1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,559 Speaker 1: Guess what, Mango, what's that? Will? Do you hear about 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: this super pizza they invented in England a couple of 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: years ago. I was, I was just reading about it again. No, 4 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: but I did get a note from a very sweet 5 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: listener asked me to stop using the word super so much, 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: and I was thinking for today's episode, I just used 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: the word top notch instead. So tell me about this 8 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: top notch pizza. That's a good word, mango. Well, super 9 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: pizza was developed at Glasgow University and it's this frozen 10 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: pizza that has seaweed baked into the crust and then 11 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: the sauces boosted with nutrients. And the whole idea is that, 12 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: because it has a third of your daily vitamins and minerals, 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: you could actually eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner 14 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: and be somewhat healthy. That's pretty cool. But how's it taste? Well, 15 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: I guess top notches, you might say, but now I 16 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: think like pretty good from what I've read online. Anyway, 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: reading about it made me wonder if you had to 18 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: pare your pantry down to the bare minimum, what are 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: the only foods you'd need to survive? And that's what 20 00:00:53,120 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: today's episode is all about either podcast listeners, Welcome to 21 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: part Time Genius. I'm Will Pearson and is always I'm 22 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: joined by my good friend Mangesh Ticketer and sitting behind 23 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: that soundproof booth baking some tiny but delicious pastries and 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: his easy bake oven as our producer Tristan McNeil. Where 25 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: did he get that? What is that, Tristan? Or those 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: tiny croissans? Yeah, listener, those are tiny croissans. Want a 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,199 Speaker 1: tiny Croissan? That's so good? All right? Well, for today's show, 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: we decided to do a little thought experiment. Basically, we 29 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: want to know if you were going to limit your 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: daily diet only a handful of different foods, ten or 31 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: five or even just one, what should you eat? Yeah? 32 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: I was pretty sure the answer is going to be 33 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: flaming hot cheetos. But apparently the answer is not flaming 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: hot Cheetos. I don't think it is, Yeah, because this 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: really isn't what snacks you couldn't go without, so much 36 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: as the stuff you couldn't live without plus three times 37 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: a day Cheetos have. It couldn't be that healthy for you. 38 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: Probably not. And you know, I think the idea here 39 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: is to concentrate on building the most restricted diet we can, 40 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: using foods that are nutritious enough to actually keep you alive. 41 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: And along the way, we'll explore the reasons why some 42 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: people actually strive for a lack of variety and what 43 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: they eat, and and we'll also take a look at 44 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: some of the craziest restrictive diets that people have ever 45 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: subjected themselves to. Speaking Wish will also be joined by 46 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: Andrew Taylor. He's the Australian man who declared two thousand 47 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: sixteen to be the Year the Spud and then he 48 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: commemorated it by eating nothing but potatoes for three d 49 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: sixty six days and he chose a leap here. Yeah, 50 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: and now he's written a book called The d I 51 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: Y Spud Fit Challenge, and it dares readers to change 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: their relationship with food in order to live a healthier life. 53 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: So we'll find out what possessed him to do this 54 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: in the first place, and and why potatoes, of all things. 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's so weird. I feel like growing up, 56 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: potatoes were considered a healthy vegetable, or at least healthy enough. 57 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: And then there was the whole anti car movement and 58 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: this this big push to cut potatoes out entirely, and 59 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 1: now it feels like it's sort of nudging its way 60 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: back in. I know, it's so weird how these things 61 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: go back and forth, Like eggs are the same way 62 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: with all their cholesterol in that debay, and and it's 63 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: just so strange like that we can't decide to just 64 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: do this in moderation. Yeah, and and and the strange 65 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: part is it it almost feels he radical to be 66 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: talking about limiting our food selection. I mean, we've mentioned 67 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: this before, but Americans have never had such a huge 68 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: variety of options as we do today, and the idea 69 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: of purposefully removing choices it kind of runs counter to 70 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: most people's thinking. Yeah, so I know this isn't food related, 71 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: but for a while I was enamored with this idea 72 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: of having a daily uniform. My mother in law gave 73 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: me this book she was reading about willpower and and 74 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: it there's this argument that you only have so much 75 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: willpower and decision making power in a day. And so 76 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: people like Obama when he was president, supposedly had someone 77 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: pick out his clothes for him, and all of his 78 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: shirts and pants were different colors but the same style 79 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: and the size. He liked, the idea being if you're 80 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: not using your brain power for any of those smaller decisions, 81 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: you can actually save it for making swift, important decisions 82 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: later in the day. But I I know a number 83 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: of successful people who just have one basic lunch they 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: rely on, and whether that's like a turkey sandwich or 85 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: a PBNJ or ramen from downstairs. Yeah, and they just 86 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: eat that every day because something they like enough but 87 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: don't have to spend any time thinking about. Yeah, and 88 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: you know, time and efficiency. That's definitely one aspect of 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: narrowing your food choices. But another that I've been thinking 90 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: about is, you know, space travel. How's that? According to 91 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: pops I quote, the impetus of a lot of nutritional 92 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: sciences how do we feed people in