I devised this diet when writing about the Stone Age. It’s a tricky area,
because the truly Stone Age diet had no dairy food, cultivated vegetables or
grains, and relied on seeds, nuts, fruit, some roots, meat and fish. However it
is a very healthy regime and without a lot of starch, it will certainly kick-start
your weight loss.This was one of the most recommended diets of 2007.
Fruit nutrition
All fruit is good for you, with fluids and fibre and a wide range of
micronutrients. Fruit is good in a diet, but always be aware that fruit is high
in natural sugars and therefore contains more calories per portion than
vegetables.
Yellow fruits like mango, apricots
• One of the richest sources of alpha and beta carotene which help
fight cancers, wrinkles and ageing
• High fibre
Nuts
Why they’re good for you
• High protein, but peanuts are the highest
• Very high in beauty minerals selenium and vitamin E
• High fibre
• Walnuts have linoleic acid which lowers cholesterol
• Cashew nuts have highest iron and zinc content
• Almonds are high in calcium
Six reasons to eat fruit
1 It is the most natural food
2 High in fibre so naturally detoxes the body
3 High in carbohydrate, so gives instant energy
4 Bursting with vitamins – A, C and E
5 Fruit digests in 30 mins; meat takes 6-8 hours
6 Almost zero fat
Diet rules
It is easy to grab a piece of fruit and munch into it hungrily, and which
perfect person has never done this? It is important, however, to respect
your food.When there is a smaller amount of food than you are used to,
now is the time to shine in your artistic skills and learn to present each meal
as if it were being served in a Michelin-starred restaurant.After all, such
establishments never serve massive quantities of food, but they have the
knack of presenting meals so they look substantial.
1 Never eat until you are full.This is a bad habit. If you feel full, you might
be eating too quickly, not chewing properly or swallowing a lot of air.
Stop immediately.
2 Eat all your fruit on a place or in a bowl, cut or sliced up and presented
nicely.
3 Sit down to eat.
4 The exception is when eating your nuts.You have to eat those with your
fingers but again, eat each nut separately. Never just bring a palmful of
nuts to your mouth and tip your head back! Make the most of each
morsel.
5 Try to eat at the same times each day.
6 Drink orange-flavoured water with each meal and between meals. Simply
fill a jug with tap water, add a whole orange, sliced, and leave to ‘marinate’
until needed. Drink chilled or at room temperature.
Some people feel a little flatulent on this diet.This is because certain fruits,
apricots and apples in particular, contain the natural sugar sorbitol, which is
slightly laxative. Don’t let the initial bloating put you off: this will disappear
when your system has been cleared of any old waste products, and your
body gets used this amount of fruit.
source: CRASH DIET MONICA GRENFELL
