Which of These Diets Look the Best?

Nutrition
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I’ve never paid for music when I could just stream it on YouTube or Spotify for free. I’d only pay for a live show, but never felt compelled to go to one aside from my friend’s emo bands in high school

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I just have the old metalhead mentality. I like to own the CDs, go through the books, support the artists. I especially love listening to albums when I drive because then it’s not a dangerous hassle to type on my phone which song to put on the bluetooth

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Technically, you’re paying for it. You’re the commodity when the product is free. And ads.

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Hm, I solved this by having tons of curated playlists. This year I started datestamping them so that once the year is over I’m going to “freeze” them and leave them untouched. So, I have a few select choices depending on who’s in the car with me.

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Yup, that book is full of product placement. Nearly everything is brand/product specific.

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My comment was more in reference to YT/Spotify for free and not the book. Even if it is as you say mostly referring to certain brands with a book, you as the individual aren’t the commodity in the same sense.

Usually though, just to tie back to the book most products from the same category tend to be somewhat interchangeable. Sure, there’s a huge difference on a bread made with butter, kefir/yoghurt, dried fruits and seeds but if a recipe specifies a certain brand of toast finding something that has a similar calorie/serving ratio is fairly easy and one only has to invest the effort once per product.

Finally, @aldebaran what is an example of an ingredient you cannot get in the EU? I find that a lot of things I find in US recipes are available from US-import stores and (when it comes to “fitness” ingredients) supplement shops.

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Well yeah many things like his sugar free syrups, hiw wraps etc even white eggs are really hard to find in France. I mean I could get them online, but I don’t have have the luxury right now to pay shipping sales for food. Hmmm the syrups might be a good investment though

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The specificity makes it harder to adhere to.

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Care to elaborate?

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I would disagree on a couple of fronts.

  1. Sweet potatoes and nuts are excellent choices. I have eaten so many raw nuts in my lifetime with reckless abandon, I think they are an excellent and healthy addition to nearly anyone’s diet. Sweet potatoes are a great source of carbs.

  2. This cookbook may have some merits, but I don’t think eating healthy is one of them. (or, at least if you believe in eating whole and real foods). Examples of ingredients I would never eat or call healthy:
    -White bread
    -Sweetener

  • Egg whites
  • Low calorie syrup
    -0% cottage cheese
    -low calorie ketchup
    -fat-free cheese
    -50% less fat butter
    -light mayo
    -PB2
    -low calorie jam
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