space? And so 93 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: a lot of the effort is on how to pack 94 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: more nutritional content into lighter weight foods you know that 95 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: that are easy to carry. Well, well, we'll definitely talk 96 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: a little bit about food science and efforts to pack 97 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: foods with more nutrients. And of course there's also this 98 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: trend of monodiets where people eat from just one food 99 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: group and even just one particular food. People do this 100 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: with bananas or watermelon, or in the magician Penjalette's case, 101 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: he did this with potatoes as well, and it's supposedly 102 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: to shock his body and too weight loss. I have 103 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: to say that it just sounds so miserab doable. But 104 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess they're all sorts of ways to 105 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: eat a potato, and he's probably not just eating baked 106 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: potatoes all day, at least I hope he's. I don't know. 107 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: I wonder how many people were inspired by the Martian 108 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,239 Speaker 1: to do this diet. But uh, but when I first started, 109 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: you mentioned this topic and this idea of foods you 110 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: can't live without. It reminded me of that German poet 111 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: and philosopher Frederick Schiller, and he'd keep rotting apples in 112 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: a drawer in his desk, and whenever he was getting 113 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: writer's block, he'd open the drawer to take a whiff. 114 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: Supposedly it inspired him to keep writing that before I know. 115 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: And then then there's like Ballza who had fifty cups 116 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: of coffee a day to keep them writing. But do 117 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: you have any tricks for retter's block? Uh? I don't 118 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: actually think I do. What about you, well, it's not 119 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: a trick, but I actually hate writing, so whenever I 120 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: have to do it, I have to get like a 121 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: bag of jelly beans as a treat, just to make 122 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: the experience seem more fun. But uh, I know I 123 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: took his off track. Nutritionists definitely worn against mono diets, 124 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: but sometimes that dieting can't be helped. So what do 125 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: you mean by that? Well, it can also be psychological 126 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: like that. There was a story a few years ago 127 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,559 Speaker 1: about that teenage girl in England who had been hooked 128 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: on chicken nuggets. She'd been doubting them since like age 129 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: two or something, and according to the report, she had 130 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: eaten practically nothing but chicken nuggets for like fifteen years. Wow. Yeah, 131 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: I remember hearing about her. I know what. It sounds 132 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: kind of funny or impressive, even until one day she 133 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: passed out and couldn't breathe. That's a lot less funny. 134 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: So did she did she have a heart attack or something? No? 135 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: Apparently she was so malnourished that she had to receive 136 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: vitamin and nutrient injections. Woh. I mean it's actually kind 137 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: of heartbreaking when you think about it, I know. And 138 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: and the sadder part is that her mother couldn't even 139 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: stop her. Like her words were, quote, uh, it breaks 140 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: my heart to see her eating those damn nuggets. You 141 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: know what, what you're describing sounds way more than just 142 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: hankering for chicken nuggets. I mean, it actually sounds more 143 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: like compulsive behavior. And in some cases people are like 144 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: highly selective about foods they're willing to eat because of 145 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: food addictions. But it can also be about food phobias. 146 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: And in fact, there was this other British woman who 147 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: ate only chicken nuggets for twenty five years, but she 148 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: was also that's with the Brits and their nuggets. I 149 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: have no idea, but in this woman's case, she became 150 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: so accustomed to eating her favorite food at home that 151 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: she developed this serious fear of eating anything else. Like 152 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: when she put in her mouth she gagged. But after 153 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: visiting a hypnotherapist in London for a single hour, just 154 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: an hour, she was totally cured. And she's been feasting 155 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: on a non nugget diet ever since. I'm so happy 156 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: she's off the nuggets, all right, So this is obvious, 157 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: but in general, it sounds like eating only one kind 158 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: of food is a very bad idea. I mean, I 159 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: guess it works for pets. Ruby has this pet bearded 160 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: dragon at school that apparently only eats crickets, and it 161 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: seems to be doing just fine. But but you're right, 162 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean, part of the problem is that, like, they're 163 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: huge parts of the world population, especially in Africa and Asia, 164 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: and they survive on a diet that's made up almost 165 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: entirely of rice. So it's not really by choice. And 166 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: in fact, according to a report from the E. T. 167 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: H University in Zurich, and I'm employing this on now, quote, 168 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: nearly every second person in the world eats primarily rice 169 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: to meet the daily calorie need. A meal of rice 170 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: stops the hunger, but contains only very few or none 171 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: of the essential micronutrients. So, I mean, the good news 172 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: is that researchers have had lots of success with creating 173 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: genetically modified multi nutrient rice to help fight malnutrition, especially 174 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: in those rice dependent regions. You know, I know they're 175 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: economic and political implications of the genetically modified food stuff, 176 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: but it is kind of amazing that you can just 177 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: infuse all these nutrients into rice and and and solve 178 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: this big problem. Of course, whether someone chooses a restricted diet, 179 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: or has it thrust upon them. That lack of dinner 180 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: table variety poses other problems, you know, aside from the 181 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: nutrition of it all, and and mainly that just makes 182 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: meals seem so boring. Really, yeah, I mean, that's my 183 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: biggest gripe with all of