Dusty wrote:
> Icono Clast said:
>> Maintaining a healthful diet isn't a battle, it's just as easy to
>> do on The Road as it is at home:
>
> Well said, "Icono Clast".
Thank you.
>> Avoid fried foods, white bread, pastries, cured meats, and sodas
>
> I'll agree with the bread, pastries, & soda's. What's wrong with
> "fried foods" and "cured meats?"
I said "avoid", not "don't eat", them. They're unhealthful.
>> Eat fish at least twice a week
>
> Why, low on mercury?
Yes. Mercury levels must be maintained, especially for young women prior
to, and during, pregnancy.
>> Eat poultry at least twice a week
>
> Why?
It's good for you.
>> Have at least one vegetarian day a week
>
> Why?
It's good for you. Or: Why not?
>> Have cereal for breakfast every other day
>
> Nope. There's nothing in cereal & what goes on it except carbs. For
> which you have an MDR (Minimum Daily Requirement) of zero. Try an
> egg fried in butter instead...make it interesting by making an omlet
> with it and add some chopped green peppers, onions, cheese, sausage,
> ham, etc...
We disagree on the cereals.
>> Have at least one glass of milk every day
>
> Why? No other animal on the planet drinks the milk of another.
> What's in it that's so wonderful that you'd stoop to doing
> that...(:-o)!
Calcium, vitamin D, protein, and other nutrients. It's good stuff.
>> Have at least one cup of green tea a day
>
> Why?
Same reason as red wine that I forgot to mention.
>> Many restaurants that serve otherwise healthful meals don't serve
>> vegetables. You should therefore consume fruits and vegetables for
>> lunch. If you later get fruits and/or vegetables with dinner, won't
>> do any harm.
>
> Excellent advice!
Thank you.
>> Patronize restaurants with foods and cuisines that are unfamiliar
>> to you
>
> Good!
Thank you.
>> Street food is among the best you'll find wherever you go
>
> Perhaps... But maybe I've been to places that weren't as good as the
> ones you've seen...(:-o).
It's particularly good in poor/Third World countries.
>> Avoid any and all unhealthful foods, particularly those with high
>> salt, fat, and/or sugar content.
>
> The sugar I'll go with ya on. And unless you're under a doctors
> orders on the salt, there's nothing to fear from either that or fats.
> In fact the opposite is true.
One gets nutritionally adequate quantities of salt in a normal diet. I
rarely eat high salt products and equally rarely sprinkle salt on food
either while cooking or eating. Often, when dancing, my clothes get
soaked with sweat.
>> Keep high protein snacks, such as soy nuts (unsalted), in your
>> vehicle;
>
> No. There's nothing useful for you in a "soy nut". Stick to
> Almonds, Pecans, or Walnuts.
We disagree.
>> eat a handful before visiting a museum or climbing a rock or
>> engaging in any sort of physical activity. Raisins, and unsalted
>> peanuts and almonds are particularly healthful snacks.
>
> Not bad. But don't skip the salt. If you're gonna engage in
> activities (esp. those that cause you to sweat) you MUST have salt.
>> As I said, it's just as easy to maintain a healthful diet on The
>> Road as it is at home. Pay attention what you eat to ensure that
>> you eat what you ought and don't ingest unhealthful junk. Nuttin'
>> to it!
>
> Exactly right.
>
>> Just for the record, that's the way I've eaten all of my life. I'm
>> very old, have a BMI lower than 25, often dance from 21:00 'til
>> 03:00. I have
>
> Excellent!
>
>> no aches or pains; no ills and take no pills. I have more energy
>> than many young enough to be my children.
>
> Also excellent!
>
>> It's an economical way of eating that's high in nutrition, protein,
>> variety, and deliciousness. You could do worse and probably do.
>> You might do better, but not much.
>
> Well put.
I copied the original to a local food group. A dancer there commented:
AK wrote:
> Icono Clast wrote:
>> I'm very old, have a BMI lower than 25, often dance from 21:00 'til
>> 03:00. I have no aches or pains; no ills and take no pills. I have
>> more energy than many young enough to be my children.
>
> And your condition is probably closer related to your good genes than
> a glass of milk or green tea. Your mom is what, 92?
At least YOU know I ain't jivin'.
Thank you pointing out my oversight. I usually include the fact of my
good genes. Recently got a call saying "The polyps are benign" to which
I responded with "I'm not surprised; there's no cancer in my family".
But even good genes can be overcome, AK, with improper nutrition, no?
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