BW is of course free to take his own counsel, however I will offer my own.
blinkwatt said:
I call it eating perfect because I only eat real food,nothing process,no sugar or salt added,nothing I eat touches a microwave and I eat for health,not for lifting. It just happens that the way I eat for my health also happens to work out perfect for how I lift.
there is nothing to fear from microwaves. they boil the water inside foods. if this does not ruin the texture of a food, go for it. now if giving up your microwave oven will force you to eat whole foods, by all means, throw it out the window.
avoiding industrial and processed foods is quite admirable & a worthy starting point, but I don't think you're being wholly consistent here, BW.
As my main food I eat;eggs whites(I leave 1 in 6 egg yokes in),ground beef,ground turkey,chicken & tuna. All are prepared on a George Foreman Grille if possible. Just to change things up every once-and-awhile I add pepper,a tiny bit of organic ketchup or high end cheese(not processed or crap added).
your meats are all processed, to some degree or another.
i may never convince BW of this, but to the rest of you:
Don't Fear the Fat! Run out right now and read a copy of "Real Food" by Nina Planck for yet another account of why saturated fat is not to be feared.
Organic ketchup is nutritionally equivalent to any other ketchup. Which is to say, pretty crummy.
Pepper is one of the most basic spices next to salt and belongs in / on nearly everything. You need to explore the variety if you want to continue eating whole foods w/o getting bored.
I'm wondering how you judge the quality of your cheeses..... (my take: as long as it is actually cheese and not "cheese food product" you're ahead of the curve)
You may want to watch how much fruits and veggies you eat at once because it can cause you to bloat up easily if you eat too much at once.
on the contrary, eat as much of these, especially fibrous veggies, as your body demands.
As for drinks,I only drink fat free milk and water.
fat free milk = processed. (especially if it includes powdered skim milk, and there's no way to know for sure one way or the other!) stick to whole milk, or try raw milk if you can get your hands on it. or avoid entirely and stick to yogurt and cheese if your body is "lactose intolerant" (produces little lactase).
add green (or white) tea to your beverage list. as much as you can stand, sweetened as little as possible (i don't sweeten mine at all).
Don't keep track of carbs and calories and that stuff,that will only cause frustration. Eat right and you don't have anything to worry about,you can eat whenever and however much as you like.
now
this is good advice.
