Peanut Butter diet?

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  • YeaILift
    YeaILift Posts: 580 Member
    If you look at the the macro nutrition's of this diet:
    ~60% fat 30% protein 10% carbs

    It falls right in line with a ketogenic diet. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet)

    Obviously it isn't being used for it's recommended purpose and there is risk involved, but this type of diet has been recommended to individuals with certain medical conditions by trained professionals since the 1920s.
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    WOw, I can't believe there is an actual Peanut Butter diet. That is insane. I wouldn't do it.
  • HopefulLeigh
    HopefulLeigh Posts: 363 Member
    "A ketogenic diet is suitable for some people – but most definitely not all. Depriving the body of carbohydrates can place significant strain on the body – particularly liver and kidney function. Many people will feel considerably fatigued during the first few weeks of ketosis – the body is trying to adapt to using ketones as a fuel source" -http://www.everydiet.org/diet/ketogenic-diet

    Liver and kidney function seem important to me...
  • chaeid
    chaeid Posts: 5
    Ok, so I have decided to go with this peanut butter idea starting Wednesday. Here is what my daily diet would look like...

    2 hard boiled eggs (white only)
    3 cups of fat free milk
    2 bananas
    3 fuji apples
    6 tbsp of Jif Peanut Butter
    1 oneaday multivitamin

    The macro nutrition's of this diet are 56% carbs(143g), 21% protein(52g), and 23% fat(58g). The total calories sum up to about 1230.

    I know it's a little lowin calories so I may eat another banana and/or another apple sometime during the day. Also while there is a lot of fat, only 15g are coming from saturated fats. On the plus side, it is low in cholesterol and sodium while being high in potassium.

    The only other glaring standout is the amount of sugar (94g). However most of it is coming from the bananas and the apples.

    This diet seems pretty balanced to me but maybe there is something that MFP is not telling me? Please let me know if this seems like a liable diet as I am trying to lose weight.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Did you just skip the last two pages?

    What are your stats now?

    Read this.

    http://www.ptcfrankston.com/doc/newsletter/PTC_Newsletter_IssueNo37.html

    I don't think anywhere in there will tell you to eat 6 tbspns of pb and some fruit per day.
  • HopefulLeigh
    HopefulLeigh Posts: 363 Member

    This diet seems pretty balanced to me but maybe there is something that MFP is not telling me? Please let me know if this seems like a liable diet as I am trying to lose weight.

    Okay then. Obviously you're determined to do this no matter what you're told and have chosen to put the blinders on when reading others responses ... if you even read them. Enjoy your yo-yo diet.
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