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> My flatmate, who's dieting with me, is appaled by the amount of fat I'm eating, constantly asking me if it's healthy or whether I'm just going to get fat Tha

by noondip 11y ago

> My flatmate, who's dieting with me, is appaled by the amount of fat I'm eating, constantly asking me if it's healthy or whether I'm just going to get fat That's probably because a diet with 70% fat is extremely unhealthy and will likely lead to coronary atherosclerosis. Also, 5% carbs? How are you getting any nutrition in, since fruit and vegetables are almost all carbs?

1_player 11y ago
I don't eat fruit nor starchy vegetables, they make me very bloated and I crave more. Greens, nuts and non-sweet fruits (olives, tomatoes, avocadoes, peppers) have negligible amount of carbs.
- noondip 11y ago
  You crave more because complex carbohydrates - starchy vegetables - are the food you're supposed to be eating. Have a look at Starch Solution by John McDougall, either the actual book or any videos on YouTube about it.
  - 1_player 11y ago
    > are the food you're supposed to be eating Who said? It's not very scientific, but if this supposedly "good for me" food makes me crave more, makes me bloated, tired, and crash after 3 hours and gives me stomach discomfort, is it really good for me? Oh, I went through it for years, my body probably knows best.
    - noondip 11y ago
      > Who said? Every single civilization which has eaten predominantly carbohydrates, like root vegetables and rice, for all of human history. Stomach discomfort is caused by fiber, is common if you're coming off a meat-heavy diet, does go away once you return to eating healthy.
tzs 11y ago
> Also, 5% carbs? How are you getting any nutrition in, since fruit and vegetables are almost all carbs? Vegetables are often relatively high in carbs but low in total calories, and so the contribution of their carbs to your total calories can be low even if you have a lot of vegetables in your diet. For instance, I recently had a steak and corn for dinner. The corn was 80 calories per serving, 15 g of carb, so 75% of calories from carbs. The steak was 600 calories, 3 g of carb (from the steak sauce I used, not the steak itself), with is 2% calories from carbs. I had two servings of corn with my steak, so the total meal was 760 calories, 33 g carbs, which is 17% calories from carbs. If I had not chosen corn I probably would have chosen a can of green beans (70 calories, 7 g of carbs, which is 40% calories from carbs) which would have made the total meal 6% calories from carbs. Heck, double the green beans...two full 14.5 oz cans (almost a kilogram of green beans!), and the total for the meal would only rise to 9% calories from carbs. Or consider salads. I use a pre-made salad mix [1] (I'm lazy). One bowl of this is 20 calories, 3 g carbs. That's 60% of calories from carbs. I use a dressing on this that is 240 calories, 4 g of carbs, so 7% calories from carbs. The salad mix combined with the dressing gives me 26 calories, 7 g carbs, so 11% calories from carbs. Recently I add some chopped up ham to this that added 200 calories, 0 g carbs, making the total salad 6% calories from carbs. [1] http://www.freshexpress.com/product/refreshing-mixes/iceberg-garden.aspx http://www.freshexpress.com/product/refreshing-mixes/iceberg... and yes, the nutrition values I gave above do not match what they give on the site. I'm going by what is printed on the actual package rather than the web site, although it is a little disturbing that they are different.
- noondip 11y ago
  > Vegetables are often relatively high in carbs but low in total calories Exactly, which is why you're supposed to be eating a lot of them. > I had two servings of corn with my steak, so the total meal was 760 calories, 33 g carbs, which is 17% calories from carbs. 760 calories and not a whole lot of nutrition. For the same caloric price, you could have several salads packed with vegetables, legumes and whole grains, packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber.
  - tzs 11y ago

by noondip 11y ago

1_player 11y ago

I don't eat fruit nor starchy vegetables, they make me very bloated and I crave more. Greens, nuts and non-sweet fruits (olives, tomatoes, avocadoes, peppers) have negligible amount of carbs.

noondip 11y ago
You crave more because complex carbohydrates - starchy vegetables - are the food you're supposed to be eating. Have a look at Starch Solution by John McDougall, either the actual book or any videos on YouTube about it.
- 1_player 11y ago
  > are the food you're supposed to be eating Who said? It's not very scientific, but if this supposedly "good for me" food makes me crave more, makes me bloated, tired, and crash after 3 hours and gives me stomach discomfort, is it really good for me? Oh, I went through it for years, my body probably knows best.
  - noondip 11y ago
    > Who said? Every single civilization which has eaten predominantly carbohydrates, like root vegetables and rice, for all of human history. Stomach discomfort is caused by fiber, is common if you're coming off a meat-heavy diet, does go away once you return to eating healthy.

tzs 11y ago

> Also, 5% carbs? How are you getting any nutrition in, since fruit and vegetables are almost all carbs? Vegetables are often relatively high in carbs but low in total calories, and so the contribution of their carbs to your total calories can be low even if you have a lot of vegetables in your diet. For instance, I recently had a steak and corn for dinner. The corn was 80 calories per serving, 15 g of carb, so 75% of calories from carbs. The steak was 600 calories, 3 g of carb (from the steak sauce I used, not the steak itself), with is 2% calories from carbs. I had two servings of corn with my steak, so the total meal was 760 calories, 33 g carbs, which is 17% calories from carbs. If I had not chosen corn I probably would have chosen a can of green beans (70 calories, 7 g of carbs, which is 40% calories from carbs) which would have made the total meal 6% calories from carbs. Heck, double the green beans...two full 14.5 oz cans (almost a kilogram of green beans!), and the total for the meal would only rise to 9% calories from carbs. Or consider salads. I use a pre-made salad mix [1] (I'm lazy). One bowl of this is 20 calories, 3 g carbs. That's 60% of calories from carbs. I use a dressing on this that is 240 calories, 4 g of carbs, so 7% calories from carbs. The salad mix combined with the dressing gives me 26 calories, 7 g carbs, so 11% calories from carbs. Recently I add some chopped up ham to this that added 200 calories, 0 g carbs, making the total salad 6% calories from carbs. [1] http://www.freshexpress.com/product/refreshing-mixes/iceberg-garden.aspx http://www.freshexpress.com/product/refreshing-mixes/iceberg... and yes, the nutrition values I gave above do not match what they give on the site. I'm going by what is printed on the actual package rather than the web site, although it is a little disturbing that they are different.

noondip 11y ago
> Vegetables are often relatively high in carbs but low in total calories Exactly, which is why you're supposed to be eating a lot of them. > I had two servings of corn with my steak, so the total meal was 760 calories, 33 g carbs, which is 17% calories from carbs. 760 calories and not a whole lot of nutrition. For the same caloric price, you could have several salads packed with vegetables, legumes and whole grains, packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber.
- tzs 11y ago