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I can understand making choices that lean toward more nutritionally dense foods, ie, getting more bang for your buck in what you consume...but that doesn't make the other stuff empty, when you're talking about real food. Doritos = empty. Whole grains = not empty.
So I hesitate to jump in now with talk of frozen yogurt but I'm too excited so want to share that we just bought a Yonanas. I was waffling about buying one but DD had a tough dentist visit this morning and frozen banana yogurt seemed like the perfect solution. It makes really delicious banana frozen yogurt (only had bananas in the freezer.) I can't wait to freeze up more fruit and try it!
I've been researching menus and food lists. I must have a plan if I am going to be successful. I tried to get DH to do it with me, but no dice. I'm still on the fence but I'm pretty sure this is going to happen in May. I have to wait until after our city's annual 2 week-long party called Fiesta. I must have my once-a-year funnel cake. It's non-negotiable.
Yeah, but my point is that there is a place in my diet for all whole foods. I'm not fueling myself like a horse. And (short of food allergies or intolerances) I'm not throwing out an entire food group, wholesale. YMMV.
. Each of my beasts has a vastly different diet depending on workload, weight, and how they utilize fats and carbs. One gets 3# a day of a super high carb diet (heresy for some horse owners), another needs fat/fiber for energy to be at his best.
...and yet we try and one sized approach for ourselves. It's just not that simple.
I already eat a mostly whole food diet. We cook almost all of our meals. I'm so used to cooking that when I DO eat restaurant food, I get a dehydration headache from all the salt. My hesitation is the grain thing. I love my grains! I don't believe they are evil. I do think refined flour and such should not be in any diet. We eat rice at least 3 times a week. Corn is a staple too in the form of tortillas and chalupa shells. However. I wonder if taking all the grains and other allergens out then slowly adding each one back in will help me determine what is causing my incessant itching! I seriously think it's food-related. But I can't pinpoint it. It might be the sugar. It might be the wheat. I am also bloating and have strange IBS issues.I think I just talked myself into it.
And I hope you're not fueling yourself exactly like a horse, their basic calorie requirement is around 19,000 calories a day.
I wish I were a horse. I'd be awesome at it.