this, and that's not just 184 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: our opinion. I mean humans actually experienced a phenomenon called 185 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: sensory specific safety, and that's when we keep eating the 186 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: same thing. So I've never heard of that. What's that mean? 187 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: You know? So basically, the more you eat of a 188 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: specific food, the less appetizing it gets and and the 189 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: less you can stand the thought of eating it, which 190 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: explains why kids always complain when they're full midway through dinner, 191 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: but then miraculously find more room in their stomachs when 192 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,359 Speaker 1: dessert rolls around. That's exactly what's happening there. And researchers 193 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: think sensory specific sayt he might be an evolutionary trade, 194 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: you know it It acts as the body's way of 195 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: telling us to eat something different in order to avoid 196 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: that malnutrition. But of course you don't have to stick 197 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: to just a single food item to suffer this. The 198 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: effects of this even you know, limiting yourself to one 199 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: food group can be unhealthy. And I mean, just look 200 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: at the fruitarians out there. So I grew up vegetarian, 201 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: but I remember when I heard about fruitarians thinking that 202 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: feels like a step too far. I would agree with that. Well, 203 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: it's definitely a more extreme form of vegetarianism. And the 204 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: idea is that sev or more of your daily food 205 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: intakes should be fresh fruit and usually eat and raw. 206 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: And health and wellness bloggers have helped popularized the diet 207 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: in recent years, so much so that hundreds of like 208 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: ended eaters now gather every year in New York for 209 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: the Woodstock Fruit Festival. The Other wood Stock, I think 210 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: it's probably just a little bit different than the Other 211 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: wood Stock. So it's this week long event where fruitarians 212 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: gathered a mingle with other fruitarians. They attend lectures and 213 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: gorge themselves on the all you can eat fruit and 214 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: vegetable buffet, you know, and that's what they get for 215 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: their twelve hundred dollar tickets. Yeah, it's crazy. And if 216 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: you're wondering how much fresh produce it takes the feed 217 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: close to a thousand hungry fruitarians for an entire week 218 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: the answer is over a hundred thousand pounds. That's so 219 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: much fruit. So it wasn't Steve Jobs a fruitarian. I 220 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: feel like I read that somewhere. And and also that 221 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: he smelled terrible. I I don't know if that was 222 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: because of how his body reacted to the fruits or 223 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: because he didn't use any deodorants. Well, I I can't 224 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: confirm why he smelled. But but Jobs was probably the 225 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: most famous fruitarian in the world, and he kept the 226 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: strict vegan diet for most of his life, went through 227 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: stints along the way where he would only drink smoothies 228 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: and eat raw fruit, all just that kind of strict diet. 229 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: And I guess, oh, it makes sense in hindsight, right, 230 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: Like it's right there in the company name. Well, you 231 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: may be kidding about this, but it's actually true. So 232 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: Jobs came up with the name Apple Computers during one 233 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: of his fruit terry and faces, Yeah, it says it. 234 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: In his biography, he wrote, I had just come back 235 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: from the apple farm. It sounded fun, spirited and not intimidating. 236 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Apple took the edge off the word computer. That's so crazy, 237 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: Like I always just assumed the Apple was a reference 238 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: to Isaac Newton, although it didn't all that fruit actually 239 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: wind up contributing to Steve jobs illness. Like I I'm 240 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: pretty sure I read somewhere that there's a higher risk 241 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: of pancreatic cancer if you consume a lot of fruits 242 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: and juices. Well, some studies have definitely shown a strong link, 243 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: but of course there's there's no real way of knowing 244 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: what brought on Steve's illness, and diet can definitely play 245 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: a role, but it's hardly the deciding factor with something 246 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: like cancer. That said, when Ashton Kutcher took on the 247 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: role of Steve Jobs for that biopick, Kutcher it here 248 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: to a fruit terry and diet for about a month 249 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: as a way of getting into character, but apparently it 250 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: was a disaster and he end up being rushed to 251 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: the hospital with stomach pains, you know, just a couple 252 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: of days before filming began, and the test found that 253 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: his pancreas levels were way off what they should have been, 254 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: which really is kind of frightening given how Jobs passed away. 255 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: And it's kind of counterintuitive, right, like to think of 256 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: something we equate with such health being bad for you. 257 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: I guess it's just another win for like boring old moderation. 258 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: You know, you're definitely not going to find most doctors 259 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: or dietitians that recommend you take up fruitarianism or any 260 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: other highly restrictive diet. And a good general rule of 261 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: thumb for diets is that you know, if it's making 262 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: you sick, it's probably a bad diet advice. But vegetarians 263 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: square off fish and meat, and they tend to be 264 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: pretty healthy in general. How can we can get away 265 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: with dodging some food groups but not others? We tend 266 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: to aim for very diets because that gives us a 267 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: better chance of getting all the different nutrients we need 268 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: to help our bodies function properly, and cutting out whole 269 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: food groups lessons that likelihood to two different degrees. So 270 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: eliminating meat is one thing. I mean, you can make 271 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: up the protein other ways, but eliminating everything except me, honestly, 272 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: that would be about as dangerous as the all fruit diet. Well, 273 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: we should