{"id":8749,"date":"2014-06-25T09:01:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T09:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2018-07-27T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:42:48","slug":"peek-fridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/peek-fridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Peek Into My Fridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In comments to one of the <a title=\"New Study Shows Chocolate Causes Acne, But..\" href=\"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/new-study-shows-chocolate-causes-acne-but\/\">earlier posts<\/a> someone asked what kind of diet I follow. This post is a reply to that comment.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t usually like to write about what I eat. Because what works for me may be a complete disaster for someone else, and I don\u2019t want anyone to copy my diet thinking it\u2019s the best thing ever for acne. It\u2019s not. In fact, I probably eat much unhealthier diet than what many high-profile health gurus do.<\/p>\n<p>I also don\u2019t want to spread the notion that you need to stick to a very specific diet to get clear. Some people may need to, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the case for most.<\/p>\n<p>If I had to briefly describe my normal diet, I\u2019d say I eat a paleo-ish diet. That is, plenty of fruits and vegetables and quite heavy on animal foods and healthy fats. I do occasionally eat grains, but they constitute only a small part of my diet.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what breakfast, lunch and dinner usually looks like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One or more of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrambled eggs with tuna, made from <a title=\"Ditch Your Fish Oil, Here Come Omega-3 Eggs\" href=\"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/omega-3-eggs-worth-it\/\">omega-3 enriched eggs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Some form of green smoothie. One that I recently started making contains 1 small\/medium banana, handful or two of lettuce, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, whey protein powder (chocolate flavored), 1\/2 cup of water. and ice.<\/li>\n<li>Homemade yogurt, though I stopped eating this as I strongly suspect it and some probiotic supplements actually cause gut problems for me.<\/li>\n<li>Fruits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also drink a liter of <a title=\"Hack Your Tea 3 \u2013 Cold Water Steeping\" href=\"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/hack-tea-3-cold-water-steeping\/\">cold brewed green tea<\/a>\u00a0every morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My lunch is usually either some Thai food or salad buffet at Sizzlers. If I go for Thai food then it usually includes rice with stir fried meat and vegetables. I dread to think what oils they use for frying here. Quite often I\u2019ll also have some spicy Thai soup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dinner is usually one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North-Eastern Thai food, meaning spicy salad, grilled meats and an herbal soup with pork and vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Salad at home.<\/li>\n<li>Home cooked meal with meat, vegetables, and a potato or other starchy vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Fruits, nuts and yogurt if I\u2019m not really hungry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I don\u2019t have any absolute food restrictions, that is, foods that I never, ever eat. I make a point of avoiding foods that aggravate my gut. The list so far includes: onions, grapes, strawberries, cocoa powder, leeks, oatmeal, and dried fruits. But even these cases I\u2019m not particularly fussy. Small quantities don\u2019t seem to cause any problems, so if my dish has some onions I don\u2019t worry about it. And if, for some reason, I have a hankering for oatmeal in the morning, I\u2019ll have it.<\/p>\n<p>I do eat my share of unhealthy junk, like potato chips, bakery stuff, pizza, french fries, ice cream, etc. These never make a big part of my diet, but I\u2019ll have them once in a while when the mood strikes. Also, I\u2019ve been known to drink beer.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t buy organic food. In fact, the only time I buy organic is if I can\u2019t find fresh conventionally grown produce. Frankly speaking, I just don\u2019t see the point of paying extra for something with <a title=\"Is Organic Food Really Better For You?\" href=\"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/is-organic-food-really-better-for-you\/\">no proven benefits<\/a>. When it comes to animal foods, I can see a good argument for organic and free range. Alas, those foods are not available in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not too strict with my diet, but overall I think it\u2019s pretty healthy featuring lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and not too much processed stuff. I also never stress about what I eat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In comments to one of the earlier posts someone asked what kind of diet I follow. This post is a reply to that comment. I don\u2019t usually like to write about what I eat. 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