You are reading a single comment by @benjybars and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
I tried a couple of years ago to cut out salt and oil but basically flopped pretty quickly.
I'm a lot more confident/proficient in the kitchen now tho and have pretty much managed to go oil-free. Actually been surprisingly easy once you get used to not starting every meal with a massive glug of oil in the pan!
Gonna be much harder to cut out salt tho. And yeah, no way I could live without nuts! I think the more hardcore Esselstyn approach is for people with existing heart conditions etc, hence minimum fat intake.
benjybars
Not on it but have reduced all three, and we try to increase the amount of whole foods.
I have mad respect for people following it, but esselstyns “not nuts” would be a bridge too far for me.
I could see myself switch to a super clean diet later in life when I don’t have three kids in daycare. Right now it’s just survival mode and a wfpb’ish diet is the sweet spot between health, flavor and convenience.