Real Food = The Only Diet Wondering which is the best diet---Atkins, Paleo, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Vegan? The answer is simple: eat real food. For thousands of years humankind has not had a problem maintaining a healthy weight. Only in the past thirty years has obesity skyrocketed, and contradictory dietary information proliferated. How on earth did humanity survive without all of these diets and studies? They ate real food. The problem is that most of what shows up on our plate is a seductive imposter--hyperpalatable concoctions that look like real food, but are not. Find out if your food passes the “real food” test by answering these questions. Take the Real Food Quiz Does it have a long list of ingredients? ? (Answer) Can you pronounce everything on the label? ? Does it have vitamins and minerals ADDED to it? ? Does it say “low fat” “low carb” “heart healthy,” “low calorie” or make a health claim on the label? ? Does it have a label? ? Does it come in a “fun size” “super size” or “big gulp?” ? Would you great grandma recognize it? ? Did they ask you if you wanted fries with that? ? Is your food likely to survive into the next century? ? Is the advertising aimed primarily at kids? ? So if you are confused about what the best diet is, don’t be. The best diet is one of real foods. Real foods are the foods that your great grandparents ate, and that people have been eating for thousands of years. Foods in their natural state, cooked at home, and simply flavored. If your entire diet consists of foods such as these, you won’t have to count calories, feel hungry, or even worry about popping vitamin pills. So, put your food through the “Real Food Test” and see if it passes.
