Let’s summarize here.
“Let’s get something straight here. A diet consisting of canned tuna, cottage cheese, skinless chicken breasts, and MRPs every day is NOT a “clean” or “healthy” diet.”
I don’t think anyone really disagreed with this, although I changed my mind and said it might be considered “clean”.
“First off, where’s the fat? You NEED fat in your diet, and eating this low fat is not good for health, not to mention it lowers T levels. And you shouldn’t be getting most of your fat from polyunsaturated sources - this is NOT healthy.”
I don’t think anyone disagreed with this, either.
“Second, you can’t eat the same thing every day. You need to vary the diet in order to prevent development of allergies. Plus it gives you a wider source of nutrients. And no, just because some of you don’t develop allergies does not mean allergies cannot develop.”
Ok, so some people question the allergy thing. I do recall Poliquin mentioning something about allergies to protein sources recently on his site…
I don’t think anyone disagreed about the nutrient part.
“A MRP is a supplement, NOT a staple. It should only be for when you absolutely cannot get in a solid meal. Consuming MRPs all the time compromises intestinal flora, and contains lots of synthetic vitamins, and could very easily contain chemicals that are not good for you.”
I don’t think anyone disagreed with this, either.
“This type of diet does not include much nutrient content. Where are all the good vitamins comming from? No, don’t tell me you take a mega multiple…those are synthetic vitamins and do not do the same thing. And how many multiples contain vitamins C, calcium, potassium, etc? Not to mention beta-carotene is NOT vitamin A.”
Ok, I don’t think anyone disagreed with the first part.
Some disagreed and said synthetic vitamins work the same as those in foods. They obviously need to do some reading.
“Why don’t people eat more eggs? Eat 3-12 raw a day and you’ll get a lot of great vitamins. Include some oysters and clams in there, too…they’re jam packed with extremely valuable nutrients (such as zinc, which is found to be depleted in many atheletes). Eat some veal liver. It has tons of vitamin A and other B vitamins. Eat shrimp that supplies a lot of vitamin D. Use butter for the good fats and vitamins in it. Add some more fermented products in there to help digestion and intestinal health. Add some cod liver oil into the diet as well. Buy whole chickens and cook them, and when you’re done eating the meat, take the carcass, put it into 2-3 liters of water, add some seasoning and 1-2 tbsp of vinegar and let it cook for 6 or more hours. This is a GREAT source of many nutrients that’s found in the bones and cartilage. Add the giblets into the soup, too. It’s all good.”
The only part that was disagreed with is the eggs, yet I addressed the issue with links and explanations.
“I don’t know why such important foods are forgotten when they supply such vital nutrients.”
No disagreement here.
So what’s the big deal?
Neil