Given than nobody can seem to agree on what a ‘healthy diet’ looks like, what do you do? And why do you choose that diet?

  • one_old_coder@piefed.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    50
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    4 days ago

    nobody can seem to agree on what a ‘healthy diet’

    You’re wrong but it’s OK. Eat vegetables. " Things that are green " if it helps you. Not too much meat, not too much bread and pasta. That’s it, it’s easy. 2 or 3 times a day, not more. Stop eating sugar.

    • Starya67@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      30
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      4 days ago

      Not too much sugar. Bread and pasta are fine as long as they’re not just cake disguised as bread (looking at you, America).

      • Eq0@literature.cafe
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        3 days ago

        Even without sugar, bread and pasta are usually from white flour, that is quite processed and should not be eaten too often. You can replace by rice and other cereals or whole grain, they are all better options

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        3 days ago

        Everything in moderation

        The average person wants to be eating around 2,000-2,500 calories in a day unless you’re trying to put weight on or cut weight

        Carbs shouldn’t make up more than about 50-60% of that

        If you’re eating half a loaf of bread a day, you’re gonna have a bad time even if it’s good quality bread

        • sumsinj@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 days ago

          Wdym the average person wants to eats around 2000-2500kcal? The requirement is like 1600-2200 or something like this depending on sex and activity.

    • [deleted]@piefed.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      3 days ago

      Not just green, eat the whole rainbow of vegetables! Different colors are frequently associated with different nutrients so a mix is good.

      • cattywampas@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        13
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        3 days ago

        It is a little bit of a fad because you’re probably getting enough protein. People should be treating fiber the way protein is treated. 90% of western diets do not have enough fiber.

        • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          6
          ·
          3 days ago

          The real reason people complain about stomach issues after taco bell. So much fiber that most people aren’t used to.

        • rapchee@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          3 days ago

          idk when i started going vegan i didn’t know how much you need so i had the daily amount maybe in a week, i just want people to avoid that