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Originally Posted by ssmith
I am just finishing the book, Eat to Live. One thing I have to agree with is that a person can be Vegan and never eat veggies and fruit which skips some important nutrients some of which may even be unknown as to how beneficial they can be in a diet.
I have read many books over the years and I feel that many people are so confused by this study and that i.e.. Eat more protein, don't eat protein. It is really too bad. One conclusion I do believe is that we all need more unprocessed veggies and fruit in our diet (ooops protein diets don't want you to eat fruit  .
I believe there are many passionate people are on this subject but would have to agree that the delivery at times has not appeared to be careful. I always told my kids "It's not what you say but how you say it". Also you catch for flies with honey than vinegar. |
You are right.
My aunt who was a wonderful cook and could make almost anything palatable, said "keep it colorful AND LOTS OF VARIETY..and far more fruits and vegetables than meat and keep it low fat and you will live a long time and enjoy it." She was also big on hot and cold foods and presenting them on pretty dishes and not serving large portions. I think she was on the right track but I do not go around being an evangelist about food.
Some people have diverticula and cannot take a lot of seeds and things, some people have the inability to digest a lot of fibrous vegetables that end of in strands and hurt their innards. Some people have such an aversion to some foods that it is almost impossible to change them. For instance, I don't believe anything could make me consume a plate of bugs now after a life of not eating them and no matter if someone said it tastes just like chicken.
We should try to improve but that doesn't always mean radical changes.