I'm reading a lot about how we evolved on the Primal diet and were healthier before agriculture. I need to do more research about that. I think it's pretty undeniable that overall health has been in a tailspin for the past 100 years, especially after canning and processed food really took off post-WWII. But I'm not completely convinced we need to reject all grains and legumes. Corn syrup, sugar, and the grain-based diet, though - very plausible link to the uptick in obesity, diabetes, cancer, etc. Stuff to research.
Note from an email discussion with my sister I want to keep in mind:
"My opinion is that the diet really went to crap not 10000 years ago but about 100 years ago with the industrialization of food production. Humans did some forms of agriculture for a long time with pretty good results. Once you got to a point where diet was being dictated by other people though (think feudal era where you couldn't hunt, or similar setups where people were farming crops that mostly got taken away to feed other people) - well, I think that's where malnutrition and diet-related illness got a foothold. But the era where we created things like Cheez Whiz is really where the wheels came off."
Breakfast
Repeat of yesterday's smoothie
Snack
Carrots, apples and raisins. Still needs cinnamon. Not enough carrot (never thought I would say that)
Lunch
Managed to get a grilled chicken breast and grilled veggies from the diner where the colleagues ordered lunch today. It was much tastier than I expected. Hoping it wasn't marinated in sugar or something.
Snack
Dinner
Note from an email discussion with my sister I want to keep in mind:
"My opinion is that the diet really went to crap not 10000 years ago but about 100 years ago with the industrialization of food production. Humans did some forms of agriculture for a long time with pretty good results. Once you got to a point where diet was being dictated by other people though (think feudal era where you couldn't hunt, or similar setups where people were farming crops that mostly got taken away to feed other people) - well, I think that's where malnutrition and diet-related illness got a foothold. But the era where we created things like Cheez Whiz is really where the wheels came off."
Breakfast
Repeat of yesterday's smoothie
Snack
Carrots, apples and raisins. Still needs cinnamon. Not enough carrot (never thought I would say that)
Lunch
Managed to get a grilled chicken breast and grilled veggies from the diner where the colleagues ordered lunch today. It was much tastier than I expected. Hoping it wasn't marinated in sugar or something.
Snack
Dinner
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