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mamaScarlett - See I think it *is* the wheat that is killing us - it is in everything and is SO hard to get away from. Certainly there are people who are more sensitive than others but for those that are sensitive it is a very destructive protein. Refined wheat especially. But from my reading even whole wheat is bad. No traditional culture anywhere in the world eats grains in their "whole" state except us. The cultures that do consume grains (and remember that we have only had agriculture for the last 10,000 years) go through lengthy and complicated processes to make the grains somewhat safe to eat. BUT I do agree that there is a lot more than just wheat that is bad for us in our S.A.D diet.
Jeana - a typical dinner at my house is some kind of meat (been buying grass fed beef lately), a veggie or 2 like broccoli and carrots and sweet potatoes (or squash or asparagus or greens etc) . A lady at my local farmer's market sells the most amazing sweet potatoes ever. They literally taste like cake. I don't serve rice anymore but I will eat it if it is presented to me. I will also make stews with meat, home made stock, onions, potatoes, carrots, etc. My husband was totally on board with our dietary change so it made things go a lot easier. He is a meat and more meat type of guy and wouldn't mind if I only served meat.
Sicklyhated - actually if your diet is right you don't need carbohydrates. Take native arctic people like the inuit and eskimos. For most of the year their diets consisted of pure animal protein and fat with as much as 50% of their calories coming from fats. Their only access to plant foods was during the short arctic summers where they gathered berries. And most interestingly they had no heart disease or cancers. This alone blows up the "eat lean meat, eat lots of carbs and avoid animal fats" bs that has been shoved down all our throats. I hate to say it but most of what is being taught in school is just incorrect and research is coming out that proves it. But to battle against giants like wheat and soy is almost impossible. I know that there are lots who don't agree with me but the more I research the more I see what is really going on. The diets that dietitians and doctors have been recommending (low fat high carbs) for the past few decades have done absolutely nothing to put an end to heart disease cancers and obesity. we are in the middle of an epidemic and yet they are still spouting the same dietary advice. Doctors who advocate low carb high protien and fat diets see an improvement in health of their patients.
One last comment regarding oatmeal - just don't eat too much in a sitting and eat some protein and fat with it (so eat some sausage and or bacon and mix in lots of butter in your oats). oats have a glycemic index of 55 (table sugar is 59) so it will still send your blood glucose level pretty high and then possibly cause a crash. I used to eat oatmeal every morning but was getting terrible lows later. It also has a high phytic acid content (a topic for another day - phytic acid prevents absorption of minerals like calcium, magnesium iron and zinc and it is found in all grains and even nuts)
Jeana - a typical dinner at my house is some kind of meat (been buying grass fed beef lately), a veggie or 2 like broccoli and carrots and sweet potatoes (or squash or asparagus or greens etc) . A lady at my local farmer's market sells the most amazing sweet potatoes ever. They literally taste like cake. I don't serve rice anymore but I will eat it if it is presented to me. I will also make stews with meat, home made stock, onions, potatoes, carrots, etc. My husband was totally on board with our dietary change so it made things go a lot easier. He is a meat and more meat type of guy and wouldn't mind if I only served meat.
Sicklyhated - actually if your diet is right you don't need carbohydrates. Take native arctic people like the inuit and eskimos. For most of the year their diets consisted of pure animal protein and fat with as much as 50% of their calories coming from fats. Their only access to plant foods was during the short arctic summers where they gathered berries. And most interestingly they had no heart disease or cancers. This alone blows up the "eat lean meat, eat lots of carbs and avoid animal fats" bs that has been shoved down all our throats. I hate to say it but most of what is being taught in school is just incorrect and research is coming out that proves it. But to battle against giants like wheat and soy is almost impossible. I know that there are lots who don't agree with me but the more I research the more I see what is really going on. The diets that dietitians and doctors have been recommending (low fat high carbs) for the past few decades have done absolutely nothing to put an end to heart disease cancers and obesity. we are in the middle of an epidemic and yet they are still spouting the same dietary advice. Doctors who advocate low carb high protien and fat diets see an improvement in health of their patients.
One last comment regarding oatmeal - just don't eat too much in a sitting and eat some protein and fat with it (so eat some sausage and or bacon and mix in lots of butter in your oats). oats have a glycemic index of 55 (table sugar is 59) so it will still send your blood glucose level pretty high and then possibly cause a crash. I used to eat oatmeal every morning but was getting terrible lows later. It also has a high phytic acid content (a topic for another day - phytic acid prevents absorption of minerals like calcium, magnesium iron and zinc and it is found in all grains and even nuts)