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My latest Food Challenge! - Veggie - 05-04-2024
I've mentioned Dr Michael Greger before, when I was doing Veganuary in January. He's a nutritionist and has written several books that intrigue me - although I'm too mean to buy them. There's "How Not to Die", "How Not to Diet" and "How Not to Age". Basically he recommends "A Daily Dozen" of foods to be eaten to be healthy. https://veganuary.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/EN-Veganuary-Daily-Dozen-Checklist-2021.pdf Portion sizes at https://veganuary.com/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist/
I've been dabbling with this list since January but I rarely manage to incorporate everything in my daily eating - because I forget something!
My plan is to build a new habit every week, concentrating on just one item on the Daily Dozen List. Some are harder than others so I'm going to start with the simple ones, starting tomorrow.
First challenge - to eat Berries every day.
Berries are versatile foods you can enjoy fresh, frozen, blended, dried or straight from the pack.
They’re also the healthiest fruits. Colourful foods are often healthier because they contain antioxidant pigments. The colours are the antioxidants, which means red onions have more than white, red grapes have more than green, red apples have more than green, etc.
Include plenty of acai berries, barberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, goji berries, raspberries and strawberries in your diet.
Serving sizes:
- 60g fresh or frozen – (3 tbsp)
- 40g dried – (1 generous handful)
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Vinny - 06-04-2024
They are also full of fructose which is a sugar the body struggles with!
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - JJB - 06-04-2024
I'll stick with chocolate
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Veggie - 06-04-2024
(06-04-2024, 06:54 AM)Vinny Wrote: They are also full of fructose which is a sugar the body struggles with!
(06-04-2024, 09:15 AM)JJB Wrote: I'll stick with chocolateYou two are so predictable.
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - toomanytommytoes - 06-04-2024
I eat about 80g of berries with yoghurt every day. Lots of health benefits, gives me about 60% of my daily Vitamin C, 3 grams of fibre and a load of polyphenols. Preferably home grown, but out of season it's a cheap frozen mix mashed up with a bit of honey.
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Vinny - 06-04-2024
(06-04-2024, 01:21 PM)toomanytommytoes Wrote: I eat about 80g of berries with yoghurt every day. Lots of health benefits, gives me about 60% of my daily Vitamin C, 3 grams of fibre and a load of polyphenols. Preferably home grown, but out of season it's a cheap frozen mix mashed up with a bit of honey.Honey = Bees vomit!
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Moth - 06-04-2024
(06-04-2024, 01:50 PM)Vinny Wrote: Honey = Bees vomit!
Steak = cow's arse!
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Vinny - 06-04-2024
(06-04-2024, 02:31 PM)Moth Wrote:Wiped................hopefully!(06-04-2024, 01:50 PM)Vinny Wrote: Honey = Bees vomit!
Steak = cow's arse!
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - Veggie - 09-04-2024
Next Challenge:-
Eating greens nearly every day may be one of the most powerful steps you can take to prolong your life. Your challenge this week is to add at least two servings of greens, cruciferous or otherwise, to your day.
RE: My latest Food Challenge! - JJB - 10-04-2024
Already do one green a day (most days), two might be a challenge. Do we count lettuce? Don't eat that often either. Cucumber's green
eat a lot of that.