Good for you being able to accomplish your weight goal with a sensible plan. I think what the whole Mediterranean diet is trying to accomplish is more than just weight control. There is ample evidence that certain foods and food groups can add to longevity and reduce cognitive decline. That’s where the ideas of adding certain ingredients…
Good for you being able to accomplish your weight goal with a sensible plan. I think what the whole Mediterranean diet is trying to accomplish is more than just weight control. There is ample evidence that certain foods and food groups can add to longevity and reduce cognitive decline. That’s where the ideas of adding certain ingredients such as spices and plants, while reducing others, such as processed foods, carbohydrates, and certain proteins come into play. I wholeheartedly agree with Andrea that healthful eating is not confined to the Mediterranean. I heard Fuschia Dunlop speak recently and she said that the Chinese have been proponents of this for centuries!
Of course, food is more than just the negatives: not to get overweight, not to eat crap, et cetera - and I am a big Fuchsia Dunlop fan and I have read her about the subject of Chinese food & health culture.
For the rest, I do believe that for most of us it is best to see food as something that sustains us *and* gives us pleasure.
Eating too much hyper-processed food (for instance) is bad, but I also believe that looking at food solely through the lens of what it can do for our health is also unhelpful.
Absolutely. Food just for health lacks pleasure. I like nuts but eating 2 handfuls as that video suggests is a lot of nuts! Yes to nut and seed butters and nuts in various dishes.
Diet and nutrition suggests are well meaning but to be practical, they ought to consider flavor and experiences. We ask a lot, Jan! ;)
Good for you being able to accomplish your weight goal with a sensible plan. I think what the whole Mediterranean diet is trying to accomplish is more than just weight control. There is ample evidence that certain foods and food groups can add to longevity and reduce cognitive decline. That’s where the ideas of adding certain ingredients such as spices and plants, while reducing others, such as processed foods, carbohydrates, and certain proteins come into play. I wholeheartedly agree with Andrea that healthful eating is not confined to the Mediterranean. I heard Fuschia Dunlop speak recently and she said that the Chinese have been proponents of this for centuries!
And there also the Ayurveda approach! We tried it for a spell in the 1990s and could not do it for long.
Yes.
Of course, food is more than just the negatives: not to get overweight, not to eat crap, et cetera - and I am a big Fuchsia Dunlop fan and I have read her about the subject of Chinese food & health culture.
For the rest, I do believe that for most of us it is best to see food as something that sustains us *and* gives us pleasure.
Eating too much hyper-processed food (for instance) is bad, but I also believe that looking at food solely through the lens of what it can do for our health is also unhelpful.
Absolutely. Food just for health lacks pleasure. I like nuts but eating 2 handfuls as that video suggests is a lot of nuts! Yes to nut and seed butters and nuts in various dishes.
Diet and nutrition suggests are well meaning but to be practical, they ought to consider flavor and experiences. We ask a lot, Jan! ;)