Baelor wrote:Consider increasing your Fat intake a bit.(Some ground up Flax Seeds in your Oats for Omega3; Kashews for Omega6 & Tryptophan; Brazil Nuts for Selenium)
Supplements are in my opinion a Necessity. (B12, D3 (,Methylsulfonylmethane), Iodine depending on where you live )
"Three Meals a Day" is a Meme. Intermittened Fasting seems to be the Way to go.
Don't mean to be overly dismissive of other peoples suggestion, it is after all the suggestions that lead me to come up with this diet, so let's examine what you told me to consider.
Increasing fat intake a bit and adding some seeds and nuts for that as well as omega 3/6, tryptophan and selenium.
Supplements which I forgot to mention I still take a quality multivitamin because I have it left-over from my fasting experiments.
Let's start with fat, in my opinion this diet plan doesn't lack them at all.
Soy milk has some fat in it, tofu also, not much, but still... not to mention sunflower seeds, cacao nibs and olives which are actually quite high in natural fat content.
Now for the omega 3/6/9
Boy I don't even know where to start, all the legumes have them lentils, kidney beans, peas, green beans, soy, chickpeas... Also cruciferous vegetables, not a lot, but present. Sunflower seeds, olives and cacao nibs also contain them. Seems like it adds up just fine.
Tryptophan
Can't seem to praise that soy enough, we got even tryptophan there, also oats, sunflower seeds, bananas, cacao nibs and that's just from the top of my head. Tryptophan also doesn't seem to be lacking at all.
Selenium
Beans again, all the kinds... also sunflower seeds, cacao nibs and to a lesser degree even olives.
Supplementation...
As mention before, I do take a quality multivitamin that contains all of those + more in just one pill, but I take it because I have some left over, and a little extra nutrients certifiably won't hurt me if I get in a situation with prolonged periods of not eating.
B12 - I don't wash or peel my veggies, I get B12 along with other immune boosting compounds with the little amount of dirt I ingest.
D3 - Sun?
MSM - Fruits (including tomato), corn, black tea.
Iodine - Salt
And the last statement which you so surely claim to be the way to go...
Intermittent fasting
This could mean several different regimes, but I assume you mean the OMAD regime. While it has it's benefits, and while I did practice that for a long time unintentionally due to work it shouldn't become a lifestyle because it has it's drawbacks.
Nutritionally, you might get all you need in the day from just that one meal but you're going to get tired and experience a crash in energy levels mid day, not to mention the hunger pangs. After some time you learn to deal with them, but if you don't have to, why would you? It's annoying and not at all pleasant.
Call me crazy, but I prefer to have a steady flow of energy through out the day instead of crashing like a maniac after work. It's all about feeling good and being healthy, and sometimes a detox is beneficial but cleanses should last 10 days to two weeks max, otherwise you just end up hurting yourself.
3 meals a day, for the sake of spreading out energy and having some variety between meals seems just fine. I don't see anything wrong with it, but I got to agree that spontaneously skipping a meal isn't a big deal.