I created this food pyramid to be used merely as a general guideline and not an exhaustive list. There are many great foods that just simply wouldn’t fit into the diagram above. Here are some additional details:
It’s important to note that the current status of your metabolic health will dictate how much you will be consuming from each category. For example, if you’re overweight, insulin resistance and don’t move around much, be extremely careful in eating to much fruit and fruit juice in the beginning. You will slowly need to begin to add those things in and in the meantime stick with protein and fat sources to manage blood sugar.
If you are at a reasonable weight, whole fruits and fruit juices could make up to has much half your caloric intake or more.
Dairy should also consist of a large portion you eat in a day, due to the extra protein, saturated far and calcium dairy provides. If fat loss is desirable, going for low fat varieties of dairy might be wise.
Protein and gelatin should also make up a significant portion of your caloric intake for the structural needs of your body, liver detoxification and muscle building. It’s important to get a significant portion of your protein for gelatin one way or another. From personal experience, it gets take quite of a bit protein to feel “good” and balanced throughout the day.
Fat’s should make up the the rest of your daily intake. Don’t be shy about fats, they are important for things like hormones, fat soluble vitamins, etc. If weight loss is a goal, fat consumption can slowly be reduced until desired body-weight is reached. Just remember, of the fats you do consume, try to keep them saturated and in moderate amounts.
Lots of below ground vegetables will be important for healthy digestion and an extra source of carbs as well.
Nutrient dense foods should be consumed a few times a week and are very important to keep you micro-nutrient levels up.
Many people do well with well cooked starches. Some do not. Learn to gauge whether you tolerate them not, but know they don’t have the same incredible attributes have when you’re comparing carbohydrates to sweet juice fruit. Starches also have negative health consequences on gut health too, but again some people seem to do much better with starch