If You Rely On The Government For Your Nutrition Information

Great post. I agree with you 100%

Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. It’s really that simple 🙂

I am currently reading “Not On The Label” which exposes a whole load of information about food labelling, nutrition and food standards that is pretty shocking. Well worth a read if this topic interests you.

Love the rant. That stuff drives me crazy, too! If only more people would realize…

While I appreciate the rant, a reference or two would be nice for hot topics like these.

As for the food pyramid and obesity – well, how many obese people you know who actually eat according to the pyramid?

awesome post.

I like the premise of the article however you are lacking in support. Common knowledge is hardly common nor knowledge. Yes, I have heard about many of the points…but you must provide evidence supporting the points. Show me the study about soy milk and its estigine imbalance findings. How about where the 80% number? What consists of the remaining 20%? Not busting your balls but without support the article doesn’t have as much weight as it really should.

John,

What are your feelings of Sprouted grains?

I consume Ezekiel bread (and occasional their cereal).
My diet is mainly vegan (I guess I cannot say that since I consume occasional fish/eggs) consisting of soaked/sprouted legumes, unlimited fruits & veggies, nuts/seeds, and occasional free range eggs/fish. (I supplement with sprouted brown rice protein as well)

I eat massive amounts of food, eat between 6-10 servings of grains a day (Ezekiel bread/soaked oat groats), and stay extremely lean and feel amazing daily.

I know diets/foods can be very personalized and yes, if it works keep doing it, but I see your paleo approach and figured I would see what you have to say about sprouted/soaked grains and/or legumes.

WONDERFUL post! You really just exposed the tip, and I mean TIP of the iceberg. I myself follow a modified Paleo (http://paleodiet.com/) which I took the time, researched, and made up according to my CULTURAL Eating, Personal taste/palate, and AFFORDABILITY. So, I do occasionally eat things outside the Paleo diet, but I’m a believer in 90-10. 90% of the time, I’m spot on with my diet. 10% of the time, I’m drinking a beer, eating a cookie, or having mashed potatoes. The problem: I get carb hang-overs…no joke.

America! Wake up. Men! Stop being feminized. Women! Stop comparing yourselves to the 3% NOT VERY SEXY females you see in magazines (Cave men would have NOT chosen these females to start a family with, and I myself would not either).

Thanks again John.
Blessings,
Jesus Sanchez

Thank you Adam L.

I don’t eat bread, but would like to, especially a sandwich (almond butter, fish, etc.). I’ve been wanting to try Ezekiel Bread, mainly because of preparation (soaking, etc.).

I look forward to hearing more from John on this.

Thanks again,
Jesus

OK…here’s the problem…400 words or so is too short to give you a scholarly paper on nutrition…I would point you to the following:

Anything by Michael Pollan especially “Omnivore’s Dilemma”
His stuff is very well researched and annotated.
“The Primal Blue Print” by Mark Sisson…check his blog at Marks Daily Apple also.
“The Paleo Diet” by Loren Cordain
There are many many more. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

For Info on the original pyramid here is a paper by the author of the original pyramid: http://www.whale.to/a/light.html her name is Luise Light

Here is a study on Soy that indicate changes in circulating estrone levels: http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/10/3/179.full … 8 weeks and things changed…who knows what 8 years might do (but you probably won’t get prostrate cancer!)

BOTTOM LINE: Do your own research (I don’t mean this in the way it sounds)!!!! It is all out there for the reading. Don’t believe everything I or anyone else says! I do not know everything.

BOTTOM LINE #2: the 80/20 or 90/10 rule means all this stuff is a guideline. I eat primal/paleo 90/95% of the time BUT I don’t beat myself up if I have a bagel or pizza and beer once in a while. It may be more damaging to beat myself up for eating something than actually eating it! ENJOY YOUR FOOD. EAT IT WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE. EAT FOOD CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT IS RECOGNIZABLE AND HAS MINIMAL PROCESSING.

OK one more!…I love Ezekiel bread too. And if I eat grain, sprouted grain is probably better than the other. I just don’t eat them very often. I get carb hangovers too. That is why I don’t like to eat them much any more. A snack is an avocado not a bag of doritos! It is just a different lifestyle. It works for me. Find what works for you.

Last one…YES obese people eat the food pyramid big time…11 servings of grain? Pasta, rice, pizza, on and on…all carb all sugar and then throw in a diet soda just to really screw things up! Add in some crappy chemical based fats, no fruits or veggies, some processed chemicalized meats, SUPER SIZE everything and we will all weigh 300 pounds before long. Sorry…it a pet peeve.

Love all your comments by the way…lets keep the dialogue going!

cheers for the post john, its all food for thought 🙂

Hey, you just copied what I wrote…lol!

Hmm in my field of study, which encompasses Tnation articles written by John Berardi, mostly, the dangers of soy are overrated. And as for milk, drinking it won’t kill you! I think what you’re talking about is eating soy products with milk for something like every meal of the day, brecause that would be gross overconsumption and would definitely cause harm to the body in the form of oestrogen and other kinds of hormonal action. But consumption of non-GMO soy products is in fact beneficial!

It’s just like saying that eating too much chicken definitely stresses your liver and bodily functions due to the high sodium and fat intake. But that only comes with only eating chicken every meal! I feel that soy in moderate amounts definitely is healthy. Maybe limit it to 20-25 grammes of soy protein in a day. But all in all, I think it’s a fantastic discussion! I’m in agreement with you on the fast food.