On top of that, do you take any supplements?
Ask HN: What does your diet look like?
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#2I usually eat an entire bucket of ice cream every night.
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#3I am on a low carbs diet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet
I take one pill of vitamin every day and I enjoy occasional protein shake (2-3 per weeks.)
I try to reduce my meat consumption, but I find it very hard.
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#4Fried egg, oatmeal, slice of an apple, one banana, and a glass of lactiad for breakfast.
2 PB&Js for lunch with extra pecans on the side.
Tomata pasta with steamed carrots, broccoli, onions, and pan fried chicken thighs for dinner.
Every single day. No variations which allows me to monitor my diet like it's 1984.
No supplements b/c I never really thought of them as being necessary.
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#5Typically I eat 3 meals during the day plus some snacking. My diet consists of 70% plants, 10% diary, 10% bread and 10% meat. This year I started making a vegetable-based smoothies every day to help with snacking and staying hydrated. I also add some Huel to the smoothie and so far I can say it has had a positive effect. I do not eat sweets (almost never) and I drink 2-3 coffees per day. I drink bear/wine occasionally and don't smoke.
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#6Whatever looks tasty at the time. Life's too short to obsess over it, and eating is one of life's great pleasures.
I tend to eat good quality meats and veg, lots of salads with avocado and falafel... but also burgers and pizza and beer.
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#7Paleo AIP for health reasons, primer here:
https://aiplifestyle.com/what-is-autoimmune-protocol-diet/
Been doing it for a year solid, good stuff. It is tough though.
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#8I drink lots of water and eat whatever, but only between 7pm and 11pm.
Sometimes I cut corners on the weekends. :)
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#9I try to stick to 40/40/10. That is, 40% protein, 40% carbs, 10% fat. I eat about 5 small meals a day about 3.5 hours between.
Usual protein is eggs, chicken, sometimes pork/beef, and supplemented with whey. Carbs are usually multi-grain breads, brown rice, or sweet potatoes. Fats usually nuts and cheeses. I'll throw green veggies into a few of my daily meals. I avoid all refined foods and sugars.
I try to stick to that breakdown about 90% of the week. I'm not super strict as I do enjoy unhealthy food (McDonald's, Kettle chips, mmm) every so often.
I have one basic rule: Everything in moderation. Any time I eat a meal of shitty/unhealthy food, I usually ensure the rest of my day's meals have reduced carb and fat content.
Being healthy is really easy, it's developing the habit that is hard. I've been doing this for 10+ years so it's normal to me now.
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#10Breakfast: Oatabix or porridge with milk
Lunch: Salad of, Spinach, cooked meat, pickled onions, balsamic dressing, rapeseed oil (maybe some cheese)
Dinner: Meat (usually chicken, sometimes Salmon) with spices cooked in George Foreman grill + Broccoli and / or spinach, kidney beans, buckwheat.
Snacks / Ancillary: Oranges, Bananas, dark chocolate, 'Barley cup' to drink (a caffeine free coffee substitute)
I've developed this over the years based on that following criteria.
What they sell in my local supermarket cheap
What foods keep the longest
Nutritional content.
What is fastest to cook.
What I'm not allergic too (I have a major nut allergy + mustard, eggs,few other things in a minor way)
What I like (or am ok with)
When my routine is good I will not throw any food out.
I have a few other habits I've developed. Eg, for chicken breasts I buy big cheap packs of them from the 'about to go off' section of the supermarket. Then squish them flat (about 1cm or less) and freeze them seperated by layers of clingflim. The clingfilm stops them from sticking together and making them flat means they will defrost in the microwave ina bowl of water in 10 mins, and also cook on the george foreman grill in 2 or 3 minutes.
Also when I buy spinach I immediately take it out of its plastic bag and put in in a big bowl with some paper towels. If you keep it in the plastic bag, when the leaves sweat water builds up in the bag and when they are damp they go-off very quickly.
I take iron tablets and vitamin D tablets as my doctor told me to. Blood tests revealed I had low levels of those.