The 1 Ingredient Diet

"is it sustainable 100% of the time? nope."

The people that you call trolls - I assume including myself - are trying to demonstrate the limitations of an arbitrarily and severely limited diet.

Have you ever looked the variety of fruit, vegetables and protein that are available? The diet anything but limited. The possibilities are endless.

Yes! But the original post implies that one shouldn't combine them.

no it doesn't.

Then we agree to disagree. The Original Post led me (and some others) to assume this diet, aptly named "The 1 Ingredient Diet" means you do not eat anything "together" with more than one ingredient. You can't mix your oats with cooked apple, cinnamon & milk, for example...

That's how I read it, and I stand by the fact that I think that is boring. I am currently eating a salad of at least 10 ingredients... and there's pepper on my chicken, so I'm screwed.

I like how you cut off my response. That's cute. If you or anyone else can't understand the idea behind the original post, then you are truly sad. Carry on.

No it doesn't. That would be the take away of someone looking for a straw man. I suppose everyone should start adding a layer of fine print to every post so that people who delight in smearing the original idea will have no reason to attack.

That would be the take away of someone who read the original post, didn't assume that it meant something other than what it said. The OP, without expounding, said that an apple is okay because it has one ingredient, but that an otherwise undescribed box of whole grain cereal is not . . . because it has too many ingredients for the OP to remember or pronounce.

It's not called the no-additives diet, it's not called the no-chemicals diet, it's not called the no-preservatives diet. It's called the 1-ingredient diet.

Don't accuse me of making a straw man out of that!

I like how you cut off my response. That's cute. If you or anyone else can't understand the idea behind the original post, then you are truly sad. Carry on.

She quoted coach reddy, not you. Keep up if you're going to be slinging insults and making accusations.

Thanks for the post...It helps actually...it floors me how many people on here need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. Can it not just be a great post about eating all natural food? The post led to believe blah blah blah....Why can it not just be...great advice to live by????
Thanks original poster....

i guarantee you the OP meant that when he goes shopping he only buys foods with one ingredient. what you make with those foods is entirely up to you.

everyone splitting hairs is creating an argument out of nothing.

if we want to be anal about it, the OP also didn't say you can't eat one ingredient foods WITH other one ingredient foods now did he?

Thanks for the post...It helps actually...it floors me how many people on here need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. Can it not just be a great post about eating all natural food? The post led to believe blah blah blah....Why can it not just be...great advice to live by????
Thanks original poster....

Because to a lot of people, it's NOT great advice to live by.

I like what I eat, and I'm doing quite well on what I eat. I, personally, couldn't stomach a "1 Ingredient Diet" for more than 1 day.

And, if we are to assume he means one thing and not another, then it needs to be presented as such. It floors you that people need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. IF we don't judge a post by what it literally says, then what's the point?

This is a text based communication, there is no inflection, there is no facial expressions or body language to go gauge what the poster is trying to convey, so it's left up to a persons personal beliefs, mood, personality, etc to distinguish what the post means to them.

Thanks for the post...It helps actually...it floors me how many people on here need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. Can it not just be a great post about eating all natural food? The post led to believe blah blah blah....Why can it not just be...great advice to live by????
Thanks original poster....

Because to a lot of people, it's NOT great advice to live by.

I like what I eat, and I'm doing quite well on what I eat. I, personally, couldn't stomach a "1 Ingredient Diet" for more than 1 day.

And, if we are to assume he means one thing and not another, then it needs to be presented as such. It floors you that people need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. IF we don't judge a post by what it literally says, then what's the point?

This is a text based communication, there is no inflection, there is no facial expressions or body language to go gauge what the poster is trying to convey, so it's left up to a persons personal beliefs, mood, personality, etc to distinguish what the post means to them.

And the OP in NO WAY said that you HAVE to adopt his diet now did he? Again, the persecution complex........