definitely get into what ten foods we've taken 274 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: to space or to a desert island. But now seems 275 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: like a good time to get Andrew Taylor on the 276 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: line and see if we can figure out how he 277 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: beat the odds and managed to survive and even thrive 278 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: on his all potato diet, Samango. I know today we're 279 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: talking about limiting diets to ten foods, and what would 280 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: those ten foods be if that's all we could choose. Well, 281 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: today's guests took that to another level. So and in 282 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: two thousand sixteen, Andrew Taylor was struggling with depression and anxiety, 283 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: and he also weighed more than he'd ever weighed in 284 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: his life. So he decided to take matters into his 285 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: own hands. He took what you might call a pretty 286 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: unusual measure, and that was he decided to eat nothing 287 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: but potatoes for a year. I don't know if that's 288 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: how you've ever decided or thought about approaching a weight 289 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: loss or anything like that, but Andrew Taylor welcomed the 290 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: part time Genius. Thanks for having me on. I'm excited. Yeah, 291 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: we're thrilled to have you as well. So, Andrew, you 292 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: said that you were addicted to food at the time, 293 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: and I think I read you wanted to make your 294 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: food as boring as possible, so your mind wasn't consumed 295 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: by food. Why did you decide on the potato. Yeah, 296 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: that's exactly right. It was. It was an experiment really 297 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: to say if, uh, if dealing with my own food 298 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: addiction through abstinence would would be a helpful thing. So, 299 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: you know, an alcoholic should quit alcohol, and I think 300 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: it may be a food add it should quit food. 301 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: And obviously we can't quit food entirely. So I wonder 302 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: if there was one food that I could eate and 303 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: and then quit everything else and getting as close as 304 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: possible to quitting as as you could. Um, So I tries. 305 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: The title is after a lot of race there. I 306 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: spent six weeks studying to figure out what would be 307 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: the best food to choose, and the title has just 308 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: had the most evidence behind them. Basically, most people know 309 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: about the Irish diet. For a couple of centuries, the 310 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: Irish entire population almost only potatoes, and they would maintained 311 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: good fitness and health. And they actually went through a 312 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: population zoom, which wouldn't happen if they weren't kitt and healthy. Um. 313 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: There are tribes around the world. There's the Puppin Pup 314 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: in New Guinean highland of tribe. To this day um 315 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: eat almost only sweet potatoes. UM and there's you know, 316 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: examples in Japan and the Okinawa and getting nearly all 317 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: of their calories from Japanese sweet potatoes and living having 318 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: a very high rate of centenarians as people that lived 319 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: till a hundred years old. Um. Another interesting thing was 320 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: prisoners of war. I read about prisoners of war that 321 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: were fed out the potatoes, and they were the same 322 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: thing they would in great health and in uh, in 323 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: great fitness. And you know, you see photos of prisoners 324 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: of war that have totally malnourished, and uh, that's that's 325 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: not these guys. These guys that were fed only potatoes 326 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: did really, really well. And another great season of information 327 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: I found was there was a study done in the 328 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: twenties and the late nineteen twenties where a marathon running 329 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: couple were supervised by scientists for six months eating only potatoes, 330 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: and again they did really well. They maintained good fitness 331 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: and health, and at the end of six months, I 332 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: actually ran personal best marathon. So there's a lot more 333 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: information that I read that that's the best examples I 334 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: can give you. And and yeah, once I read all that, 335 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: a lot more than my decision was easy. The potatoes 336 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: are the obvious choice. Wow, that's a that's just fascinating. 337 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: And clearly you did your homework on this. I am curious. 338 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: Were you consulting a nutritionist at all through the process. No, 339 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: I've got my personal doctor is a dietician as well 340 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: qualified dietician and doctor. And once I've done all my 341 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: research and made my decision and decided that that's what 342 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to do, I went to him and basically 343 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: told him what my plan was. And and yeah, he 344 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: agreed to supervise me and help me, but he didn't 345 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: have any input in the initial planning of it. Now, 346 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: and I heard you mentioned sweet potatoes and and I 347 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: think regular potatoes. Did you mixed potatoes or was there 348 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: just one type of potato you're reading on the stand? 349 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: I had all kinds of potatoes. Yeah, I didn't want to. 350 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to be restrictive, but I didn't want to like, 351 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: you know, if I went to the to the store 352 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: and they only had one kind of potato available and 353 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't the kind that I was eating, that was 354 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: going to make things hard, you know. So I just 355 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: decided to make it all kinds of potatoes, just the 356 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 1: logistical reasons. So, yeah, and obviously the potatoes pretty versatile 357 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: to cook. But well, what types of meals did you 358 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: make and and did your art of cooking the potato 359 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: evolved as you continued on this process. Yeah, Well, like 360 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: you briefly mentioned earlier, my I figured that a big 361 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: part of my problem with food was that I was 362 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: relying on it for comfort, enjoyment, emotional support, things like that. 363 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: Like at the end of a bad day, I would 364 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: get home and want to try to make myself feel 365 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: