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Tuesday 25 August 2015

Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) : Back To Basics

This very interesting article was written by Julia McPhee, a fellow blogger,who lives in New Zealand, I think it's an interesting read - but what do you think?

"I think it’s time to get back to basics on low carb high fat (LCHF) dietary approach and clarify what it’s all about. The academics are fighting it out at policy level; there are several high profile chefs and foodies spreading the word at a public level, and good on them all. We need a multi-level approach to make changes to our health messages and to get the right messages to those that need them most.

But what about that person on the street. The 40 year old who despite listening to recommended public health messages for the past 20 years and following a low fat, high carb ‘healthy diet’ – has gained weight, has been diagnosed as pre-diabetic or has been put on medication for high cholesterol.

And now there’s a new kid on the block who says, “forget everything you have heard and believed for the last 30 years” and “eat more fat and less fruit”. “Stop eating those whole grains and cereals that we told you last year were healthy”.

I see it all the time; they roll their eyes and say to me “yes Julia but what’s next? What will you be telling us this time next year?”


I promise you that this is what I will be telling you this time next year:

Eat less sugar – full stop
Eat less processed foods
Eat more green leafy and above ground vegetables
Eat good quality fat – avocado, olive oil, butter, coconut oil
Eat meat and poultry (leave the fat and skin on), and seafood
Eat dairy products; cream, cheese, full cream milk, full fat unsweetened yoghurt etc
Cut bread, rice, pasta, cereals, and grains from your diet
Drink alcohol in moderation, but while actively trying to lose weight just give it a miss for a short time (believe me, you will survive)

But one more key point:

Eat only when you are hungry and stop when you are full

The high fat component of the LCHF eating plan will make you feel fuller faster and for longer. Interestingly we don’t need a clock to tell us when to eat. Neither do we need a specific sized plate to tell us how much to eat! Your brain and body will tell you when you have had enough. This is an instinctive way of eating; listen to your body signals."

... If you are unsure what to eat and what not to? Have a look on Julia's website and many other sites there is great information on the 'inter-web' ...

"But if you are:
Over 40 (or under for that matter)
Over weight (even just a little)
Tired a lot

Or if you:
Don’t sleep well
Are easily and often stressed
Know that you are not functioning at a level that is the best you can possibly be

Then just try this clean and instinctive way of eating.

You deserve to feel good, look good, and be great in all aspects of your life! "



Most words and above article from "Julia McPhee" here

How about trying this low carb meal?
Beef, slowly cooked with onions, carrots and cabbage - see recipe here  




Or this one Dijon Chicken With Mushrooms - find recipe here



Do hope you've found this of interest, sometimes it's good to go back to basics!

All the best Jan

16 comments:

tess said...

ooh, does that chicken recipe look good! :-)

Anonymous said...

Interesting read. Good recipe ideas :)

Jo said...

Both recipes look delicious. We often eat a simple beef stew with carrots, onions and cabbage during the winter months. I think it's time to wheel it out again with the weather we've been having just lately.

Anonymous said...

It is better for all to reduce carbohydrate and sugars. I do wish the government bodies were quicker to initiate new thinking regarding this.
Your beef dish looks very appetising.

Kath ( retired HCP )

chris c said...

I'm just reading/rereading a bunch of blogs from around the time a lot of "Paleo" peeps suddenly rediscovered carbs, including especially Stephan Guyenet (Whole Health Source) who thought Gary Taubes dissed him so decided to claim that insulin had nothing to do with weight gain.

Now it may well be that fit healthy young people can eat carbs and get away with it but for people whose carbohydrate metabolism is already broken, which is an increasing proportion of the population, and I assume most people reading here, this is NOT a good plan.

In my case, and no doubt most of you, cutting the carbs and upping the fat rapidly brought back the ability to control my eating simply through becoming and staying FULL from one meal to the next, quite apart from all the other benefits.

If I'd carried on eating high carb low fat I have no doubt I'd be as fat as one of our doctors by now, if not dead.

Lowcarb team member said...

Hi Tess - this chicken recipe is a winner, a favourite in our house.

Thanks for your comment.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hello Anonymous at 19.18 - glad to hear you found the article interesting. Please enjoy the recipe ideas.

Thanks for your comment.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hi Jo - both of these recipes are tried and trusted in our house. You can't beat a tasty beef casserole, and Autumn is just around the corner.

Thanks for your comment.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hello Chris - great to read your comments and thoughts here, thank you.

Have to agree when you say " In my case, and no doubt most of you, cutting the carbs and upping the fat rapidly brought back the ability to control my eating simply through becoming and staying FULL from one meal to the next, quite apart from all the other benefits "

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hello Kath, thank you for your comment.
I do agree it is better for all of us to reduce the carbohydrate and sugar. From my own personal experience I feel healthier by living the LCHF lifestyle these past seven years and I just wouldn't go back to my previous higher carb, higher processed foods that I used to eat.

The beef dish tastes lovely, do try it out.

All the best Jan

DeniseinVA said...

Yum, I shall enjoy the recipes you share in this blog.

Debbie said...

this was a great read, lot's of really good guidelines. i have a problem with sugar, sometimes i desperately need a sweet drink to recover from a weak spell!!!

i want to go back and look at the recipes!!!!

Launna said...

The chicken recipe looks delicious... I could eat that a couple of times a week ♡

Lowcarb team member said...

Many thanks for your comment Denise.
I'm sure you will enjoy both these recipe ideas, they make a very tasty meal.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hello there Debbie, and thanks for your comments.

So pleased you found this article of interest.
Enjoy the recipes...

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Hi Launna, many thanks for your comment.

Do give the chicken recipe idea a try - it is delicious, and tastes so lovely.

All the best Jan