Is There Such a Thing As a Perfect Diet?

Is there such a thing as the perfect diet? If so what would it look like? For years all of us have been bombarded by all kinds of diets. Low carb, low fat, high protein, and on and on. But with all the research isn't there one perfect diet that works for everyone?

Well the short answer is maybe. First let's look at what I believe would the qualifications for a perfect diet.

1. Is made up of wholefoods.
2. Be economical.
3. Consists of foods readily available in your local grocery store.
4. Consists of many of the foods/meals we consider traditional or comfort foods.
5. Be healthy.
6. Help you to maintain ideal weight.
7. Become a lifestyle not a diet.
8. Consist of foods & meals the whole family will love.

Okay that's a pretty tall order, but doable. After all shouldn't this perfect diet be one that everyone could enjoy and not some diet that you tolerate for a few weeks, lose some weight and then go right back to the burgers and fries. Well stay tune and I'll explore each of these qualifications and see if we can come up with a perfect diet.

First of all let us look at whole foods. By whole foods I mean foods that have one ingredient. Like salmon. The only ingredient should be salmon! Or chicken, potatoes, spinach; okay you get the idea.Select foods that are onprocessed and do not come with a list of ingredients longed than one or two items and certainly not with ingredients you can't pronounce and have no idea what they are.

Be affordable: Like you I have tried diets that have a list of ingredients that break the food budget. Stick with common everyday foods that won't cost you an arm and a leg.

Items three and four are closely related to item two. Buy economical foods that are available in your local food stores and are common "comfort foods". I have a favorite health food store, but it's a good forty minutes away and every time we go we return with items not on our list. Usually it's some exotic food item we just wanted to try, usually it's pretty expensive and several time we have put it in the fridge or pantry and forgotten about it.

Items five and six are also similar. Of course the food we eat must be healthy or else what's the point! And if it is healthy we should maintain a healthy body weight. Again sticking to one or two ingredient whole foods and as much as possible organic foods is the way to go.

Let us look at items seven and eight.In order for this diet to work and be perfect it must be something that becomes a lifestyle and consists of foods that the whole family will eat. Now that's a tall order, especially if you have young children. Here are two helpful tips to get even finicky eaters to try new foods.

1. Let them help in the buying and preparing of the foods

2. Now and then it's okay to have the fries and burgers.

I believe that if you follow these eight guidelines you will almost automatically create a perfect diet.

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By Pete A Turner