What's Good For People To Eat - Rough Draft

Throughout my life, every since I can remember, all the way to when I was still a young boy, I was told to eat a certain kind of food everyday and to always limit the number amount of servings and portions on others. I guess through all the panics and the worrisome, have caused people to change their diet drastically. Food was never a life threatening issue. People in France cooked their meals with loads of oil and cook huge servings. Meat was never feared of giving people diseases and people did not look at their weight as an issue. However as time changes, people change as well. What use to be just a needle in a haystack has blown up world wide. People now a day are starting to notice their waistline get bigger and bigger by the day. People have stopped eating beef for the fear of mad cow disease, yet the majority of the people in the U.S. and in France can’t stop eating at McDonald’s and Burger King and Wendy’s and all the fast food chains. They want to cut their waistline and unplug their arteries yet they go to these fast food chains for a “quick fix.” Some even eat these for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner!!! With such a huge issue now on food, nutritionists came up with different diets that people can follow to steer them away from food that can increase that waist line. Such diets for example, include the famous Atkins Diet, a vegan diet, the Mediterranean Diet, and then just the Normal US Diet. (just to name a few) I feel that all these diets, such as the Atkins Diet, Mediterranean Diet, etc. are all a big joke. Americans and people around the world do not need a guide to tell them what is ok to eat and what is not. People now a day are always on a rush and simply do not have the time to sit down and eat a healthy meal so instead they grab for the closest and most convenient food, fast food. People simply need to do is to watch how much they are eating and if what they are eating is going to hurt them in the long run. It’s okay for people to splurge every now and then and grab something like a Big Mac with Large Fries and a Large Coke, but they simply should not have that every single day, as shown in the movie “Super Size Me” the drastic results of eating only McDonald’s for a whole month, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
With the Atkins Diet the dieter will try to erase carbs from their body completely. Just like with any other diet out there, there are certain foods that one can and cannot eat. With the Atkins Diet, the people have to try to eat as little or no carbs at all. The Atkins Diet consists of 4 phases. Phase number one is Induction. “Induction is a brief, jump-start phase that triggers your body to predominantly burn fats. As you reduce carbs, your body will be prompted to use fat for fuel, resulting in weight loss from this fat-burning metabolism.” (http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/phase-1-induction) It states that induction lasts for 14 days and that after that period of time one is to see significant results. Beginning with induction is a choice, but if chosen, it will jump start a person’s weight loss as the person starts cutting back on carbs consumption. What happens during induction is when you start cutting back on carbs consumption the body starts burning fat instead. It takes about 48 hours for the body to happen and one might feel hungry and light headed for a few days until the process happens. Foods that are acceptable are:
tuna chicken oysters* beef scrambled
salmon turkey mussels* pork fried
sole duck duck lamb poached
trout goose clams bacon** soft-boiled
flounder Cornish hen squid veal hard-boiled
sardines quail shrimp ham** deviled
herring pheasant crabmeat venison omelets
• cheddar
• cow, sheep and goat cheese
• cream cheese
• Gouda
• mozzarella
• Roquefort and other blue cheeses
• Swiss
• alfalfa sprouts
• daikon
• mushrooms
• arugula
• endive
• parsley
• bok choy
• escarole
• peppers
• celery
• fennel
• radicchio
• chicory
• jicama
• radishes
• chives
• lettuce
• romaine lettuce
• cucumber
• mâche
• sorrel
• artichoke
• celery root
• pumpkin
• artichoke hearts
• rhubarb
• asparagus
• chard
• sauerkraut
• bamboo shoots
• collard greens
• scallions
• dandelion
• snow peas
• bean sprouts
• dandelion greens
• spaghetti squash
• beet greens
• eggplant
• spinach
• broccoli
• hearts of palm
• string or wax beans
• broccoli rabe
• kale
• summer squash
• Brussels sprouts
• kohlrabi
• tomato
• bean sprouts
• leeks
• turnips
• cabbage
• okra
• water chestnuts
• cauliflower
• onion
• zucchini
• crumbled crisp bacon
• grated cheese
• minced hard-boiled egg
• sautéed mushrooms
• sour cream
• Spices
• All spices to taste but make sure none contain added sugar.
• Herbs
• basil
• garlic
• rosemary
• cayenne pepper
• ginger
• sage
• cilantro
• oregano
• tarragon
• dill
• pepper
• thyme (http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/acceptable-foods/)
The next phase of the Atkins Diet is the Ongoing Weight Loss. During this time the dieter will boost their body’s ability to burn fat. Also they have to “Make better carbohydrate choices as you expand your taste for nutritious food” (http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-two/phase-2-ongoing-weight-loss) and what’s important is for the person to understand their own body better meaning recognizing how much carbs they are consuming and still have the ability to lose weight. During the on going weight loss, the person have the choice to experiment with their process to lose weight. The third and last phase is maintenance. In order for the Atkins Diet to succeed one have to really commit to it. It is not just something you do to lose 10 pounds and then go back to the way you were eating before. For someone to have complete success, they have to stick with it throughout, basically like a life time commitment, and only then will the results really show and “soar.
All throughout I feel that dieting is important for one to stay healthy. However to go through each step and experimenting with different diets are completely unnecessary. They only and perfect diet that I think people should try and commit to it is the “Healthy” US Diet where people just have to watch how much they are putting into their body. Consume more fruits and vegetables and balance out the dairy and poultry intake and the body should be fine. I feel that it is also for someone to splurge now and then also just to satisfy their crave as long as they don’t do it on a daily basis and they should end up fine. Also with their eating habits I feel that exercise should always be included daily. At least running for a short period or doing some sort of exercise in the morning or at night can help speed up the process.