Fad Diets
Recently I have been reading a diet book. (Yeah, I admit, I read about fad diets just like the rest of America!) Its quite interesting but it should be should be classified with all of the other “Fad Diets” that are out there. I may be exaggerating some but the main things you can eat if you follow this diet that is in this book that I am reading are avocodos, spinach, lettuce and green drinks. You should eliminate all meat and dairy, eggs, peanuts, most beans and legumes, all of the grains (no oatmeal!), all fruits (especially blueberries!), most of the root vegetables (no carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes etc.) and more. Like I said, I am only exaggerating slightly.
Well, I am pretty sure that if I changed my diet to green powder drinks and spinach I would lose weight. But I don’t know if I would have the energy to live my life the way I want to live-to exercise and workout, to play with my kids, to clean my house, to love my husband, you know- just the energy to LIVE!
But everyday there is a new fad diet that comes along. You can easily recognize them. Big promises-”Lose 90 lbs. in 90 days”, the author saying “Buy my magical product for guaranteed weight loss”, diets claiming that you don’t need a major macronutrient (fats, carbs, protiens), these are a few of the hallmarks of a “fad diet”.
In the long term, a fad diet is not likely something you can live with. Nature didn’t design our bodies for fads. Nature provides real food with real nutrients. Real fruits, real vegetables, real whole grains, just real food, not processed foods is what is the best for our bodies. And remember the old adage-All things in moderation!
