But if you’re going to go down that road, you might as well get your fats and vegetables straight too. Theres a lot of debate about this, but it seems like saturated fats (found in coconut oil and animal fats [0]) might not be that bad after all[1] and preferable to PUFAs (specifically Omega 6s, more specifically pro-inflammatory linoleic acid), especially in the case of stearic acid. Aside from the potential negative effects of Omega 6s, most oils apart from EVOO and unrefined avocado and coconut oils go through many processing steps that degrade and oxidize the fats while introducing contaminants including benzene. And finally, there’s oxidation, where only olive oil and coconut oil (but not avocado oil) and animal fats are amenable to cooking[2] (smoke point has no impact on health effects, insofar as it isn’t related to peroxidation index value). Regarding vegetables, they might contains various anti-nutrients including lectins, tannins, and oxalates, and animal organs and eggs have them beat for nutrients. I’m not so sure that they need to go though, but eliminating them might alleviate certain gut or other troubles.
That being said, after trying for many weeks to eat ‘right’, I’ve reverted to eating burgers off plastic plates (not having an option being at college), though I am still using and very happy with an Aquatru Carafe countertop RO system.
[0] https://exrx.net/Nutrition/FatComparison
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794145/
[2] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Total-peroxidizability-i...
unless you switch to all home cooking
Yes we let the kids have McDonald's from time to time or we all eat it when we're on vacation. But restaurant food or takeout is absolutely nothing "normal" for us.
I get what you are saying about packaging even if we cook ourselves. Absolutely right you are and there is not much we can do unless we had a farm ourselves. I do grow some stuff but not enough garden to feed us all year. Some fruit trees and bushes too. Usually potatoes, salad and beans. Bushes are Haskap, blueberry, cherry, currants and raspberries. We pick strawberries for freezing at a local farm. And yes you hear right cherry "bushes". I have all the University of Saskatchewan cherry trees that basically don't grow higher than large bushes.
Also on fats I'm with you. I've done protein heavy Keto for two years for example and it (together with the right probiotics) cured my gut issues. I do eat carbs again but my digestive and hunger systems work properly again.
My dad was the one cooking at home and the only oil he ever used was Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I do the same. The only Canola oil I used is the one used to season the cast iron. We also use butter (zero Margarine allowed in the house) and cream to get stuff to taste good. Not sugar. The only sugar I use is the one that goes into the jam I make from our fruit trees and bushes. Well and we eat honey from a local bee keeper. For flour we use spelt as the main one with some regular unbleached wheat flour mixed in to get enough gluten in there. It's funny. The kids love the buns and pan cakes made from it. The in laws don't eat our baked goods when they visit. They don't like the taste :shrug:
I also hear you on eggs. I used to avoid eggs coz I have high cholesterol and was on statins. The statins gave me muscle cramps and I stopped. Doctor agreed as the heart is a muscle. Could kill me in an instant. I now eat eggs like a normal person. I also figured out that I have better cholesterol values when I eat eggs the night before a blood test. On Keto literally every one of my blood markers that was even slightly off went to completely normal except for cholesterol.
Like my sibling said, ordering takeout is a luxury. Something you do on special occasions only. Like going to a restaurant is as well.
It's easy to cook at home and takes no more time than ordering and waiting for the takeout to arrive.
I'm not blaming anyone. I'm just saying that it's not on the level of giving up your first born to give up takeout.