better by eating um, exciting, interesting food. So the idea 366 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: was that I wanted to make my food as boring 367 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: as possible so that I'd have to retrain my brain 368 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 1: to get that comfort and enjoyment and emotional support from 369 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 1: other areas of life rather than just from food. So 370 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: for that reason, I kept it for as boring as 371 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: possible on purpose. So per cent of my meals were 372 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: probably mashed potato, baked potato, or um or boiled potato, 373 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: or just playing and m Yeah. Every now and then, 374 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: maybe once a fortnight or even once a month, I 375 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: would do something a little bit more interesting, like, uh, 376 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: they make some oven baked chips or some potato waffles 377 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: or something like that. But really it was it was 378 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: all about learning to be happy with boring food. And 379 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: I got this saying making food boring in your life interesting. 380 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: So rather than spending my time and energy on trying 381 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: to make interesting, exciting food, I just tried to do 382 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 1: interesting and exciting things. It seems like a great way 383 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: to approach. And I'm curious, are you still eating potatoes 384 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: now that you've finished your year of only potatoes? Yeah? 385 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: I had mashed potatoes and rockets. I think you got 386 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: called a rugula mashed the tatoes and a rugula for breakfast. So, Andrew, 387 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: I'm curious. I know, you know, diet experts would probably 388 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: point out the lack of protein that you're getting in 389 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: this diet. So what what would you say to those 390 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: that that would be critical of the diet or be 391 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: concerned that you might not be getting enough protein or 392 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: or you know, other essentials in your diet. Yeah, well 393 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: there there are. I've had lots of input from diet 394 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: experts around the world and since I started doing this, 395 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: and it's it's interesting that potatos. I guess I have 396 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: a bad rat the table of things that they're lacking 397 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: in so much nutrition, but they've actually I was getting 398 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: when I was eating in the potatoes only, I was 399 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: getting idy flops and antigrams of protein a diet which 400 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 1: is death really well within the recommended daily intake. And 401 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: it's all the all the required essential amino acids getting covered. 402 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, I find it a little bit disturbing when 403 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: expert make these claims. We're clearly not knowing what they're 404 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: talking about. And the potatoes, everyone knows they've got a 405 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: lot of carbohydrates, but they've also got the protein. Like 406 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: I mentioned, they've got a small amount of fat, which 407 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: is enough to give the body what it needs, especially 408 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: when you're carrying extra fat like I was. And uh, 409 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: and yeah, they've got a really good balance of all 410 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: the other vitamins and minerals that we need to So 411 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: my blood tests were getting better through the whole year, 412 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: and I was really getting everything I need from from 413 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: this diet. So yeah, no complaints there. So I was 414 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: curious how your marriage was affected by this, and and 415 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: what were you spending more time on instead of just cooking, 416 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: uh and thinking about food. Yeah, my marriage was only 417 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:00,160 Speaker 1: affected in positive ways. My life was really supportive and 418 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: before I started this, I have now to take to 419 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: say that I gave a hundred percent of everything I 420 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: had to being the best husband I could and being 421 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: the best father I could. Um, but you know, I 422 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: was clinically depressed and hundred and twenty pounds more than 423 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: I am now, and so you know, a hundred percent 424 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: then is not the same as a hundred percent now. 425 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: So I'm able to give more these days, which means 426 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: my marriage and my life is has only been affected 427 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: in positive ways. Yes, so no complaints there, and my 428 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: wife was really supported from the start. It's amazing how 429 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 1: much time and space food takes up in your life 430 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: for you thinking about it, planning and preparing its, shopping 431 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: for it, cooking and cleaning up after it. All that. 432 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: You don't realize how much time and effort and energy 433 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: that all takes up until your remove it from your 434 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: life basically, So, yeah, I've added a lot into my life. 435 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: I'm doing a lot more exercise and and really I 436 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: guess most of my extra time and attention has just 437 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: gone into having fun with my loss and my boy. 438 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: And you know, at the time I'm used to spend 439 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 1: thinking about and planning and all that, it's it's just 440 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: spent on enjoying myself with them. I've wrestled with my 441 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: little boy and read books and my jugs, and you know, 442 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: we got walking and playing at the playground and it's 443 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 1: just all the little things in lot. But just got 444 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: a little bit of extra focus for I mean, that's 445 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: I decided there's one particular thing. It's just across the board, 446 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: I get a little bit more. I'm for each of 447 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: the more positive experiences and loss until that's wonderful. Well, Andrew, 448 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: this has just been fascinating, and congratulations on your success 449 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: with this. I really admire what you've accomplished. And as 450 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: you've put it before, it's it's not about the potato. 