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Popular "paleo" blogger Stephan Guyenet, recently posted his diet. Many of you probably know of him from being in the "nutrition scene" over the last ten years. I was quite surprised at the amount of starch/grains/legumes he eats as "paleo" guy. In a Peat context, he uses nixtamalized corn. I was also surprised that he uses high-oleic sunflower oil.
Whole Health Source: What I Eat
"Potatoes reign as my single largest source of calories from September through March. We harvested 800 lbs of potatoes from the garden last season, and we've already gone through most of them. Contrary to claims that the quickly-digesting starch in potatoes makes you hungry and fat, I find that potatoes keep me full for a long time, and I certainly haven't gained any weight. I usually bake or microwave them whole, and eat them plain as part of my meals. I also sometimes toss them in a little oil and turn them into oven fries for a treat. The skins go to our hens.
I eat a variety of grains and pseudograins, particularly corn, rolled oats, brown and white rice, and buckwheat. I eat oats with mineral-rich yogurt to make up for its high level of phytic acid. I also make popcorn sometimes. I don't eat much wheat, but I do eat whole grain bread from time to time, and white bread or pasta on special occasions.
I often use buckwheat, rice, and chickpeas to make a sort of starchy "pancake". I soak the ingredients overnight, rinse well, grind it all into a fine batter in my Vita-Mix with salt, and then use the batter to make thick, savory pancakes onto which I put other foods. I invented this recipe, but it's inspired by the practices of many traditional cultures.
I grow flour corn (Painted Mountain), and use most of it to make masa. This involves the traditional South American method of nixtamalization, which makes corn more digestible and nutritious. Nixtamalizing and grinding the corn is labor-intensive, but it results in satisfying, hearty tortillas and tamales. I also use the corn to make make hominy and flour."
I do agree with him that vitamin D is really the only supplement worth taking if you don't live in the sun. I think taking hormones is a band-aid that isn't addressing the underlying problem and that a mediocre diet will not solve problems even when taking hormones but I understand why people do it for experiment.
Whole Health Source: What I Eat
"Potatoes reign as my single largest source of calories from September through March. We harvested 800 lbs of potatoes from the garden last season, and we've already gone through most of them. Contrary to claims that the quickly-digesting starch in potatoes makes you hungry and fat, I find that potatoes keep me full for a long time, and I certainly haven't gained any weight. I usually bake or microwave them whole, and eat them plain as part of my meals. I also sometimes toss them in a little oil and turn them into oven fries for a treat. The skins go to our hens.
I eat a variety of grains and pseudograins, particularly corn, rolled oats, brown and white rice, and buckwheat. I eat oats with mineral-rich yogurt to make up for its high level of phytic acid. I also make popcorn sometimes. I don't eat much wheat, but I do eat whole grain bread from time to time, and white bread or pasta on special occasions.
I often use buckwheat, rice, and chickpeas to make a sort of starchy "pancake". I soak the ingredients overnight, rinse well, grind it all into a fine batter in my Vita-Mix with salt, and then use the batter to make thick, savory pancakes onto which I put other foods. I invented this recipe, but it's inspired by the practices of many traditional cultures.
I grow flour corn (Painted Mountain), and use most of it to make masa. This involves the traditional South American method of nixtamalization, which makes corn more digestible and nutritious. Nixtamalizing and grinding the corn is labor-intensive, but it results in satisfying, hearty tortillas and tamales. I also use the corn to make make hominy and flour."
I do agree with him that vitamin D is really the only supplement worth taking if you don't live in the sun. I think taking hormones is a band-aid that isn't addressing the underlying problem and that a mediocre diet will not solve problems even when taking hormones but I understand why people do it for experiment.
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