r/nutrition

If sandwhich meat is bad, what sandwiches can we make at home?

What do you think about sunflower seed husks, watermelon seeds, melon seeds, potato peels, kiwi peels, coffee grounds, etc. as a source of fiber? I thought about asking, and now I've done so. These are all the similar sources I can think of. There are a lot of rumors about sunflower seed husks being unhealthy, causing appendicitis, and that they may also contain traces of pesticides. I'm quite confident in the health benefits of coffee grounds, as they should retain a significant portion of their antioxidants. I learned about watermelon seeds that they are very rich in minerals and vitamin E, but their total weight is only a few percent of the fruit, and they are only available when the shell is broken. With melon, things are much simpler; all the seeds are in the center of the fruit and can be dried and ground.

Prioritizing by the most *cheapest* possible, then *maximum nutrition* (no problems eating for months), and no preperation (like cooking, can bring to work)

How much are you spending a day for your 3 meals the next month?

Hello,

Are there benefits in quitting refined sugar, but eating fructose?

I am interested more in the psychological benefits.

Hello,

Drinking water before meal improves digestion?

January 1st: meal prepped, cut sugar, replaced rice with cauliflower, told everyone I was "changing my lifestyle."
January 9th: someone brought samosas to the office. I had 4. The cauliflower is still in my fridge. It has a name now. I call it Regret.

It is now JULY. My new year new me era lasted exactly 8 days.
Honestly though? July feels like a second chance. Mid-year reset. We don't talk about it enough.

So what broke YOUR streak this year? Drop it below

I’ve seen many evolutionary arguments for diet online (not from academics, maybe they get better and more sophisticated) but find what i have seen unconvincing because what we die of/selection pressures have changed drastically. Im unwilling to grant the assumption that even if ancient diets were generally optimal in the past they must be optimal now. Living 80+ years is a new common occurrence in human history. Infant mortality is very uncommon now, and now it pays to plan for more long term. Selection pressure is applied for the factors that caused infant mortality (or other ancient common causes of death) in the past. That may not help you with the old age illnesses that are common now.

In addition: selection pressure obviously directly impacts until adults reproduce, and potentially until children reach adult age. After that i believe the childs survival till after reproductive age is largely decoupled from parents survival, so selection pressure largely does not apply to old age illnesses.

Edit: that may be countered by grandmother hypothesis and is suspect

Dietary requirements are known to change with lifestyle/level of physical activity. Typical lifestyle now is completely different. RDA’s though add a lot of margin to address this and some are adjusted for bioavailability of typical diets.

Edit: please refrain from having diet wars on r/nutrition posts. They are not allowed. Diet wars are allowed on the related post below in another subreddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/carnivorediet/s/SUmWyj0Sf2

Which option should one select purely from a health standpoint?

• Pork Chop w/ stewed cannelini beans & broccoli rabe
• Lamb Chop w/ roast carrots, mashed potatoes, harissa

I think I know the answer, which is a bit counter-intuitive, but am looking for confirmation on it. Thanks!

Is there a big difference in satiety when consuming protein from Whey powder vs animal or vegetable products high in protein? Having a simple comparison between standard chicken breast and whey shaken with water ratioed to exact same protein amounts? Comparing the macros this should be a no brainer that a chicken breast should keep you full for longer. Anyone tried such experiment or knows articles that I can read about this or similar topics?

And which foods has them all ?

I’ve been seeing some things about Advanced Glycation End Products and how they are more prevalent in foods cooked on high dry heat and can be damaging to the body. I regularly air fry/grill meats and vegetables and I’m wondering if it would be wise to stop this and switch to more boiled or slow cooked foods

I was talking with my trainer who said that peanut butter brands like JIF have hydrogenated oils which contain trans fats. I've heard mixed things about how bad the trans fat content of these oils is for you so I was wondering:
1 - Is the amount of trans fat in something like a JIF container bad enough that you'd recommend avoiding it?

2 - Are there any major brands that don't have hydrogenated oils?

Thanks everyone for all the responses. I'm not a nutritionist so take this with a grain of salt and read the comments yourself but it appears most people have said that the hydrogenated oils used to store things like JIF don't have trans fats. Best practice is still to get natural peanut butter brands--the kind with the oil that separates at the top--or just pb brands with the shortest ingredient lists.

So I have tried the basic Fairlife Chocolate Protein drink and I LOVE it. Do the other two taste as good? The Core Power/Core Power Elite?

What I love is that it doesn't taste like normal protein drinks it just tastes like chocolate milk it's not super thick.

Any other recommendations??

Are there health benefits to spacing out when you take your supplements and vitamins or is it all the same to take just at once say in the morning?

I split this in two meals with a day apart so 160g for one day in bolognese.

I really enjoy frozen bananas. I just buy regular bananas and then freeze them overnight. Do frozen fruit, specifically bananas, have any lessened nutrients compared to fresh fruit/banana?

I've read the concept of starting a meal with veggies, to have soluble fiber's gel line your intestinal tract before other foods enter the system, so foods will get processed more slowly and thereby blunt glucose spikes. My questions:

1. Is this true?
2. If true, is it counterproductive to mix my chopped veg with yogurt?