451 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean. You can check out Andrew's book, The d 452 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: I Y spud Fit Challenge on Amazon or visit him 453 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: online at spud fit dot com. Andrew, thanks so much 454 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: for joining us today. Thanks so much for having me. 455 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: It's same fun and you have good luck with everything 456 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: you guys do. You're listening to part Time Genius and 457 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: we're talking about how to get by on the least 458 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: number of foods possible. Okay, Mango, So, after talking to Andrew, 459 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 1: I think we're in agreement that potatoes belong on our 460 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 1: list of the only foods you'll ever need. What do 461 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: you think about this? Absolutely? I mean, there are twenty 462 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: amino acids that humans need to survive, and while our 463 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: bodies produced most of those four us there are nine 464 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: essential acids that we only get from foods we eat. 465 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: And although most food supply at least a couple of 466 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: those essential aminoes, white potatoes can actually get you there 467 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: in one go. And it's funny that potatoes don't get 468 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: the coveted super food moniker like some of the others do. 469 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: But I agree with you on this. I mean they 470 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 1: belong in the card. And of course white potatoes aren't 471 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: enough on their own, since they lack some of the 472 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: much needed minerals and vitamins. You know, we think about 473 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: vitamins A and E, and as Andrew points out, a 474 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: true potato terry and I guess if that's a word, 475 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: they would need to add sweet potatoes to the mix 476 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: in order to survive long term. Yeah, that sweet potato 477 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: footnote really made me wonder how the Irish made it 478 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: through that famine in the eight hundreds, Like roughly a 479 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: third of the population lived mostly on plain potatoes during 480 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: those lean years, But I don't think they were farming 481 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: sweet potatoes. Yeah, I was actually curious about this as well, 482 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: so I decided to do a little digging into this. 483 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: And and the traditional go to meal for the Irish 484 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: peasants has been potatoes, milk, oats, beans, and bread. But 485 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, by the time the famine struck, most peasants 486 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: had to sell their milk supplied just to make rent, 487 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: so their meals dwindled to potatoes, salted fish, and oatmeal, 488 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: and that was enough to keep them going for the 489 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: most part. It actually was. I mean that the fish 490 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: would have been high in protein and calcium, plus some 491 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: of the important minerals and vitamins, but the real saving grace, 492 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: surprisingly was actually the oatmeal. You see, even on a 493 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: diet that included both white and sweet potatoes, you'd still 494 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: be lacking a crucial mineral. And I have a hard 495 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:04,120 Speaker 1: time pronouncing this mineral, but it's called molybdenum. I've never 496 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 1: heard of it, nobody has heard of it, and I 497 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: don't think anybody can say it. And it's it's often 498 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: called the most important element you've never heard of. So basically, 499 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: without molybdenum, your body would be unable to break down 500 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: the sul fights and turn them into usable sources of energy. 501 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: And since soul fights are naturally found in so many 502 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: foods we eat, including potatoes, most foods would eventually kill 503 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: you without it, you know, in order to take care 504 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: of the soul fights. But thankfully we really don't need 505 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: all that much of the mineral. In fact, the recommended 506 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: daily allowance for it is only about forty five micrograms, 507 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: so a little oatmeal actually does the trick. And you 508 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: just ask the Irish or the Scots for that matter. 509 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: And while researching, I found that the cornerstones of a 510 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: traditional Scottish diet where potatoes, oatmeal, milk and kale. And 511 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: now I'm actually thinking they all should have a place 512 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: on our list. It's a pretty great comba. I mean, 513 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: you could you could probably get buy on those four 514 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: a loan if you had to. Though, I think you 515 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: could make the case for swapping oats for barley just 516 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,959 Speaker 1: because it has the same essential vitamins and minerals as 517 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: the other grains, but it also helps to manage those 518 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: cholesterol levels. Okay, so we've got a pretty good list 519 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: going here. We've got white and sweet potatoes as well 520 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: as oats are barley, and now we're adding milk and kale. 521 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: And of course I'm kind of sick of hearing people 522 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: talk about kill these days. Yeah, I know, I know 523 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 1: what you mean on this. So it does kind of 524 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: live up to its reputation though. It can help with 525 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 1: everything from cardiovascular support to the fight against things like 526 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: arthritis or asthma or diabetes, even cancer. It's been shown 527 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: in some studies. Plus it's super rich and vitamins and minerals. 528 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: I know, us that's super and five, I know, but 529 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm in a kale ad well, I 530 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: mean mango. A single hundred gram serving of kale contains 531 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: way more than the recommended daily allowance for let's see here, 532 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K, and you can 533 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: order some using the coupon code kale dot com slash genius. 534 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: So to be clear, that's a fake coupon code. We 535 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: don't not on the Kale Lobby's dual. And while kale 536 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: has plenty going for it, it's not without its drawbacks. Really, 537 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: So why is that? Well, rock hille can be extremely 538 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: tough on the digestive system, and even cooked kale can 539 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: lead to hypothyroidism. That's if you eat too much of it, 540 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: and all that vitamin K you mentioned. I mean, it's 541 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: great in moderation, but too much can lead to the 542 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: formation of blood clots. So if you're already dealing with 543 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: blood clots, or if you're on a blood thinning medication, 544 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: you might want to subdend spinach instead. You know, it's 545 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: weird how it all gets more complicated than you think, 546 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: even with something like kale. But you know, you know, 547 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: still milk seems like a safe bet for the list. 548 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: If if you drink vitamin D fortified whole milk, your 549 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: body is getting a lot of what it needs right there. 