Whole Foods Lifestyle

[mizski]

I have switched from SBD to Atkins. South Beach taught me to eat good foods and I carried that a step further by really looking at what I eat. By scrutinizing labels it was an easy choice to dump processed/packaged foods and start making things myself.

Most people think of Atkins followers as people who just eat lots of bacon, jerky, pepperoni, pork rinds and of course, tons of butter. I know I am just at the beginning of my Atkins journey, but I want to do mine in a healthy way.

Like with SBD, I wonder how many people really read the books. South Beach's Dr. A advocated eating real foods (with the exception of Splenda) and so does Atkins' Dr. A.

So, what do I have in mind? Organic and preferably locally grown veggies whenever possible, fresh caught sustainable fish & seafood, organic, cage-free eggs, grass-fed beef/bison, free range chickens, organic herbs, etc. Most important: have a wide variety of things. It prevents culinary boredom and it is more healthy to get a wide variety of nutrients.

I hope there are others here who also try to enjoy a whole foods/clean eating lifestyle.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by mizski

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Like with SBD, I wonder how many people really read the books.

I've been around ADBB long enough to say: Not many! And if they do read it, they read it very selectively.

Anyhow, I used to be a vegetarian and a for a short period of time, I was a vegan. So I was "into" whole foods earlier than this new whole foods craze.

I think it's just healthier to eat as minimally processed and refined as possible and to support local agriculture as much as possible. I feel better when I eat the veggies I grow in my garden. For example, I've been eating fresh green beans almost daily because my garden has exploded with them this year. These beans are very fresh when I eat them because I walk outside about 10 feet, pick them, walk back inside about 10 feet, rinse them off and plop them into a saute pan.

I know what's in my home grown veggies. I know how they have been processed (ie washed, picked over, frozen, dehydrated, etc.) And I know that I didn't use pesticide AX452b199 series 57.9800000 on them.

[liv]

Nice to hear. I'd love to learn more about it.
I have become so much more aware of real food since I started. I have always been fond of easy processed stuff because it was well easy but now I have come to understand that there is a world of chemicals out there that I may not want to injest.

So I gradually have started to eat a lot more whole food. Well to do Atkins you pretty much have to I think
I have looked into greener and cleaner stuff too but it is still expensive for my budget. I am trying to find out what I can do and still keep expenses down.
Any tips?