things have changed since the food pyramid!
NUTRITION COMPARISONS
PALEO~Paleo-friendly foods include meat, fish, eggs, seeds, nuts, fruits and veggies, along with healthy fats and oils. Avoid processed foods, grains and sugar. You can also base your diet on paleo foods, adding in a few modern healthy foods like grass-fed butter and gluten-free grains…this is a “carnivore’s delight!”… key foods to avoid are beans, legumes (this includes peanut butter), potatoes, rice, corn.
WHOLE 30~this ”diet" is actually an elimination-style eating plan that asks dieters to ban all soy, dairy, grains, alcohol, legumes, and added sugars from their diet for 30 days straight. YES to potatoes, black coffee & all vegetables, NO to processed foods.
Fruit, including strawberries, watermelon, apples, oranges, and bananas.
Seafood, such as fish, oysters, shrimp, and mussels.
Unprocessed meats, including beef, chicken, and pork.
Nuts and seeds.
Eggs.
Olive oil and coconut oil.
Black coffee.
GLUTEN FREE~Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye).I t's common in foods such as bread, pasta, pizza and cereal. Gluten provides no essential nutrients. People with celiac disease have an immune reaction that is triggered by eating gluten. They develop inflammation and damage in their intestinal tracts and other parts of the body when they eat foods containing gluten. Gluten is in SO many hidden foods or ingredients, such as sauces, seasonings, salad dressings & creamers. Many people have a “gluten intolerance” and don’t realize it. They may feel bloated, or have stomach cramps after eating certain meals or foods.
INTERMITTENT FASTING~this is a dietary strategy that cycles between periods of fasting and eating. Intermittent fasting restricts the time you’re allowed to eat, which is a simple way to reduce your calorie intake. This can lead to weight loss — unless you compensate by eating too much food during allowed eating periods. Some people fast when they wake up until 2pm that day & others eat during the morning up until 3pm and then fast the rest of the day. This is a probably the simplest program if you just can’t be bothered cooking new foods or trying to figure out what’s what & want to “cut back.”
VEGETARIAN & VEGAN~A vegan diet excludes all meat and animal products (meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy and eggs), whereas a vegetarian diet excludes meat, poultry, fish and seafood. When I was listening to the “FOOD REVOLUTION SUMMIT” a common theme I heard over & over was, “eat more vegetables.” But then I always say, “If I had a personal chef I could be a vegetarian….” And you need to seek other protein sources, such as pea protein or tofu to attain well-balanced nutrition.
MEDITERRANEAN DIET~People on a Mediterranean diet avoid the following foods: refined grains, such as white bread, white pasta, and pizza dough containing white flour.
refined oils, which include canola oil and soybean oil.
foods with added sugars, such as pastries, sodas, and candies.
deli meats, hot dogs, and other processed meats.
COMMON THEMES AMONG THE ABOVE OPTIONS….include avoiding processed foods & cooking with healthy fats & oils. And, eating more plants is always a good call!
COMMON FOCUS…as we all grow older, we often eat foods that may not “agree with us” and make us feel bloated or sick to our stomachs. Try to understand these foods and then take them off your list for a while & see how you feel. There are many ways in the alternative healthcare community to dig deeper & discover any food intolerances, such as muscle testing or kinesiology, blood tests, or even stool sampling.
It’s just like anything else. Find out what works for you and move forward.
One of the ideas I do as a Precision Nutrition Coach is to ask people to write a food log for one week, and then we review it together. This way clients don’t have to remember all of the differences between carbohydrates, healthy fats, or proteins…. It’s all an education.
My mantra is to #fuelthefire
Food for thought.
XOXO
