I know “everything in moderation” is the best strategy to any long-term maintenance of your weight. Eating less calories than you work off through exercise is the best way to lose weight. More fruits and vegetables. I know there isn’t much nutritional value in a tasty chocolate bar. Which in itself is a bloody shame. These are simplifications of course. Food is complex. I always thought that a nutritionist was a non-essential occupation but I think they probably hold the key to a good relationship with the things we put in our body.
Your food IQ is really developed by your parents. My dad is a beautiful man and I love him but some of the things he says about food baffle me and have probably screwed me up a little. Here are some memorable quotes: “If you want to lose weight, make sure you eat right before bed. That way you won’t want to snack during the night.”; “Have some candies, they are pure energy and are easy to burn off.”; “Eat all the pasta you want. People in triathlons always eat pasta before a race.” Maybe schools should really teach kids how to eat properly. That aside my parents always had vegetables with dinner. I just didn’t like them.
The tricky thing with food is that some of things that you think are good for you, aren’t. I was never a salad guy. Then I discovered Caesar Salad and I thought “This is what people are talking about.” Its lettuce. Gots to be good for you. Its not. The salads at McDonalds have a lot of calories. Might as well go for a Big Mac. You hear that bacon and eggs are high in chlolesterol. Don’t eat them. Then you hear people say that eggs are the best things you can eat. Eat them. I am confused. Voodoo
The other thing is when you watch a show like Dr. Oz. Every week he has this miracle food that will prevent cancer, a fruit that prevents old age, a snack that burns fat, a berry that gives you a better sex life. How do you fit them all into your diet? Plus some foods are good for one thing but bad for something else.
Is it calories you watch or is it grams of fat? What about sodium? What makes a carbohydrate simple?
I’ve gotta go back to school.
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