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I'm trying to improve my breakfest generally, and I heard that these are some of the best of what's already popular to eat for health. How should these be ate, together or separate?

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should only mix them during a waxing cresent, otherwise stick to just one. Also you should avoid eggs on tuesday and wednesday unless it's still before the 10th of the month except in August, there it doesn't matter.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And reverse all of this if Mercury is in retrograde.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

What if Mercury is in Gatorade?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're overthinking this. A balanced diet means you eat a variety of nutritious foods, you don't have to eat it all at once. Oats one morning and eggs the next is fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If I eat extremely healthily on one day then I can eat like shit the rest of the week. That's science.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think oats and eggs interact with each other in any beneficial or disadvantageous way. Just eat what you can when you want.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If OP explodes from a violent exothermic reaction between oats and eggs, that's on you!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Muahahaha you have uncovered my evul plans but it's too late now!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

asklemmy is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

In nutritional sense it makes zero difference. It really comes down to the average of what your eating over time. If you eat 14k cals on Monday and ~350cals each day the rest of the week it’s the same as eating ~2300 cals a day. Human body is extremely efficient. It will digest everything you put in. This is extreme example but it really just boils down to cals in vs cals out and getting micro nutrients by eating non processed colorful foods

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thought you wrote 14k cats and was thinking that you had a quirky sense of humour.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I doubt that even Wilt Chamberlain has eaten that much pussy.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So I could just spend my Mondays eating, and then just... not... Every other day?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, actually. You could. I used to hang out on the intermittent fasting subreddit and yes there was a weekly eater. He was trying to lose weight though, I am not sure you can eat one day a week and maintain your weight. Several people only ate every other day too. So like Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago

The more you know, I guess

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yup. That’d be a bit extreme and you’d have to stay hydrated through out the week. Would probably require some electrolytes an some other minerals in the week but eating once a week would be doable

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What should separating eggs and oatmeal accomplish?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

just a preference of eating them seperately on the same day together if it is healthy vs on different days

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

The healthiest choice is the one you will eat. It's more work to cook both each morning than to alternate, and in the long run it doesn't matter. That said, they both have iron and protein but oats have fiber, so on egg days have something at lunch like an apple or salad, to help you poop, or put your egg on wholemeal toast. On oat days have fewer carbs. It's a lot easier to balance your nutrients over a whole day or a couple of days than each meal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Preference is one thing but what does that have to do with being healthy? Not trying to make fun of it, just trying to understand the idea behind it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Poor food combinations can give you gas/bloating, indigestion, fatigue. Good food combinations work together and can help with the uptake of certain nutrients.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I've never thought about that and just now read about it a little more. Interesting. Would make my day to day life too complicated if I would try to consider that into my meal planning as well though.

Edit: Reading more into it, it seems bogus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It doesn't have to be strict. Some people make too big of a deal out of it. Most of us are used to eating in certain combinations anyways and our bodies have adjusted. One small example that you've probably heard, turmeric's beneficial components are more bioavailable when eaten with black pepper. The body digests foods in varying ideal circumstances depending on what it is. Ultimately, you'll probably be just fine eating a varied diet, but there are combinations that are better or worse for nutrient uptake, gastric comfort, blood sugar spikes, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In terms of health, it doesn't matter I don't think. You're not going to be deficient in an important nutrient by going a day from eating it (but weeks or months is another story)

So I think if you don't want to eat them at the same time, you could just eat more of each on alternating days?

Unless I misunderstood the question

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Oatmeal omelette

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Try a week each way, and see how it goes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The difference between a dietician and a nutritionist is the same as the difference between a dentist and a toothologist.

I'm a certified toothologist, I'll rip any teeth out you want for $20.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Look up books and info on food combining. Some foods interfere with the digestion of other foods while some help, as you probably know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Are you thinking of going for oat scrambled eggs or egg porridge?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

if you enjoy eating them together, and they don't "disagree" with one another later, moderation is the key. half the portion (that you'd otherwise have on their own) of each.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I like to eat things that the bacteria in my gut like, you should look into it. Apparently those guys have a lot of surprising influence on our health.