[alexanderbecker]

Originally Posted by Saidin

I read on this forum that eating meat isn't good for you, but I don't know why. Milk's not too good either, but why not? And more importantly: what is good? Where do I start? I'd really like to:

• Create some kind of eating list with breakfasts, lunches and dinners,
• Know why the food and drinks on this list is good for me.

Hi Saidin, below is a list I compiled for the purposes of general eating, not following any specific diet, be it vegan or warrior or whatever you like --

1. Keep a journal and note every bit you eat for a period of at least two weeks.
2. Measure and log your weight, daily.
3. Change your eating habits and your lifestyle, do not go on a diet only temporarily.
4. Do not starve or deprive your body of any food group, do not avoid all fats or all carbs.
5. Eat consciously, resolve to eat healthily, replace unhealthy food with healthy food, one item at a time.
6. Eat in moderation, eat less than your metabolism burns, excess energy is stored as fat.
7. Eat natural instead of processed, organic instead of refined foods.
8. Eat more fruits and vegetables and nuts.
9. Eat less starchy (potatoes, rice, bread, pasta, or beans) and more fibrous foods.
10. There are no miracle pills.

The full post is archived at WOW: 10 Diet Tips for Successful, Sustainable Fatloss and Long-Term Health Benefits (General dieting principles based on common -- yet often ignored -- sense.)

And as for the milk, there is almost conflicting evidence, although I tend to go against dairy produce for human consumption, the logic against drinking another species' milk is kind of compelling and also, I personally feel so much better without milk and cheese and the like in my diet.

Reference: Dairy Products as Part of a Healthy Diet?