550 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: You know, it's got carbs, protein, potassium, all the essential 551 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: amino acids, and of course, as we know, calcium pretty 552 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 1: much the only thing is missing our fiber. And apparently 553 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: it's so hard for me to say moleb molybdenum. Yes, exactly, alright, 554 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: So so grains and greens and potatoes would still need 555 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 1: to be on the menu to get your nutrition fixed. 556 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: But it really is amazing how close any one of 557 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: these foods can get you to a pretty healthy diet. 558 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: It is, and I know we already debunked the mono diet. 559 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: But there actually is one food that succeeds that, delivering 560 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 1: the complete nutritional package all on its own. And that's 561 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: better than an all potato diet and way way better 562 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: than the all chicken nugget diet. Do you like chicken nuggets? No? 563 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: I'm curious. Sorry, So, so what's this amazing mystery food? 564 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: Milk or specifically human milk. So, according to Joanne Hattner, 565 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: a nutrition consultant at Stanford and former national spokesperson for 566 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: the American Dietetic Association, mother's milk is a complete food 567 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: that means it's calorically sufficient and contains a little bit 568 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: of all the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that we need. Yeah, 569 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: but you're talking about for babies though, right, Like adults 570 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: couldn't survive on breast milk, could they. Well, that's the catch. 571 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Even though all the vital nutrients are in there, they 572 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: don't occur in high enough amounts to sustain an adult. 573 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: In fact, that that's why we ultimately add solid foods 574 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: to infant diet so that we can eef up the 575 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: amount of iron and other nutrients that they receive. And technically, 576 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: though anyone could survive solely on mother's milk, provided they 577 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: were able to you know, source enough of it. Well, 578 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: I don't think that's going to happen, thank God, exactly. 579 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: So our best bed is to stick to other mammal 580 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: milks like cows or goats. And if the milks for 581 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: mintage or you know, like a yogurt, that's all the 582 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: better because the added bacteria can do wonders for our 583 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: doguestive tracks. Welcome back to part time Genius Now. Earlier 584 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: we harped on fruitarians quite a bit, so I do 585 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: want to make sure we give fruit its to and 586 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: include at least one on our list. The problem is, 587 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: there's so many tasty fruits and pretty much all of 588 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: them are good for you. So I'm going to leave 589 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: it to you Mega. What's your pick? Well, everyone knows 590 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: by now that I have a soft spot for bananas, 591 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: and thanks to their high level a potassium and fiber 592 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: and lack of fire or salt, they're not a bad choice. 593 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: They are pretty sugary, though, and and a little week 594 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: in the calorie department. For example, have you heard of this, uh, 595 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: this YouTube phenomena Freely the Banana Girl. I can't say 596 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: that's in my list channels. Yeah, she's this Australian social 597 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: media darling and she practices a monodiet of just bananas, 598 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: and since the average banana only contains a hundred calories 599 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: or so, really scarves down fifty plus bananas every day 600 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: to keep her energy every day. Oh my gosh. Yeah. 601 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: So of course we'd be supplementing our fruit with other 602 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: things on our list, so we wouldn't have to eat 603 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: quite as many. But if we're trying to stick to 604 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: just one kind of fruit, there are probably better options. 605 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: Well why don't we go the other way for a 606 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: minute and maybe choose a high calorie fruit like avocados. 607 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: I mean they have fiber and potassium like bananas do, 608 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: plus vitamin E plenty of healthy fats that that helped 609 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: keep inflammation and cholesterol in check. They're just overall healthy. Yeah, 610 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: that definitely works. And avocados are great for breakfast or 611 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: lunch or dinner, and and they're more versatile than bananas 612 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: I guess. But another strong choice would be some kind 613 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: of berry, and any kind really. Blueberries and pomegranates are 614 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: popular choices because they're all packed with antioxidants and tons 615 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: of vitamin c. But I actually read this article and 616 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: Business Insider that ranked the nutritional value of a bunch 617 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: of berries, and the one that topped the list was 618 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,239 Speaker 1: one I never would have thought elderberries. Elderberry never, never 619 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: would have thought if you ever had an elder actually 620 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: haven't had an elderberry, but a fairly elderberries surpassed their 621 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: cousins and potassium and iron and fiber and also vitamin 622 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: B six and see. And the only problem is that 623 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: eating too many raw ones can actually make you sick, 624 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,719 Speaker 1: so you'd have to cook them down into a syrup. 625 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: But if you want to go with the second best berry, 626 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: that happens to be the BlackBerry. I have had that 627 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: type of berry, and they're very good. And it's definitely 628 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: easier to find blackberries too. I'm actually not sure I've 629 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: ever seen an elderberry in a grocery store. All right, So, 630 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: so fruits, veggies, grain, starch, and dairy are covered on 631 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: our list, And and now we need a dedicated protein. 