Our society is rampantly reliant on sugar and processed
foods as dietary staples.
Not exact matches
Since ages, cheese has been an important part of the human diet, both
as a
dietary staple and gourmet
food.
These days, the phrase «plant - based» is becoming a more popular term to accurately describe the
dietary choices of somebody who is no longer choosing meat, dairy, and eggs
as staple foods.
Because you'll be seeking out free - range, organic, and ethically raised meats and locally grown, organic vegetables
as dietary staples, Paleo is an awesome way to reconnect with your
food sources.
However,
foods such
as eggs, fatty fish, and meat should also be considered
dietary staples on a low - carb diet because they are rich in high - quality protein and provide valuable nutrients.
However, the list of things to avoid also includes a lot of
foods I have always considered
dietary staples: tomatoes, legumes (including everything made from them, such
as soy milk, tofu, tamari....)
Bone broth used to be a
dietary staple,
as were fermented
foods, and the elimination of these
foods from our modern diet is largely to blame for our increasingly poor health, and the need for
dietary supplements.
Traditional Asian soy
foods such
as tofu, tempeh, and miso have been a
dietary staple in that part of the world for centuries, and they are increasingly found in Western diets.
While whole
foods from quality sources can not be topped, would it be worthwhile for those who tolerate dairy and don't have consistent access to a source of raw milk to use a high - quality whey protein powder 1 time a day or every other day (merely
as a supplement to the diet, not
as a
dietary staple of any sort) in terms of deriving benefits on the glutathione front?
That said, asparagus and most other vegetables should be treated
as supplementary
foods rather than
dietary staples.
It is a low - carbohydrate
food that is rich in many of the amino acids cats need, but it should never serve
as a
dietary staple.
This
food can help relieve constipation in moderation, but it should not be given
as a
dietary staple — dogs who eat too much applesauce will wind up with diarrhea!