Yesterday, we talked about what cavemen probably ate. To review, they likely ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts, which were readily available. The likely ate little meat, as that was harder to come by. Finally, they ate what was nutritionally valuable. They were lucky enough to be able to trust their sense of taste in this.
How then to translate this into a diet in the modern era? Here are the three simple rules I try to eat by as much as possible.
1. Eat foods like they grow in nature
2. Eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and very little if any meat, eggs, or dairy
3. Choose foods for nutrition first, flavor second
I am far from perfect in applying these rules, but I try to abide by them most of the time. They fall in line with what cavemen would have eaten. They would not have prepared their food. They would have eaten what they had access to, and they would have chosen foods for their nutrition, which was synonymous with flavor in their era.
If you want to be healthy, have energy, and lose weight, apply these rules to your life. You don't have to count calories, carbs, or anything else. You can eat when you are hungry. You don't have to feel deprived. Just stick to the big three rules and the rest will take care of itself.
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