Vibrant health.
Vintage means healthier. People used to look and feel better. Look around. People are hungry. Crabby. Fat. Sick. This has not always been the case. So many of us are struggling with weight... and with serious health issues. By age 50, almost half of us have metabolic syndrome. That is the 'on-ramp' to diabetes, heart disease, or both. What? This is not normal. Something is wrong with the modern American low-fat diet.
The low-fat diet.
The USDA's Food Pyramid was introduced around 1980. Its goal was to reduce chronic disease in America. Ironic. It has had the opposite effect on our population, and today, almost 70% of all adults are either overweight or obese. Epidemic rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, non-alcoholic fatty liver, and dementia ensued as our health care spending skyrocketed. Yet most of us continue to try to follow these dietary guidelines that have delivered such disastrous results. And worse, we teach this way of eating to our kids.
It is time for a change. Yet, in 2012, the USDA introduced MyPlate. Same low-fat advice... simpler graphics. As mothers, we are training the next generation of eaters. We can no longer afford to teach our children to eat this low-fat diet that does not work for most adults.
Tired of the same bad results? It's time to take back your plate. Return to a happier, healthier way of eating. Vintage eating.
“There is no problem so bad that the government can’t make it worse.”
Rethink breakfast.
Breakfast has changed more than any other meal. See what Grape Nuts, skim milk, and a banana do to your blood sugar... (it's not good!) and find some new -- well, vintage -- ideas about what to eat instead. If you do just one thing, try rethinking breakfast.
Better weight loss.
Fat satisfies. It comforts. It satiates. Fatty meals keep you full longer, so eating fat leads to less snacking and grazing. Although fat has more calories per gram, eating more of it helps you lose weight. Read more about all that adding fat to your diet can do for your weight and your health.
Modern epidemics.
Low-fat diets have been making us hungry and crabby for decades. And for what? They also make us fat and sick. We need to find a better approach. Learn more about the evidence that refined carbohydrates (sugar and flour) are driving our epidemics of chronic disease.
Vintage diets.
Need help finding the perfect vintage diet/lifestyle? What do you like to eat? This chart will help you find a match so you can eat vintage -- YOUR way.