Should the Food Pyramid Be Tipped on It's Head?

A couple of nights I'm back Make a paper mache fish for my son - it goes like James (also known as James and the Giant Peach) as his character bookweek ', and while I was doing the "glue" of the flour white and water, the idea of ​​consuming the starched white goop as many of us every day in the form of cereals, breads, pasta and made me think long and hard about our current models of food .

The healthy food pyramid is a basic food for generations, suggesting that we eat mostly grains, breads and pastas, while limiting fats and proteins. The Council of the dairy industry has also committed to us the importance of daily milk and cheese intake. They were told over and over beans and dairy products are an excellent source of nutrition without these food groups in our diet is deficient in fiber, calcium and other essential nutrients. However, more and more research suggests the food pyramid should be flipped on its head!

In 1984, the first article in Time magazine was "bad cholesterol, suggesting that we eliminate all fats from our diet! Paradoxically, in June 2014, Time magazine published a cover with the main article "eat butter." It took 30 years and an obesity epidemic for the current model of health has many shortcomings. Enter the Paleolithic diet.

Paleo eating attaches great importance to fresh, whole foods, lean protein, fish and seafood, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, while avoiding processed foods, sugar, cereals, dairy products and alcohol.

I recently saw a report on television about gluten intolerance Auto Diagnostic many ordinary and avoid products made ​​from wheat en masse to achieve better health Australians. Reply comments were launched by the statistics suggest multinationals were ridiculous, with only a small proportion of people with gluten intolerance actual diagnosed (celiac).

Interestingly, many people make their own informed decisions about the food they eat, the correlation between their own consumption and to feel better achieved. Processed, refined starch foods from cereals are many of us feel less vital, which is why a Paleo lifestyle is so popular. Eat healthy, whole, unprocessed foods make us feel good. It's simple and logical.

My son does not like dairy products (maybe your abdominal pain?) As self regulates and prevents things. I do not like milk or if do not drink, but I'm pretty partial to cheese and yogurt (must be Kaas hoofd Dutch heritage). However, I do not advocate eliminating whole groups of our diet; eat a balanced diet and simply avoid grains, sugar and all processed and refined foods.

Carbohydrates are a source of energy for large and low GI options include brown rice and quinoa. Avoid white, starchy, processed, like most breakfast cereals, white bread, white rice, cookies, cereals. Eggs and yogurt are good sources of protein and in my opinion should be included as part of a healthy diet.

I'm excited fats back in fashion again. Avocados and almonds reign, and are the best snack "fast food" in the race.

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