20 principles of a healthy diet

1. Low-glycemic-load meals
2. Combination of protein, fat, and carbohydrates to reduce glycemic load
3. High Fiber-30-50 grams a day
4. Increased omega-3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fats
5. Colorful diversity of low-glycemic vegetables and fruits
6. Anti-inflammatory
7. Detoxifying foods
8. Antioxidant foods
9. Increase intake of nuts, seeds and legumes
10 Whole soy foods
11 Lean animal protein
12 whole grains (minimal flours)
13 minimize or eliminate refined flours and sugars
14 little caffeine
15 No artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup
16 No trans fats and few saturated fats (less than 5% of calories)
17 greater meal frequency
18 lower meal quantity
19 eating breakfast
20 not eating 2 or 3 hours before bed

You know what I think is funny but also sad about this list is that it basically means all the things we have done for convience are bad for us, we have become so obssed with time and money that we have forgotten to take care of ourselves! and we wonder why americans are so overweight!!
Great post thanks!!

That is so true. I think it is time to look at ourselves and realise that life is to short and we really need to make a change for US.

Thanks for the list. May I ask where it came from? I think it will be great to review it periodically and work on one point at a time until I am eventually doing most or all of these things. It's great to have a summary of goals to shoot for though! :bigsmile:

I got this from the book I have been praising. The Ultra-Metabolism Cookbook. A Fantastic book.