So this week has been a week of gaining back some of the weight I lost even though I am keeping to the dietary limitations.
So my head has been spinning about how to get it going back on track - downwards. One items that has bothering me when reviewing my food diaries on MyFitnessPal is how low my fibre intake has been most days. General agreements I have heard is that more fibre is better for the body - intake should be 20-30g per day.
Most non-western cultures generally eat a lot of the same foods day in, day out. Here in the western world, we like variety - a LOT of variety. It is supposedly some status symbol now I think. I want to read more about this food dessert thing. I know price of basic fresh ingredients is part of the equation, but one area is listed (near where I live) that I am unsure how it is listed a food dessert. That means there are other factors involved. I am curious now though.
While I know eating the same foods day after day after day would not work for me, I can eat the same foods multiple days if I make a bit of an effort to change it up some; i.e., difference spices, sauces, add-ins.
The flittering little idea that has been populating around is pick 4-5 items that are pretty decent quantity of fibre of vegetable origin and 2 that are grain based (leaning to lentils & something). I will make a "salad/coleslaw" like dish though every day it will have different spices. So the recipe will be always 2 vegetables, 1 rotational vegetable, 1 rotational grain, and go wacky on herbs & spices (maybe even difference types of vinegar or oils). Though the oils will have to be small qualities as they are generally fairly high in calories.
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