That famous line.
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Were it that easy!
I know, I know, some of you are thinking, "Oh but it IS that easy, Arduous, it IS!"
And I admit it SHOULD be that easy.
But.
I recently went to the doctor and was advised that I needed to lower my cholesterol. So I've embarked on a pretty serious diet in order to lower that number FAST.
What do I eat?
Well, plants mostly. Today I had an apple, three oranges, and a banana as snack. Most days I eat a nice big spinach salad or a vegetable stir-fry. Something with plenty of veggies and a little helping of nuts for taste, texture, and protein.
And a lot of whole grains. Cereal, whole grain bread, etc.
And for good measure, I take a fiber supplement.
Except that apparently if you eat a lot of fiber, some vitamins might go unabsorbed. So, since I eat all the fiber and the fiber supplement, I also need to take a multi-vitamin.
And the doctor also said I should take a calcium pill.
And then there are the supplements I take because well, I should be having fish daily, but I can't, because of the mercury. So instead I get my omega-3 in a fizzy drink.
So, I have fiber supplements. Multivitamins. Calcium. And fizzy drink with omega-3.
I tell you, it's pretty exhausting.
And I've realized, in the past few weeks, that really, we DON'T know how to eat any longer. Because, for the life of me, I'm not sure how I've ended up with all these supplements and why.
But I also want to follow my doctor's instructions.
So ... I guess I'm eating food. Not too much. Mostly plants. And a whole lotta supplements.
