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Protective Diet Class #036

Nuts

This class is designed to excite you about what can come from the 100% removal of these little delicacies that are so addictive. Compared to other whole, plant-based food choices, nuts are only “sort of” helpful. While “therapeutic” diets include foods that are “sort of” helpful, a Protective Diet includes only the best choices for fast results, disease reversal, and struggle-free ideal body weight.

Announcements

• Let us inspire and encourage you. Reach out in our support group, Protective Diet Living (PDL).
• Julie shares anecdotes from the truth and unfiltered innocence of 5 year old Eli, a PD kid.

Vocabulary

Cholesterol	Natural Fats	Insulin Receptors	Type I & Type II Diabetes
Excess Dietary Fat	Antioxidants	Taste bud Fat Receptors	Ideal Bodyweight

Action Steps for Eliminating Nuts

• Understand the Truth About Nuts

Claim: Nuts are healthy.
Nuts are expensive, non-satiating, excessive fats requiring wasted time in the gym.
Claim: Nuts are a superfood with unmatched antioxidant power.
The antioxidant benefits of nuts are found in inexpensive, readily available foods that contain none of the excess fat.
– 1 apple – 1 pear – ½ cup cranberries – 1 tsp. cinnamon – 1 artichoke	Tops the antioxidant power in a handful of peanuts.
Claim: Nuts contain healthy fats.
1 handful pecans (1oz)	200 calories    20 grams fat
1 apple	90 calories      just enough fat for vitamin absorption by the body
Nuts contain enough fat to allow disease to persist, slow weight loss or make it hard to maintain ideal bodyweight.Excess fat from nuts clogs Insulin Receptors causing Type II Diabetes and exacerbating Type I Diabetes.Trading potato chips for nuts may be an improvement for people eating a diet full of processed trans-fat foods.
Claim: Nuts assist with weight loss (1oz of nuts/day ).
1oz of nuts/person/day is not realistic.Average consumer eats one handful after another.Adds excess body fat–unable to maintain ideal body weight without exercise.Consumption of nuts leads to consumption of other fats.Taste bud fat receptors are triggered when nuts are included in the diet, causing food cravings for more fat.
Claim: Nuts lower cholesterol.
Fiber lowers cholesterol. A high fiber diet lowers cholesterol because it speeds food through the digestive system collecting cholesterol and eliminating it out before it gets reabsorbed.Do almonds lower cholesterol enough to counter-balance the excessive fats they contain? Is there another food that can give the same benefit with no trade-off? (There are many: oatmeal, kiwi, potatoes, etc.)

• Practice a 100% Protective Diet
• Eliminate dietary fat including nuts & nut butters, oils, hempseeds, avocado and coconut.

Reprogram Taste buds

• Fulltime elimination of nuts=reprogrammed taste buds, making fat-free foods taste full and creamy.
• Taste bud receptors that search for fat can detect the natural fats in foods that contain less than 1% natural fat after only 2 weeks without nuts & fats. Following a Protective Diet 100% long-term will eliminate cravings for peanut butter. Everything tastes richer and creamier over time as taste buds continue to evolve.

Reverse Disease & Reach Ideal Body Weight

• It’s a guarantee. Eliminating nuts allows the body to heal and reverse disease, reach ideal body weight, regulate blood sugar, and eliminate cholesterol medication.
• Increase caloric consumption if active/underweight with PD snacks & treats, an extra bowl of oats, or a smoothie.

Keep It Out to Keep It Off

• Popular plant-based advisors allow nuts on occasion.
• It is NOT ok to eat nuts or any off-plan foods “once in a while” if you want the full benefits of a protective diet.

Dr. Greger	Handful of nuts per day
PD	There are many better options for antioxidant and fiber benefitsNuts are the most calorically dense, unhealthy component on a low fat, plant-based diet.
Dr. Esselstyn	Nuts are ok if you are healthy/not trying to reverse disease
PD	Creates constant struggle and desire for nuts and other off-plan foods.Creates dissatisfaction around fat-free plant-based foods.
Dr. McDougall	Nuts on holidays
PD	Affects taste bud reprogramming.Pretty soon nuts creep in and become daily indulgence.

Cooking Tips

• White Whole Wheat flour is whole grain flour from hard, white wheat berries. It is lighter/fluffier than Whole Wheat.
• Burger Buns—Bake. Cool. Slice and wrap individually to freeze; no additives or preservatives so freeze to keep fresh.
• Make BBQ Burgers, Press. Individually wrap. Freeze raw. Defrost on the counter and bake following recipe guidance.
• Ruby Raw Kraut naturally contains probiotics; the good bacteria on the cabbage multiply when fermented.

Student Q&A

Q: What about the fat in soy?

Q: Should active, underweight kids avoid avocados/nut butters/coconut as well?

Encouragement

• A Protective Diet is not “Mommy or Daddy’s diet” because they need to lose weight. It’s the ideal diet for optimal human health in all ages and stages of life.

“I would rather have a crunchy, sweet apple that fills my tummy for under $1.00 than a handful of pecans, with less power to strengthen my immune system, that will keep me craving more fats and make my fat-free sauces and dips taste flat.”

Recommended Recipes

Chopped Nutz	Creamy Ranch Dressing	Dragon Munch
Flower Water	Frosty	Mini Burger Buns
Breaded Artichokes	Pressure Cooked Chocolate Cake	BBQ Burger
Burger Pickles	Whipped Miracle Sandwich Spread	Garlic Lovers Breadsticks
Whole Wheat Loaf Bread	Ruby Raw Kraut	Hot Dog Buns
Hot Diggity Dogs	Firm Notzzarella Cheeze	Summertime Slowcooker BBQ Beans

Recommended Classes

#181 Keep It Out to Keep It Off	#046 Type I & Type II Diabetes	#008 Understanding Cholesterol
#260 Day One on a Protective Diet	#108 Taste bud Reprogramming	Dr. Greger: Changing Our Tastebuds

Class Description:

This class is designed to excite you about what can come from the 100% removal of these little delicacies that are so addictive. Compared to other whole, plant-based food choices, nuts are only “sort of” helpful. While “therapeutic” diets include foods that are “sort of” helpful, a Protective Diet includes only the best choices for fast results, disease reversal, and struggle-free ideal body weight.

Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/protective-diet-education/lessons/class-36-nuts/