Posted 09 December 2008 - 06:06 AM
1. Berries (blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, etc.) I eat a lot, everyday: blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries. I split open a young coconut into my vitamix, and blend in the berries nearly every morning. Sometimes into this mix I add tender leafy greens. I don't like or trust any of the canned, packaged protein or green mixes that are on the shelves. I've seen enough of the insides of some food factories to know what I know.
2. Other fruits (apples, bananas, pomegranates, papaya, grapes, etc.) I eat an enormous amount of fruit, and I'm practically a fruitarian. The fructose content doesn't seem to bother me, and I monitor my blood sugar levels, and they generally remain stable despite eating all the high glycemic load fruits like watermelon, pineapple, mangoes, bananas, etc. But I'm open to the fact that I may be wrong, and if you know something, hit me with it. Someone mentioned grapes are high sugar and we shouldn't eat them, but I'm not sure I could or would want to live without grapes. Love them in all their varieties, not just the concords.
3. Root vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, etc.) I generally only eat root vegetables when it gets cold. I believe sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest foods for the human body, although I know this view is controversial. I don't like to cook; I'm lazy and prefer raw. It's so much easier and cleaner.
4. Legumes (black beans, kidney beans, etc.) I limit legumes, but sometimes eat lentils with quinoa, which I also limit. I generally stick to raw, whole foods, and mostly fruit. Although I eat giant salads nearly every other day -- leafy greens, broccoli sprouts, mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, the more the merrier. I use no salad dressings or oils. The veggies taste just fine to me in their natural states.
5. Whole grains (oats, brown rice, barley, etc.) I rarely eat grains. Not that I think there's anything wrong with grains, it's just that I believe you get more nutritional bang for the buck with fruits and vegetables. But maybe once a week I'll eat quinoa, especially when I'm cold.
I tend to eat an almost all raw diet, heavily skewed towards fruitarianism. I eat around 2,000 calories a day, sometimes more, sometimes less. I fast two days a week. I do not eat meat or dairy, and I haven't eaten it for years and years. I limit fat to around 20% (mostly walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds), I do not consume oils of any type, and generally believe even the healthiest, like olive and walnut oils, are generally empty calories, although I know this view is controversial. Hit me. I limit protein to around 15% of my diet, and you'be be amazed at how much protein is actually contained in fruits and vegetables, although it's an incomplete protein, sure. Eat the rainbow, though, and the protein adds up nicely. So I'm very carb-heavy, and I know that's not generally too hip in these parts... But, hey, life is a journey, we're all here to learn, and science does not claim to be true, science only claims to be less false.