Heather wrote: >>"I haven't read the Wheat Belly book, but I think he's done a great job
of making the whole wheat thing be easier for people to understand
(and funny!). Most of the books to date are pretty dry and scientific."<<
of making the whole wheat thing be easier for people to understand
(and funny!). Most of the books to date are pretty dry and scientific."<<
Yes, *funny* always helps with just about everything imho:) but, especially when reading about health stuff...it's REALLY interesting but, at times, it can be send me right to the snore shelf;) I like that the book is also getting the word out there more into mainstream.
>>"I was fortunate enough to change my diet while my thyroid still worked,
but some of the rest of my family wasn't so fortunate, and they are on meds.
And I'm still getting people telling me how it's all in my head and I'm
just being difficult. Sigh. My kids are on track though, and my daughter
particularly is happy that she doesn't have the "issues" her classmates
have."<<
>>"I was fortunate enough to change my diet while my thyroid still worked,
but some of the rest of my family wasn't so fortunate, and they are on meds.
And I'm still getting people telling me how it's all in my head and I'm
just being difficult. Sigh. My kids are on track though, and my daughter
particularly is happy that she doesn't have the "issues" her classmates
have."<<
Wish I could have known to change my diet. But I guess shoulda coulda woulda doesn't get ya anywhere. I still get the "all in your head & difficult" thing a lot also. My step-son (now 27) and his wife think I'm nuts for all my "redicuolus" ideas about food & nourishment - DIL even thinks me raising a lot of our own meat & eggs & growing/buying organic/local produce is silly. So sorry for our future grandkids. (sigh) Both sets of in-laws think I'm nuts too. All 4 swear by the SAD - chemical, fake sugar and all. FIL just diagnosed with diabetes, has to have 2 hip replacments soon. NO fat on his bones at all. Someone finally thought to check his vit D levels, they were *5*! However, our 2 dd's are on track pretty good also. My oldest dd (GI/GF) was out to dinner with her BF's parents the other night. It happen to come up that we drink raw milk (I only drink/eat it fermented). The Dad told her you can get very sick & possibly die from that and kept ranting about how crazy she is for drinking it. Although he kept trying, she said she wasn't about to get into a contest with the him over raw milk so she just politely said "Well, I've been drinking it for the last 5 yrs so I'll let ya know how it goes!:)" (love that kid) This, coming from a guy that has chronic kidney stones, allergies to lactose, is overweight and all 3 of his kids are allergic to lactose, have lots of digestive issues like chronic IBS &/or constipation...Sounds like they all have the symptoms of GI/Celiac BIG time but none of them seem to realize it.
>>"My daughter, BTW, has grown up with a mostly Fast-5 kind of life,
mainly because I gave up trying to make everyone "have a healthy
breakfast". She eats very little, compared to her classmates, and
doesn't have the need to constantly snack. She is exceedingly healthy
and athletic. So I don't think parents really need to force kids to
constantly eat ... smaller kids do need to eat more often, esp. babies, but most of
the reason I got into eating constantly is that my Mom was constantly
feeding me. "You need to eat something!" mantra, and always we got a huge
breakfast before school. Quite possibly the starchy, sugary foods we did
have for breakfast set us up for a huge starchy lunch, and then a huge
starchy dinner. And the main starch was wheat, of course! Your average Asian breakfast
would be a little white rice and broiled fish, or miso soup. And the main
"snack" was traditionally, cups of tea while you study."<<
mainly because I gave up trying to make everyone "have a healthy
breakfast". She eats very little, compared to her classmates, and
doesn't have the need to constantly snack. She is exceedingly healthy
and athletic. So I don't think parents really need to force kids to
constantly eat ... smaller kids do need to eat more often, esp. babies, but most of
the reason I got into eating constantly is that my Mom was constantly
feeding me. "You need to eat something!" mantra, and always we got a huge
breakfast before school. Quite possibly the starchy, sugary foods we did
have for breakfast set us up for a huge starchy lunch, and then a huge
starchy dinner. And the main starch was wheat, of course! Your average Asian breakfast
would be a little white rice and broiled fish, or miso soup. And the main
"snack" was traditionally, cups of tea while you study."<<
Your daughter sounds like she knows how lucky she is to have had a smart Mom as a guide for nutrition:) Our 2 dd's are very athletic & healthy also. They see the way thier friends eat and also see the health issues they/thier families have and I think they're grateful for knowing there are healthier ways of eating. I gave up the whole "everyone needs a healthy breakfast" too! I make dinner every night so this Fast 5 lifestyle sounds like it won't be too difficult for me to incorporate. I think you are right about trying to force food on kids. My parents were the same way. "You need to eat something" & lots of starches at meals.
Wow, isn't the difference in cultures amazing? Most Americans would think the average Asian breakfast is gross or too different.... and tea for a "snack"?! Think of the possibilities if every family in the US changed the way they eat.
Nancy
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