This might not be for everyone, but I love raw broccoli and carrots dipped in sugar free bbq sauce + a little bit of ranch dressing.
What are your favorite low(er) calorie, low calorie-per-volume-ratio, or appetite-suppressing foods?
It’s not wrong. I doubt anyone here eats a healthy diet. Even Alex admits to binging on beyond meat from time to time, that’s not healthy. Drugs is most important. Warren Buffett, for example, eats a junk diet, probably have been on drugs for a long time.
I would disagree. I bet the members here eat remarkably healthy diets. Nobody is perfect, but then don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
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Al dente lentils… (just put dry lentils in water and microwave for like 15 minutes [or even less if you can]). Put in some peppercorns to taste (they are softened and their flavor is memorable).
However, I did microwave for 5-6 minutes and got a terrific stomachache that knocked me out for 2 days
[the main issue is that some people soak them in water to remove dirt, which is inconvenient enough for me to not do it - it’s unknown if this dirt is a problem long-term]
The “less” soft they are, they more full they make you and even further reduces their glycemic index (plus dry lentils are so cheap and easy to carry around). The main issue is that they’re always in plastic packaging (it’s unknown if these plastics are problematic)
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I don’t think that’s the reason, but because it reduces cooking time and by rumors gas.
You can get them in bulk in burlap or cotton drawstring bags. They taste much better if you rinse them a few times before cooking.
Brown lentils are not my favorite. I tend to rotate through green split peas, pink lentils, yellow split peas, blackeyed peas, field peas, lima beans, garbanzos, kidney beans, and black beans.
I get bored and need variety. I’d go crazy with the same legume day after day.
I’ve been soaking overnight and cooking a batch every other day for decades now. Between myself and my three large dogs they go quickly.
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Calocurb (amarsate) [possibly]
also just eat LOTS of carrots
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Better (more edited) thread here: Favorite low-effort, lower-calorie food items that you can easily get from a store/use as fast food. #DiningGuide - General Health and Longevity - CR Society Forum
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Problem is you get a lot of sodium with those foods. Have you thought about powdered food for vegetables, for example?
Like BJ’s Super Veggie, no added sodium:
Could you design a longevity and wellbeing soylent? We have to build the longevity food.
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Just add potassium salts to neutralize the bad effects of sodium
Umm, I don’t think that is how it works. Is there a mechanistic reason why that would decrease serum sodium and improve hydration, and attenuate the deviation in hydration?
I am still curious how you would design a soylent, DYI, or otherwise.
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@Neo since you like my posts, any thoughts on a possible DYI healthspan soylent and what you would think about? I don’t know whether @AlexKChen has thought of that before. I think it’s important it could be drunk or eaten in a short eating window to optimize sleep? And for serum sodium/hydration.
I think it is completely true as well that the future food will be unlike anything we have today, regarding the optimal diet. It will probably be totally artificial and designed for the person. Maybe it’s possible already.
Haven’t given it a lot of thought - would just make sure in a big way that any processing is not screwing up the foods’ originally nutritional potential and/or adding negative modifications to it in any ways (glycation, etc).
(Edit: I) Mostly try to focus on whole foods for now, but may experiment with some of Blueprint diet packs when on the road or in contexts of limited time.
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