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To wonder what the frig I should be eating

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 15:40

Getting so very tired of wondering if what I am putting in my mouth is 'good' for me or not, because apparently every single foodstuff is evil.

FWIW I don't have a weight problem nor a diagnosed ED, but I do want to eat the best I can except it all seems so difficult.

I shouldn't eat too much sugar so that rules out most breakfast cereals, milkshakes, juices, squashes and fruits. No diary or it will make my acne worse. I shouldn't eat wheat or yeast products to avoid candida so that's a hell of a lot of carbs gone. No caffeine...No processed foods...fine, I've stopped buying them anyway, but I'm left with nuts to snack on and just meat and veg for meals, which is nice but rather tedious and expensive.

Someone give me a slap please, I'm hungry :(

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massivearse · 20/08/2015 15:42

Go and get a pot noodle. Or a KFC.

It's not food anyway. Apparently.

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 15:45

Well I did live on pot noodles as a kid and I had the best skin, mood and energy in my life! That's what's going wrong...

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Goshthatsspicy · 20/08/2015 15:49

I honestly think it is okay to eat anything.
A bit.
Problem is, people over do it - then wonder what happened.
Bread is okay, but on here, it us akin to eating boiled poo.

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 16:01

Giles Coren taught me something. Didn't they change the way they manufactured bread in the 60s or 70s to make it sliced, and it ended up being the cheap plasticky stuff we see in packets today? That stuff probably isn't great for us in huge quantities. But back before then, proper bread was seen as a staple. I wish it still was now cos I want an easy staple food!

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Goshthatsspicy · 20/08/2015 16:05

Yes, bread nowadays (for the most part) is rubbish. However, l think having a little bit is fine.

fuzzpig · 20/08/2015 16:11

I like the idea of buying (mostly) 'produce, not products' - just means more whole ingredients and less processed stuff. But of course everything in moderation is fine. I don't ban anything - unlike you I do need to lose weight, but I know that if I cut out things altogether I'd just crave them more!

I don't think there's anything wrong with fruit. It's still got fibre and you don't get the sugar rush like you would if it was blitzed into juice.

Can you eat pulses like lentils? I love a good lentil stew (no, I don't weave my own! :o), it's dirt cheap and really lovely - looks horrible mind you.

I hear you though, it's a minefield

DinosaursRoar · 20/08/2015 16:12

I like the "eat real food, as close to nature as possible" idea - so sugar in fruit and veg is fine, harbios, not so much. Minimum wheat and ideally bread you've made yourself/from a proper bakery, not plasticy stuff. Meat that looks like its actually at some point been part of an animal you'd recognise etc...

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 16:14

I do love a good puy lentil. What's the verdict on rice? I've heard mixed reports!

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 16:16

I might be choosing the wrong meats. It's well over five quid in the supermarket to buy organic mince to feed four Shock I do it anyway, because psychologically it tastes better.

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DinosaursRoar · 20/08/2015 16:19

Fuzzpig - basically same thing! I like "produce, not products", might become my new phrase.

specialsubject · 20/08/2015 16:20

meat and veg tedious? Wow.

very few foods are unhealthy per se. Anyone who says otherwise is talking bollocks and should have listened at school science lessons. If you are allergic to something then don't eat it, of course.

complex carbs are an essential part of the diet. As is a bit of fat. Most of us eat too much sugar (cakes/biscuits/cereal bars/low fat foods/commercial smoothies) so those are treats not staples.

eat less than you burn off if you want to lose weight. Get the right nutrients. Try not to eat too much processed stuff. Eat seasonally, cheaper and better.

FarFromAnyRoad · 20/08/2015 16:22

You joke about Pot Noodles but in my 20's - many many aeons ago - I was skint and not fussy and lived on Pot Rice (RIP Pot Rice Sad) - I was slim and healthy and happy with my evening meal of two bottles of Pils! Happy days indeed! Grin

fuzzpig · 20/08/2015 16:30

Mmmmmm rice. Don't care how healthy that is, it's nice.

Really want risotto now. Hmph

stripytees · 20/08/2015 16:35

Have a look at Deliciously Ella or Honestly Healthy websites full of recipes that all fit your criteria.

WorktoLive · 20/08/2015 16:36

This just about covers it Smile

To summarise: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants' and 'Break the rules once in a while'.

CarlaJones · 20/08/2015 16:36

There's some diet info on the Cancer Research uk site that I think is useful.

So far, the EPIC study has found that a high fibre diet reduces the risk of bowel polyps and bowel cancer. In 2011, a large analysis of lots of studies (a meta analysis) also found that a high intake of dietary fibre, particularly cereal and whole grains, reduces bowel cancer risk.

We know that eating red and processed meat increases bowel cancer risk. Eating 100 to 120 grams of red meat per day can increase risk by up to a third (30%). 100 grams is about 4 ounces or 1/4 of a pound. For processed meat, studies do show an increase in bowel cancer risk but the degree of risk varies between the studies. Overall, they show an increase in risk of between 10% and 50% for people eating between 25 and 50 grams a day. 50 grams is about the same as one sausage or 2 rashers of bacon.

CalleighDoodle · 20/08/2015 16:40

Bake your own bread. surprisingly eqsy and much more filling.

Supermanspants · 20/08/2015 16:55

Stay away from meat (especially red and processed)
My mum had BC and her oncologist was involved in a significant study on diet and cancer. He become a vegan.

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 16:57

How much time does it take to bake your own bread? Inc. shopping for ingredients and prep time?

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Cherryblossomsinspring · 20/08/2015 16:59

Just stay away from processed food and use salt and sugar in moderation in what you make. It's really not that hard.

WorktoLive · 20/08/2015 17:01

I use a breadmaker as I'm too lazy to do proper kneading. Just buy the ingredients during your normal shopping and it takes a couple of minutes to throw everything in. Fresh bread between 2 and 6 hours later depending on what setting you use.

Or you can be to let the BM do all the hard work making the dough and then shape it yourself and bake it in the oven - then you can get a better shaped loaf than the slightly weird BM result with the hole in the bottom from the mxiing paddle.

WorktoLive · 20/08/2015 17:02

I use a breadmaker as I'm too lazy to do proper kneading. Just buy the ingredients during your normal shopping and it takes a couple of minutes to throw everything in. Fresh bread between 2 and 6 hours later depending on what setting you use.

Or you can be to let the BM do all the hard work making the dough and then shape it yourself and bake it in the oven - then you can get a better shaped loaf than the slightly weird BM result with the hole in the bottom from the mxiing paddle.

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 17:02

How about for snacks? I find waiting from lunchtime to dinner time very difficult.

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WorktoLive · 20/08/2015 17:03

Oh, it did post eventually.

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Snoozebox · 20/08/2015 17:04

Thanks Work, how long does your bread last?

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