I’ve decided to become a pescatarian–“the practice of a diet that includes seafood but not the flesh of other animals. A pescetarian diet shares many of its components with a vegetarian diet and includes vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains, beans, eggs, and dairy, but unlike a vegetarian diet also includes fish and shellfish.”
This was a gradual transition where I mentally don’t enjoy unhealthy foods because I immediately think of the long term implications of eating the food. For example, if I look at a cookie or cake, I just think of the poor energy it will provide. It’s like a simple video game decision to me – I don’t feel compelled by cravings.
The following are more foods I try to cut out:
- Sugars:?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM?”Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin”
- Artificial sweeteners
- Soy products because apparently they mimic estrogen
- Milk products – it’s hard to cut out cheese entirely since many salads I like have cheese so I eat it sparingly
The following are some products I consume instead:
- Seafood: Everything from fish, to shrimp and mussels
- Drinks: Water, tea, and coffee (best french-pressed)
- Deserts:?Almond milk ice cream, and?occasionally?chocolate
- Vegetables (major influence: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead -?http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122): Vegetables probably are close to 50% of my diet. I pick up trays/platters of vegetables to save time. I love most vegetables including spinach, asparagus, beans, avocados, olives.
- Fruit: I like many varieties but I like a lot of nectarines (I like the texture/taste), watermelon, apples, grapes and berries.?I’ll add tomatoes as another major fruit I consume.
- Nuts: Almonds, peanuts, and cashews
Still, when with friends and colleagues I’ll be open to breaking my general guidelines/eating habits.