Just for clarification, I'd like to ask people to weigh in since it's Friday and things tend to "come up" on the weekends that divert my diet.... Is a wiener 1 ingredient? If I don't add the buns or condomints?

Just don't buy those cheese dogs with the cheese in the middle. That's two ingredients.

i guarantee you the OP meant that when he goes shopping he only buys foods with one ingredient. what you make with those foods is entirely up to you.

everyone splitting hairs is creating an argument out of nothing.

if we want to be anal about it, the OP also didn't say you can't eat one ingredient foods WITH other one ingredient foods now did he?

so at what level does ANYTHING you eat befome one ingredient?

While I would never deny a diet based off whole foods isn't healthy or desired, the whole mentality that processed/premade is bad for being such is just silly. If something is still MOSTLY whole foods and has a little here and there added for flavoring that doesn't make it unhealthy.

Also if you moderate certain processed foods and that food NEEDS preservatives to prevent MICROBES (the main culprit in the safety of your food) and your body has perferctly capable detoxification/metabolic methods (as studied by as nausium studies prior to introduction in foods), then that is likely NOT causing even a remotely unacceptable risk/detriment to your health.

Have we forgotten that 100 years ago (and still in parts of the world today) EVERYBODY ate a 1-ingredient diet.
There was no fast food, there was very few boxed mixes and pre-packaged foods available at the grocery store.
People bought single ingredients and combined them together to make real food -- in my childhood we called it "from scratch".

I saw a FB post the other day showing people how to combine all these ingredients from their cabinets into zip lock bags and "make their own boxed brownie mix"

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lol, I never saw my mother or grandmother cook brownies from a box.

I do my best to cook from scratch most nights of the week. Where I get into trouble is adding soups or sauces to things. I don't have the time/energy to make scratch cream of mushroom soup just to add 1/2 cup to a casserole.

I have taught my daughter how to make pancakes and biscuits without pre-packaged mixes. She makes awesome brownies with coffee in them that she learned watching the foot network.
I create homemade "hamburger helper" on a regular basis with real cheese and milk. Learning to make a corn starch white sauce changed my life!

When comparing two options at the grocery store, I look for two things:
1) which one identifies as made in USA, Canada, or Mexico? If it's local, even the better!
2) which one is closer to a "whole" food -- fewer alphabet ingredients

On the other hand, I was sitting in a restaurant the other day and watched a fellow implement the extreme "1 ingredient" diet technique that the trolls would like ---
He ordered a bacon double cheeseburger, when it came to the table, he separated all the parts onto his plate, cut them up individually with a knife, and then ate with a fork in order, all of the burger, all of the cheese, all of the bacon, all of the tomato, all of the lettuce, two pickles, and then the bun. Of course none of the parts touched each other on his plate. The waitress brought him a big platter for a single burger, so apparently he does this in there all the time. I wanted to send him a hot fudge sundae with nuts and a cherry just to see what would happen (I think he would have exploded).

Thanks for the post...It helps actually...it floors me how many people on here need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. Can it not just be a great post about eating all natural food? The post led to believe blah blah blah....Why can it not just be...great advice to live by????
Thanks original poster....

Because to a lot of people, it's NOT great advice to live by.

I like what I eat, and I'm doing quite well on what I eat. I, personally, couldn't stomach a "1 Ingredient Diet" for more than 1 day.

And, if we are to assume he means one thing and not another, then it needs to be presented as such. It floors you that people need to judge posts based on literal and ridiculous. IF we don't judge a post by what it literally says, then what's the point?

This is a text based communication, there is no inflection, there is no facial expressions or body language to go gauge what the poster is trying to convey, so it's left up to a persons personal beliefs, mood, personality, etc to distinguish what the post means to them.

And the OP in NO WAY said that you HAVE to adopt his diet now did he? Again, the persecution complex........

And I didn't say he was saying that I HAVE to adopt this diet, but the person I quoted said that I should say "Great Job, OP!! Awesome advice!!" and I was simply stating that I don't agree with this advice. Please explain how I came across as feeling persecuted? Disagreeable, yes, I was disagreeable, however persecuted is a bit of a stretch. I'll even go so far as to say argumentative...but that's all in the persons point of view.

