Oddbean

The other day, my son told me a story about a kid at school who said all his food was unhealthy. Curious, I asked him what he’d been eating (see photo). Later, I asked him what the other kid had that was supposedly so healthy. His answer? McDonald’s French fries. An important life lesson was learned: never take health advice from someone eating McDonald’s! #nostr #bitcoin #plebchain #coffeechain #dadlife #satoshi #DCA #daily #grownostr #hardmoney #dads https://m.primal.net/LxnA.jpg

All of that food leads to an insulin spike. The bread and granola and sugar (in the granola and fruit) is all converted to glucose in the blood, and to combat that unnatural amount of blood glucose the body has to spike insulin to correct. Constantly elevating insulin leads to insulin resistance and metabolic / hormonal dysfunction - the root of all modern chronic disease. Most modern humans are addicted to food that creates insulin spikes, and live glucose hit to glucose hit. Think about what you eat in a day, is there ever a meal or a snack where you don’t have some form of sugar / carbohydrate? Most people are consuming some form of sugar and/or carbohydrates every few hours every single day. Their insulin is always elevated. They are physically and mentally addicted to these hyper palatable foods as well. The foods that don’t excessively spike insulin are animal products - meat, cheese and eggs. This is what we’re physiologically adapted to live on. They provide all of the essential nutrients and fats we need for energy and optimal hormonal health with a normal (minimal) insulin response. Fatty cuts of beef are the best possible option. Happy to send along some lectures by experts if you’re interested in learning more and getting out of the carb addiction / harm pattern and getting back to an optimal physiological state.

Some of that is true but when you Mix protein with carbs and sugar it does not always cause a blood sugar spike, not all carbs and sugar is bad. My son has half of pancreas due to rare condition, so I have read lectures, study’s and books on blood sugar and how to mange it in kids. We mainly target one ingredient foods and portion control with added protein. To slow the release of glucose into the system.

I’m glad to hear you’ve taken an interest and care about your child’s nutrition. But I think some of what you’ve read is just flat out wrong. In no reality is bread and granola good for humans. The fiber in fruit does reduce corresponding insulin response but there is still a response. Fiber itself isn’t beneficial or necessary in any capacity. Nor are the lectins in fruit. It’s very well proven now that fatty ruminant meat is the optimal food for humans. The further you get from that, the more detrimental the food is to the human organism.