I want to find the perfect diet. That’s
impossible
Okay, well maybe but I want a few dietary guidelines?
I will break down diet into different areas.
Carbohydrates
What are the different types of carbohydrate?
How many carbohydrates are needed each day? Does it vary in
different people?
I look at carbohydrates in grains, fruit or vegetables. Carbohydrates are high in processed foods.
The grains are wheat, rye, barley, rice, quinoa, amaranth,
buckwheat, maize and oats.
How much does the processing alter the grain? What is a
refined carbohydrate?
Cooking: which foods need cooking?
When we eat a carbohydrate what else are we eating? Fibre,
vitamins and minerals, protein, oil
Protein
What are the different types of protein?
How much protein do we need each day? Does it vary in
different people?
Animal protein: meat, fish, eggs
Dairy protein: yoghurt, cheese, milk
Legumes: beans, peas, lentils
When we eat a protein what else are we eating? Carbohydrates,
oil, vitamins and minerals
Dietary rules: vegan, vegetarian what effect do they have?
Oils and Fats
What are the different types of fats and oils?
How much oil do we need each day? Does it vary in different
people?
What is the difference between fat and oil?
Animal fat
Fish oil
Plant oils: olive oil, canola oil, avocado, nuts, seeds
Saturated fats:
Unsaturated fats: polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated
fats, omega-3, omega-6
Healthy fats, unhealthy fats
Liquids
How much liquid do you need each day?
How do drinks vary?
Tea
Coffee
Alcohol
Kombucha and other
fermented drinks
Vitamins and minerals
What are the supplements?
What supplements are needed every day?
Are different supplements needed by different people?
Salt: How important
is it?
Fibre
What are the different types of fibre?
What does fibre do in the body?
What foods contain fibre?
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