I like how you cut off my response. That's cute. If you or anyone else can't understand the idea behind the original post, then you are truly sad. Carry on.

She quoted coach reddy, not you. Keep up if you're going to be slinging insults and making accusations.

Actually, I didn't sling any insults. LOL.. cute how people get offended when their egos get hurt. Carry one. I don't care about getting the last word, so I will likely not respond again.

most 1 ingredients foods are treated with pesticides or food grade waxes to stay fresh in the store and for the end user...

It is easy to make your own yogurt -- all you need is a clean corning ware (glass) dish, a microwave, a refrigerator, and a small container of any plain (not vanilla) yogurt you like.

Heat the milk in the dish in the microwave until it starts frothing (you can do this part on the stove if you prefer). 185 degrees F
Let the milk cool in the glass dish until it reaches about 110 degrees F (you can stick your clean finger in and it's hot but not scalding).
If the milk cools to where it doesn't feel hot at all, you gotta heat it up again.

Stir into the milk, 2 tablespoons of room-temperature PLAIN yogurt [this is a starter---you'll want to keep 2 tbs from this completed batch to start your next batch].

Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place it in a warm (but not hot) place --- an oven with a pilot light is a great spot.
Let it sit there for 7-8 hours [longer makes it thicker and more tangier].
I usually make mine at night before bed and when I get up in the morning it has solidified.

When it's solid, put it in the frig and keep cold for a few hours before serving. Stir any whey that has separated when you dish yourself out a nice bowl and add fresh berries for a good time.

While there may be some residual chemicals from the "starter" in the first batch, they are diluted and gone by the 2nd or 3rd batch.

Have we forgotten that 100 years ago (and still in parts of the world today) EVERYBODY ate a 1-ingredient diet.
There was no fast food, there was very few boxed mixes and pre-packaged foods available at the grocery store.
People bought single ingredients and combined them together to make real food -- in my childhood we called it "from scratch".

I saw a FB post the other day showing people how to combine all these ingredients from their cabinets into zip lock bags and "make their own boxed brownie mix"

---

lol, I never saw my mother or grandmother cook brownies from a box.

I do my best to cook from scratch most nights of the week. Where I get into trouble is adding soups or sauces to things. I don't have the time/energy to make scratch cream of mushroom soup just to add 1/2 cup to a casserole.

I have taught my daughter how to make pancakes and biscuits without pre-packaged mixes. She makes awesome brownies with coffee in them that she learned watching the foot network.
I create homemade "hamburger helper" on a regular basis with real cheese and milk. Learning to make a corn starch white sauce changed my life!

When comparing two options at the grocery store, I look for two things:
1) which one identifies as made in USA, Canada, or Mexico? If it's local, even the better!
2) which one is closer to a "whole" food -- fewer alphabet ingredients

On the other hand, I was sitting in a restaurant the other day and watched a fellow implement the extreme "1 ingredient" diet technique that the trolls would like ---
He ordered a bacon double cheeseburger, when it came to the table, he separated all the parts onto his plate, cut them up individually with a knife, and then ate with a fork in order, all of the burger, all of the cheese, all of the bacon, all of the tomato, all of the lettuce, two pickles, and then the bun. Of course none of the parts touched each other on his plate. The waitress brought him a big platter for a single burger, so apparently he does this in there all the time. I wanted to send him a hot fudge sundae with nuts and a cherry just to see what would happen (I think he would have exploded).

But....It's not 100 years ago.

If we take that logic and we live in the past then log off your computer, toss it out, toss out any other modern luxury you're using as well.

Fast food, boxed dinners, canned soup...all of these things were made for convenience.

Also, in the story of the guy in the diner..if he where following the 1 Ingredient Diet, he would have ordered the cheeseburger without the bread, because he couldn't eat bread.