Originally Posted by
AJW2W11E
I avoid red meat ,eggs , ice cream, pastries and fast food.
Am I doing something wrong here? I worry about this a lot lately. I'm thinking I should trim down?
I've been eating a plant-based diet for 50 years. I eat neither mammals nor dinosaurs. I agree with no red meat, fish only in the meat department, but I urge you to rethink the no-eggs thing. It happens that we need certain amino acids in a certain ratio for optimal health. It also happens that those exact amino acids in that ratio are available in eggs. That's not an accident. DNA is god, it tells us what to eat. IOW, we originated eating lots of eggs and for rather obvious reasons. So eat eggs. They contain choline, which is a bit rare in other non-meat foods, and we need it too. I consume about 6 eggs/week counting cooking uses and also supplement with lecithin. For really decent eggs, select eggs from "pasture-raised" hens. Makes a noticeable difference in flavor and nutrients. They're supposed to eat a lot of bugs, not just chicken feed. Nothing unhealthy about eggs per se.
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Ch...hProfessional/