A great read

SlimSonic

Found this book at the back of a cupboard today, it was given to me a while ago but never got around to reading it.

Wow! It totally explains this WOE , now I realise where I've been going wrong. So nice to see it all in black & white and understand what was being said.

Well worth a read if you're struggling a bit like me.

slimzandra

I just Googled it. Sounds right on.

The Diet for a lighter and healthier life
•Eat dairy products like cheese, butter and cream
•Eat meat and seafood and don't cut away the fat
•Eat more omega-3 rich fish, eggs and saturated fats
•Avoid light, reduced fat and sugared products
•Eat only 5 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams of food
•Stay away from potatoes and potato products like crisps; and rice and grain based starchy foods like pasta, bread and cakes.

Benefits
•Gentle and sustainable weight loss
•Say goodbye to crash diets
•Feel and sleep better
•Better skin and teeth and an improved immune system
•Less risk of heart disease and diabetes.

What's interesting is that this looks like an older book. Just from my Internet reading, it seems to espouse slightly different suggestions from the "new" Nordic diet. HAHA.


Not sure what the difference is between Nordic and Scandinavia(?)
Edited myself: guess there is a difference. - http://en.biginfinland.com/nordic-or-scandinavian/
The best definition of Scandinavia? Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Of Nordic, the Scandinavian Countries plus Finland and Iceland.


A quote from Mr. Google.

"Nordic diets involve eating mostly wholegrains, fruit (with a focus on berries), vegetables (particularly potatoes, cabbage and root veg), canola oil, and oily fish three times a week. The New Nordic Diet places more emphasis on nutrient-dense foods that have been grown in the wild and on seasonal, organic produce." "Nordic diets suggest eating less red meat. When you do eat meat it should be high quality and lean. You should also up your intake of oily fish."

The LCHF, Keto folks and it seems the Scandinavian diet (at least what I briefly saw) avoids grains, potatoes, cabbage and root vegs, fruits and is happy with fatty meats.

GaleHawkins

Nice find @SlimSonic. What was the publish date on the book?

nvmomketo

I've been trying to find a copy of that. Our entire province doesn't have it in any of the libraries! And I'm too cheap to buy it. LOL

SlimSonic

@GaleHawkins it says 2011 first published in Great Britain. I know I've had it a while, just obviously needed the right inspiration to read & take it in!

totaloblivia

I have it on my kindle. One of the earlier books I read on this woe and helpful about different carb levels

KetoGirl83

I've been wondering if I should buy it. I have his more recent The LCHF Cookbook amazon.co.uk/Low-Carb-High-Cookbook-Author/dp/B00EV5ZENI and like it a lot. He's really passionate about LCHF.

This is from the intro:


The older book probably has some duplicate content but there are not a lot of good books around so thanks for the recommendation, that goes to my wish list.

lodro

"scandinavian" and "nordic" have the same buzzword feel as "french" or "mediterranean". Being half scandinavian myself, I feel I can safely say that. Norway, which I know best, is as carb obsessed as the rest of the world, perhaps even more so. So a LCHF diet is an "oddity" there too, not something "Scandinavians" would recognize as being inherent to a scandinavian eating pattern. Yes, there's more of an emphasis on fish (not surprising) and berries (because stone fruit is scarce, because of the climate), but a "nordic diet" is a fiction, sadly. (Nor are "Scandinavians" healthier than the rest of the world)

carlsoda

My husband's family is Swedish and boy they love their desserts, just look through a Swedish cookbook I agree, I think it's a buzzword right now. But if you omit the "bad" stuff, it is a healthy diet with lots of fish, eggs, cheese, pickled herring (yum), veggies and such.