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Breaking out of the pasta-rice-potato cycle
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Breaking out of the pasta-rice-potato cycle

First off, let me just say that there is nothing at all wrong with pasta, rice or potato! (Unless you have an allergy or intolerance to one of these of course.) But many people rotate their meals between these three, and on top of this many rely on white pasta and rice.

There are two main issues here. Firstly, refined white rice and pasta have had the majority of their nutrition removed. And secondly, you are missing out on an amazing variety of other foods. There are many highly nutritious alternatives to pasta, rice and potato. But if you are in the pasta-rice-potato cycle you are missing out on other wonderful flavours, textures and most importantly nutrient dense foods.

Here are some alternatives you might like to try :)

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Variety is the spice of life
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Variety is the spice of life

I have a question for you: if you could list the fruit and veg you eat regularly, so every week, how long would that list be? For many people, this list is really short and under a dozen different fruit and veggies eaten regularly.

‘So what?’ You might say. ‘If I am getting my daily portions then that is good enough isn’t it?’

Well in this post I would like to make the case for not only increasing the quantity of fruit and veg in your diet, but also the variety.

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