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Food and Nutrition: Food Fads and Diets

Vegetarian Lifestyle and Recipes:

 Vegetarian Day Recipes

Food Ate Accross the World

If it crawl, wiggles, hops, runs or grows, it's food!  Insects. larvae, lizard, frog, snake, fish and fruits and vegies you may never have seen in your supermarket, abound!  Foods are eaten raw, roasted or battered and deep fried.  Try something different today(you may want to just start with a new fruit or vegie)!! By the way, the stuff that looks remarkably like poop on bread is actually 'black pudding' made from dried pork or sheep's blood (UK)

                               different types of dinner you can eat in the UK

The Paleo Diet:

The Paleo Diet is based upon everyday, modern foods that mimic the food groups of our pre-agricultural, hunter-gatherer ancestors. The following seven fundamental characteristics of hunter-gatherer diets will help to optimize your health, minimize your risk of chronic disease, and lose weight.

  • Higher protein intake
  • Lower carbohydrate intake and lower glycemic index
  • Higher fiber intake
  • Moderate to higher fat intake dominated by monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats with balanced Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats
  • Higher potassium and lower sodium intake
  • Net dietary alkaline load that balances dietary acid
  • Higher intake of, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and plant phytochemicals

   Food Pyramid

Vegan Diet:

Subject Guide