Many people ask me what my minimalist diet is all about. Do I eat only once every day or do I buy snacks in the afternoon? Some of my friends had formed their theory of my minimalist diet. But no, my minimalist diet does not involve me eating once a day or buying snacks in the afternoon.
My minimalist diet is the food I cook by myself and how much I hate buying food from restaurants or eating out. Aside from being expensive, I know nothing about the ingredients they used to cook or preserve the food, so I can not determine if it is what my body needs.
When cooking, I try not to use processed foods like tomato paste and canned foods. I'll rather use fresh ingredients and vegetables. Although eating foods filled with vitamins and minerals is good, you should give room for fats, as it is part of the seven classes of food.
There was a time when I was only cooking vegetable sauce for every meal I had to eat. Although vegetables contain vitamins and minerals that are needed in the body, I did not give room for adequate energy-giving foods which should have the highest percentage in my body.
It also helped that I did not have to stand in the kitchen for multiple hours to prepare the sauce. But, I was losing energy quickly without replenishment because I was in school.
The brain needs its sugar to produce energy to send and convert signals. I was not giving my brain enough of that and it was telling on me.
We had about 2 - 3 lectures four days a week, and I remember feeling extremely weak after the first lecture, each day. My friends had already noticed how easily I got weak and they were concerned.
I knew I had to start adding carbohydrates to my diet, so I tried to find a balance. I started eating rice with my vegetable sauce or salad. I also got more cereals and oats for breakfast to provide the much-needed fiber and calcium for my body.
I have also started eating roasted chicken at least twice a week.
Just like my vegetable sauce was nutrient-filled, you may have a strict diet coined from the best ingredients. But when you take or do things in excess, you may leave out something very important for the body. Find your balance.
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