We don't think in terms of calories in, calories out. We don't look solely at a macronutrient comparison thinking only in terms of fats, carbs, and protein. 15 grams of protein from a processed whey isolate protein bar is a night and day difference compared to 15 grams of protein from a healthy pasture-raised cow ate fresh and raw.
These are things you must realize even in the world of diet and nutrition. There are multiple layers of information you must consider. Some might think that this is a lot of work or a lot of extra effort when you could just go buy "healthy" food from Whole Foods or get take-out from a "healthy" chain restaurant.
I assure you this is not the case and the "effort" is more than worth it.
Below are some principles on when, what, and how much to eat.
As diet and nutrition must be quantized to your local environment and time of year, you must apply these principles and decide for yourself what makes sense.
When you eat is often more important that what you eat. What you eat ate is also very important. How the food was processed/stored is also important to think about. Many ideals you'll have heard for many years in the mainstream will be tossed aside here.
I always recommend shopping at local farmer's markets, co-ops, or buying direct from local farmers because many things labeled organic or high quality in grocery stores are more expensive and really is only marketing.
I recommend drinking water away from your meals. Drinking a lot of water right before or after meals can worsen digestion through lowering hydrochloric acid in the stomach. On a raw primal diet, you'll find yourself being less thirsty.
Breakfast should be raw eggs (protein and fat), where the afternoon/post-workout meal should be protein and carbohydrate to calm down and end the day. The idea here is to save all your starch for the end of day.
White rice should be soaked overnight or 8 hours before cooking. This means filling a bowl with water and pouring in the raw rice. Sweet Potatoes should be skinned before baking. I'd try to avoid any aluminum sheets when baking.
I have almost moved away from nuts entirely. 2x/week you can do the Nut formula which helps deactivate the phytic acid. Combine raw nuts with raw butter, raw honey, and raw eggs.
Vegetables are a much smaller portion of my view on nutrition these days. Vegetable juices are great of some blander vegetables, but I would stay away from vegetables like spinach and kale due to all the oxalates. Juices are different from blending. We want to get the pulp out because we can't digest it.
3-5 Raw Eggs (if you wish to drop body fat or lose weight, eat raw eggs on their own. If you wish to gain weight, combine raw eggs with raw milk, raw unsalted butter, raw cream, and raw honey to make the Milkshake)
Raw Sashimi/Ceviche/Raw meat/Oysters
- can combine with more raw eggs if you wish
Raw unsalted butter and raw honey goes good with raw meat
Lemon juice is good with raw fish or raw chicken/turkey
Raw Sashimi/Ceviche/Raw Meat/Oysters
White rice/Sweet potato/Raw local honey
Traditional sourdough bread is okay once in awhile to combat elevated stress levels but make sure to eat with raw unsalted butter.
Notes: I like adding black cinnamon on rice or sweet potatoes. Cinnamon has some good research on controlling blood glucose levels and improving fat burning.
Raw warm milk with cream and honey
(warm means to let sit out not to heat on stove)
Vegetable juices can be added in between or before like mentioned above. They should be eaten separately from meals usually.