I don’t eat veg/fruit regularly. I literally can’t remember the last time I ate a piece of fruit. I will say, that I agree with ones like lewhitehurst that nutrition can be over-rated often. I see no need to go overboard with usual recommendations if you simply want “normal” health.
I found it took about 3 years of eating crap, for it to properly catch up on you (e.g. feeling tired fatigued often, poor mood etc). So I can completely understand how those who go weeks without eating “healthy” can do it fine.
I think many times, those who are paranoid about nutrition, are paranoid because they eat really well most of the time and so when “bad” food is introduced to the body, the body over-reacts to this (makes them feel lethargic/bloated etc), therefore they develop a psychological fear of not eating “healthy” foods.
I always remember going to a local history museum (on a historic farm where there was still some ancient remains) and one thing I found impressive and stood out to me was the diet of the local Scottish farmers. Because they didn’t have the luxury of shops and they were poor, their diet was extremely basic: potatoes, grains, and some meat and milk. Then in the summer time, they would get the occasional fruit (mainly apples). It was very unlike the “exotic” and varied recommendations most nutritionists come up with. Contrary to what many people think about ancient civilisation, these people lived a healthy life up to over 100 years old!
I cannot Google this info anywhere, and I wish I wrote more details down about it…
