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The biggest mistake in basic nutrition is false dichotomies like the one presented here. You can have a baseline healthy diet, and on occassion have a heavy pa
by meowkit 4y ago
The biggest mistake in basic nutrition is false dichotomies like the one presented here.
You can have a baseline healthy diet, and on occassion have a heavy pasta meal, have a pizza, order a steak, drink some alcohol, eat a sweet.
The trick is these things are still good, but are not nearly as attractive when you acclimate to a diet that makes you feel great everyday.
- sph 4y agoThat's true, though when your body is used to low carb, having a heavy pasta meal means going into carb coma for a couple hours. It's not fun. Ease yourself into it, if you really have to. Or better yet, indulge in more natural sugary stuff, like fruit. Eating a pasta meal is like eating refined sugar, a massive shock if you're not used to it and are older than 20. But I agree on your general point. It doesn't have to be a life of restriction. Nothing's better than pairing a glass of nice red wine and fancy European cheese with your steak and salad, once in a while.