what do you eat?
and i dont mean
"500 g chicken"
"coffee"
"a stick of butter"
there's more to a diet than just a list of ingredients... how do you prepare your food? any flavorings? how do you cook it? and so on
You did not address this to anyone in particular so I hope it is OK for me to reply.
My answers are:
I eat a balance of healthful foods and food that taste good, while trying to keep in mind nutritional needs.
What is healthy for me to eat at my age, may not be the same for someone younger.
In terms of preparation, I try and substitute healthy fats whenever possible and I attempt to watch my sodium intake, so I do not over salt foods in preparation. Also in terms of preparation, I try to eat foods which are not processed whenever possible. Even when I cook vegetables, I cook them as little as possible, often just steaming them.
Some flavorings are actually beneficial. Herbs are normally a good way to flavor foods, for example. Cinnamon and spicy peppers are considered to be healthy to eat. The bottom line is that there are spices which enhance the flavor of prepared foods and there are some ingredients which adulterate foods in a negative sense, such as salt, sugar and fats. The closer a prepared food is to its natural state, the healthier it is.
Chicken is not all it is cracked up to be, Much of the chicken we buy at the grocery store has been enhanced with growth hormones. I have not read a study which suggests these hormones die with the animal. In my opinion, most people don't need to eat foods which have been genetically altered with hormones.
Dairy is my downfall. I love loads of butter on baked potatoes. I also crave cheese which is very high in dairy fat. Don't even talk to me about homemade Hollandaise sauce on eggs, because anyone who has ever made it, knows that it is a huge fat overload.
We are no longer primitive creatures, scavenging for food for survival. We are sophisticated, evolved human beings who have very indulgent appetites for foods which are not always as healthful as the foods of our forefathers. Moreover, few of us spend the day using up calories and building muscle to hunt and gather food for sustenance. We are pretenders who hope to become unnaturally muscular via the intake of special (often unhealthy) diets and chemicals.
