Cyril Strobe@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoHow do you ‘eat healthy’?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareHow do you ‘eat healthy’?Cyril Strobe@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
Given than nobody can seem to agree on what a ‘healthy diet’ looks like, what do you do? And why do you choose that diet?
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down2·14 hours agoNot too much sugar. Bread and pasta are fine as long as they’re not just cake disguised as bread (looking at you, America).
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 hours agoEverything in moderation The average person wants to be eating around 2,000-2,500 calories in a day unless you’re trying to put weight on or cut weight Carbs shouldn’t make up more than about 50-60% of that If you’re eating half a loaf of bread a day, you’re gonna have a bad time even if it’s good quality bread
minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·12 hours agoEven without sugar, bread and pasta are usually from white flour, that is quite processed and should not be eaten too often. You can replace by rice and other cereals or whole grain, they are all better options
Not too much sugar. Bread and pasta are fine as long as they’re not just cake disguised as bread (looking at you, America).
Everything in moderation
The average person wants to be eating around 2,000-2,500 calories in a day unless you’re trying to put weight on or cut weight
Carbs shouldn’t make up more than about 50-60% of that
If you’re eating half a loaf of bread a day, you’re gonna have a bad time even if it’s good quality bread
Even without sugar, bread and pasta are usually from white flour, that is quite processed and should not be eaten too often. You can replace by rice and other cereals or whole grain, they are all better options