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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So after seeing the latest Netflix documentary about the benefits of Keto ( see details here https://www.netflix.com/title/80238655 ) I am thoroughly confused at what I should be eating and feeding my family. I tried vegan, it didn't work for us, then we followed Paleo pretty closely, then I read about the benefits of a plant based diet so we adopted that, now  I am hearing grains and wheat shouldn't be eaten much....ugh I am exhausted. I realize that veggies are good no matter what under all so called plans and processed food is bad, but I am not clear on how much meat (especially red meat which is supposedly carcinogenic and cancer promoting) we should be actually consuming. We are currently a family of 3, daughter is 3.5 years old and we are about to have a baby in 2 weeks. Nutrition and health are important to me but I am honestly starting to doubt everything. Anyone else in the same boat? Ideas? Sources I can refer to? Thank you![/quote]

OP, as a registered dietitian and chef, your post saddens me, because I think you so perfectly spell out the mindset of so many people today when it comes to food and healthy eating. Too much information available, too much misinformation, too many fad/ trendy diets, too much judgment and less-than-scientific opinion available on what you "should" eat and what you "should" feed your family.

Do you want the bottom line truth, at least in my professional (see above) opinion?

[b]Your grandmother was right.[/b][u] Eat what you love, live an active lifestyle (read: exercise every day), keep portions under control. Crazy diets are just as you discovered with vegan: difficult to follow and almost impossible to put a family through. Moderation is the key. Learn to cook, eat seasonally and locally when you can (not "organic," necessarily) and you'll be fine. There is no magic bullet that will ensure great health; a lot of that is luck and genetics. Keep your weight under control, keep your blood pressure and cholesterol in check and you're doing fine. And stay off the internet for advice: Registered Dietitians are the health professionals who have the science of nutrition in their backgrounds. [/quote]

The rest of your post is great, but this advice is becoming really trendy, and every time I see it, it cracks me up.

My grandmother kept a fridge full of cocktail onions, and Vienna sausages.  Before her grandchildren came to visit, she'd stock up on bizarre processed foods that she thought we'd like, such as onion English muffins.  She was horrified that I drank water, and repeatedly told me to check with my doctor to make sure it was OK for me to do so.  When I asked her what I should be drinking suggested gin and tonics.

My kids' grandmother would serve us a lunch of bologna on wonder bread, with a side of peaches in heavy syrup, a big glass of iced tea made from a powder that included saccharin and "artificial lemon flavor", plus some jello for dessert.  For dinner we'd have hot dogs split in half, filled with cheez food, and wrapped in bacon, along with some rice a roni, a few frozen peas, and several helpings of Kool aid, dessert (a must have at every meal) might be chocolate pudding or rainbow sherbet.

I'm not a perfect parent, and I certainly don't feed my kids a perfect diet, but looking to grandma would not improve it. [/quote]

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