Smoothies, protein powders, whey powder and other shakes. I much prefer whole foods to any type of powders or meal replacement drinks. The reasons are 1) smoothies generally require something sweet with them, which is yin. 2) they are often bad food combinations, and 3) they mix too much water with the food, which is very bad for digestion.
For best digestion, stay with whole, natural foods and avoid all smoothies.
WHOLE GRAINS
About 10% of the diet may be cooked grains. While these can be excellent foods, many people do not handle them well due to yeasts in the intestines and other intestinal difficulties. The best whole grains for most people are organic blue corn, as in the blue corn organic tortilla chips or blue corn tortillas. Others are brown rice, white Basmati rice, quinoa, millet, and amaranth.
Others, provided you don’t have gluten sensitivity, include rye, oats, and barley. However, many people feel better without any gluten in their diet.
Avoid wheat and spelt in all forms. Wheat is a very hybridized food, like beef and some dairy today. As a result, wheat has become an unbalanced and inflammatory food. An important habit change is to avoid all foods made with wheat such as most breads, pastries, cakes, cookies, flour tortillas, hot and cold cereals, soups thickened with flour, and wheat pasta. Wheat pasta is less processed and a little better, but still best avoided. If you want pasta, use rice, corn, quinoa or other non-wheat pasta.
Also avoid buckwheat, which is a variant on wheat.
Always cook grains thoroughly. Avoid granola, trail mix and muesli, which may not be well-cooked. Grains are best eaten freshly cooked, if possible. However, pasta made from corn, rice or quinoa, and organic blue or yellow corn chips are fine, as are blue or yellow corn tortillas.
FATS AND OILS
These are extremely important foods, especially for fast oxidizers. Good sources of fats and oils are raw dairy products, good quality eggs, meats, some olive and other types of unrefined oils, and a little nut and seed butters. Most people need between one and three tablespoons of fats daily.
Avoid most French fries and other deep fried foods, as the oil is often overheated and damaged. Avoid coconut oil and palm oil. Some health authorities recommend these oils, and a little is fine, but they are too yin in Chinese terminology for regular use.
FRUIT AND SWEETS
Avoid all fruits, which I find are not good for almost everyone today. They are almost all hybrids that are too sweet, and they have less nutrition than most other natural foods. They are also very yin in Chinese medical terms. Fruits often upset the blood sugar level and very often contribute to intestinal diseases such as yeast infections. Also, while technically alkaline-forming, most people cannot utilize them properly and they acidify the body, at times. Most also contain a toxic form of potassium due to the use of N-P-K fertilizers.
Do your best to change your eating habits to avoid all fruit and sweets, perhaps with the exception of a few berries for desert on occasion, or a rare piece of apple or other juicy fruit in the summer during the fruit’s season. A few olives are also fine, especially the Botija olives from Peru.
Avoid all dried fruit, fruit juices and tropical fruits such as citrus fruit, pineapple, mangos, bananas and others. For more on this important food, readFruit-Eating on this website.
Also avoid all sugars, if possible. Do not substitute artificial sweeteners if possible. If you must, use a little stevia as a sweetener. Less desirable are raw honey, agave syrup or maple syrup. All the sweeteners are extremely yin and thus not healthful today.
BEVERAGES
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