Curious case of the carrot 🥕
“They told me to cut back on carrots as they’re high in sugar”
^^^ blimey, no wonder it is confusing out there on this nutrition world
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Thing is, any advice could be helpful under specific circumstances…
“Cut processed foods” (what actually is a processed food? Chopped tomatoes count with that too)
“Cut out gluten”
“Stop eating sugar”
“Stop eating carrots”
“Cut meat”
“Don’t eat dairy”
It’s really easy to say things like..
But if you do any of the above
You just need to consider this:
- What is the alternative?
- Which nutrients are you now missing out on?
Here’s some context:
If I cut carrots out of my stew, what would I add instead ? Would I then be hungrier after? Maybe grab a few crisps?
If I cut dairy out, which nutrients do I need to replace?
It’s fine by the way, you just need be sure you know:
🚀 How to get fermented foods in your diet
🚀 Whether you’re covering your protein intake
🚀 Whether you’re covering iodine and vitamin B12 intake
I could go on..
As always, it really depends on what the alternative is as to whether something is the “right” thing to do…
But I will say this
I’m pretty sure that cutting out carrots is way down the line of things
Matt “rooting for you 🥕 “ Fruci