchen sink.. Onion, celery, fennel root, carrots, garbanzo beans, Kidney beans, mushrooms. a can of diced tomatoes, and last but not least some dry cheese and spinach tortellini. made some biscuits for hubby and son... and voila.... dinner!!
 
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Lon said:
................. How about Insulin Dependent Diabetics. Are you suggesting that people that take Prescription Meds are Unhealthy?
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I watched a documentary last week about a clinic in the US (maybe Arizona) and it was about six people with diabetes. Two of them had type 1 and the other four had type 2. The treatment was only raw fruits and vegetables for a period of one month. In that month, one Type 1 reduced his use of insulin by a substantial amount, I think the other quit using almost all his insulin and three of the Type 2's quit using all meds and one man decided he'd rather eat the way he was used to and take a chance on loosing his life and limbs to the disease.

And all they did was get moderate exercise (going for long walks) and learn to eat in a way that supported their physiology instead of chowing down on what passes for a typical Western diet.
 
It's been proven that weight reduction can eliminate the need for meds for some Type II diabetics.. BUT.. I am skeptical about the Type I. Simply because Type I diabetics do not produce insulin at all.. Now it could be that some Type I's produce a very small amount of insulin and the simple sugars in fruits can be more readily absorbed.. so the amount of insulin injected could be lessened, but it is never going to be eliminated. Type II's produce insulin normally, but their cell walls have become resistant.. Weight reduction as well as increased exercise will help and sometimes eliminate the need for hyperglycemic meds. nothing new and radical about that..
 
Seems many people these days have either not heard of, or, more often, don't believe in, the old-fashioned 'basic food groups.'
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Dairy products
Grains/fiber
Protein
plus plenty of water.

Yuck. The only category I consume on a regular basis is the dairy group- a variety of flavored yogurts, and milk with enough chocolate powder tossed in to kill the taste.
 
JaniceM said:
Seems many people these days have either not heard of, or, more often, don't believe in, the old-fashioned 'basic food groups.'
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Dairy products
Grains/fiber
Protein
plus plenty of water.

Yuck. The only category I consume on a regular basis is the dairy group- a variety of flavored yogurts, and milk with enough chocolate powder tossed in to kill the taste.
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I hate milk too, Janice except in coffee. Don't eat fruit as a rule either.
 
I've spent a lifetime trying various diets and have finally come to the conclusion that I'm going to eat moderate amounts of the things that I enjoy and accept whatever impact that has on my longevity.

"Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be."
 
Ken N Tx said:
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Love It!!!

I quit bringing bread into my house about 10 yrs ago...I can't exercise and get around like I did MOST of my life and want to keep weight manageable.. An MD who does Prolo injections has a call in medical program and people call with so many joint issues, many already had surgeries and still have a lot of pain and issues.

The first thing he asks them is "what is your weight and height"...

He preaches protein, veggies and water...keep carbs/sugars way down. Also for your blood sugar levels. Paleo is what I work to stick with.
 
jaminhealth said:
Love It!!!

I quit bringing bread into my house about 10 yrs ago...I can't exercise and get around like I did MOST of my life and want to keep weight manageable.. An MD who does Prolo injections has a call in medical program and people call with so many joint issues, many already had surgeries and still have a lot of pain and issues.

The first thing he asks them is "what is your weight and height"...

He preaches protein, veggies and water...keep carbs/sugars way down. Also for your blood sugar levels. Paleo is what I work to stick with.
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Paleo for me also. I’m celiac and discovered that I’m sensitive to all grains. They just don’t digest easily, spike my blood sugar up and definitely cause weight gain.
You have a good practitioner whom is giving you good advice.
Its inspiring to see someone like yourself take the advice and reap the rewards and benefits.
Good for you.


Funny post Ken.
 
No such thing as a healthy diet. Tribes, cultures, nations all eat differently. EXCERCISE and staying active are the keys. I'll bet on the person eating burgers and tater tots that is active versus a veggie that never leaves the couch. For every new diet book published one thousand fast food restaurants open.:)
 
fmdog44 said:
No such thing as a healthy diet. Tribes, cultures, nations all eat differently. EXCERCISE and staying active are the keys. I'll bet on the person eating burgers and tater tots that is active versus a veggie that never leaves the couch. For every new diet book published one thousand fast food restaurants open.:)
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Of course there is such a thing.
 
The lady that has been helping me with light housekeeping once a month is down and out with some bad diabetes issues, her feet. I'm hanging and so is the company she works for that she comes back to work. She's of Mexican heritage and these people I hear and read are out of control with diabetes. Look at their diets......plenty of Americans too.

The greener and more colorful foods, the better for us. The whites, bad....
 
Keesha said:
Of course there is such a thing.
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Really? Explain why the American diet consists of so many so-called bad foods yet we are living longer. One week coffee is bad, the next is it good, The same holds true of eggs, wheat, corn and endless other food types the "experts" try to enlighten us on. Go to a book store and count the number of healthy diet books you find. One person eats one way and another a different way and they both live to be 90. I'll stick with my exercise regiment eat as I please and screw the "experts". I get check ups every six months and at 71 all my numbers are great.
 
The experts are being paid by the experts...when the egg industry is selling less eggs out comes a campaign on how great the egg is. Same with coffee,,, same with butter, same with everything. Food lobbys are huge and that's what we've become.

My parents ate a lot of White foods all their lives into 90's and all in all were pretty healthy and both had cancers when they died...

So common sense and FOR ME, I believe all the great colors of foods for this body.
 
Just returned after snowbirding (6 Mo.) to the PacNW. I have a semi annual CBC & summary checkup with my PCP. He has been trying to prescribe statins for the last few years. I love & eat eggs, I eat as many as 35 weekly. I consume whole milk products, use half n half in my numerous cups of daily coffee. I do abstain from too much red meat but eat chicken freely. I have plain yogurt mixed with unsweetened apple sauce and/or cinnamon, usually have a serving of beans for my evening meal along with 4% cottage cheese. Oatmeal (not quick, only old fashioned) with 1/2 n 1/2 & stevia for breakfast. Test results, cholesterol = 167, trigs = 42, LDL = 87 & HDL = 66. All great numbers. I walk 2 miles EVERY day. Lost 19 lbs, PCP dropped my dosage on my BP meds, said he wants me taking them for my type II & kidneys. All other numbers were in normal ranges. So that BS about eggs being bad are just that BS. BP untreated was 73 ov 125. Take no supplements, nothing that says low fat or processed. Just exercise & my diet routine.
 
I really think at our advanced ages a healthy diet is staying away from eating a lot of fried food and fast foods and eating in moderation. I also think adding fiber into the diet is important as we age. I don't think going on a strict diet at our ages is really a good thing. Also staying as active as we possibly can.
 

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