632 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: And it's tempting to go with something like a decadent steak, 633 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: but you know, anything besides an ultra lean cut is 634 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: going to provide more saturated fat and cholesterol than you 635 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: really want when we're trying to come up with a 636 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: list like this, so I don't know. Instead, I say 637 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: we take another page from the Irish and opt for 638 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: maybe surf instead of turf. Yeah that sounds smart. So 639 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: what are you thinking? Well, any fish is going to 640 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: offer protein and healthy fat, but you really can't do 641 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: much better than salmon. I know, we talked about kale 642 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: earlier in the greens category, and much like that, salmon 643 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: has been the it thing within its category. It's been 644 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: the it fish for a while now, but it's loaded 645 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: with high quality protein, not to mention vitamin B twelve 646 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: and minerals like potassium and selenium. You know, while salmon 647 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: is a fattier fish, most of that comes from Omega 648 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: three fatty acids, and those help promote healthy brain function, 649 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: they produce joint inflammation, and they strengthen your heart. Yeah, well, 650 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: salmon is a strong pick. But in case any vegetarians 651 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: are listening, we should point out a few guilt free 652 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: alternatives for protein, and thankfully there are a ton of them, 653 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: like being pulses, nuts, and seeds. They're all fantastic protein 654 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: choices and they're much easier to carry, store or even 655 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: prepare than animal proteins, assuming that you pair them appropriately 656 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: to make a complete protein, like in the case of beans, 657 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: pairing them with rice. All right, so what would you 658 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:16,959 Speaker 1: say are the best of the best for the plant 659 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: based proteins? Well, and this might be biased according to 660 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: the Bean Institute, which apparently is a thing. Beans contained 661 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: between protein by weight, and since that's much higher than 662 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: other sources of vegetable protein, you know, the nut or 663 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: seed options. I'd go with beans and different beans packed 664 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: different amounts of protein and other minerals, with black beans, 665 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: kidney beans, pinto, and soy tending to provide the most. 666 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: But that's the beauty of beans. No matter which one 667 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: you go with, it's going to be a good source 668 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: of protein and fiber, and it will also be fat free, 669 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: sodium free, and cholesterol free. Looks like beans for the wind. 670 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: I feel like you said beans a lot that I 671 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: do want to mention though, that it just like with 672 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: eating too many fruits or something like kale, there is 673 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: such a thing as too much protein. It's actually called 674 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: protein poisoning, or some people call it rabbit starvation. I've 675 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: never heard of this, but just saw in the research 676 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: and it occurs when or more of your calorie intake 677 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 1: is derived from protein. And the nickname actually has nothing 678 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: to do with malnourished bunnies or anything like that. He 679 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: comes from the early North American explorers who sometimes survives 680 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 1: solely on lane proteins such as rabbits, And this would 681 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: happen for weeks at a time, and that I had 682 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: often led to starvation because a person's liver it can 683 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: only process so many calories from lan proteins. Yeah. So 684 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,439 Speaker 1: so remember, no matter where you get your protein, don't 685 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 1: overdo it. The bulk of your calories should be coming 686 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 1: from fats and carbs and not protein. Yeah, that's a 687 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: good tip. So there you have it. There are two 688 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: kinds of potatoes on our list, oats or barley, kaylor spinach, 689 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 1: milk or yogurt, avocados or berries, and salmon or beans. 690 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: And if you have extra room, maybe a package of 691 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: flaming hot cheetahs. Yeah, that would cover all of your 692 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,239 Speaker 1: nutritional bases. But again, whether you want to or even 693 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: whether you should stick to a limited diet like this, 694 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: that's a whole different matter, maybe for a different episode 695 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,720 Speaker 1: one day, totally, because while it makes sense on paper, 696 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: that we can restrict our diets, that's not really how 697 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: things play out in real life. So for for example, 698 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: there was a study in two thousand two where researchers 699 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,319 Speaker 1: took data from fifty nine thousand women and found that 700 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: those who alternated sixteen to seventeen healthy foods through the 701 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: diet had a forty two lower mortality rate than those 702 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 1: who regularly ate between zero to eight healthy foods. So 703 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,399 Speaker 1: even if you're eating mostly healthy foods like the ones 704 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: we listed today, you'll still be at a disadvantage if 705 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: you aren't varying what you eat. Yeah, and that actually 706 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 1: tracks with an article I read by a dietitian at 707 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:44,880 Speaker 1: Glasgow Caledonian University. Her name is Jenny Jackson, and she 708 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: openly it meants that while we know a diet that 709 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,359 Speaker 1: includes a variety of vegetables is healthier than eating just 710 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 1: a few, we actually don't know exactly why that's the case. 711 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: As she puts it, quote, we don't really know which 712 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,280 Speaker 1: foods are causing which effects. So while you could workout 713 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:03,239 Speaker 1: exactly what you needed from macro nutrients, you don't know 714 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: exactly what you might be missing. Yeah, I'd say the 715 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: real strength of a thought experiment like this is that 716 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:11,279 Speaker 1: it reminds us of the practical purpose food serves. I mean, 717 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: humans have evolved to value the taste of food and 718 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 1: the experience of eating way more than any other species, 719 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: which of course I'm grateful for. But that focus on 720 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,399 Speaker 1: the sensory can distract us from food's true purpose as 721 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 1: fuel for our lives. Yeah, I think that's exactly right. 722 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 1: And you know, at a time when people are so 723 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 1: wrapped up with food as a social experience or as 724 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: a form of entertainment instagramming What's on your plate or 725 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,800 Speaker 1: writing reviews on yell, but it is a little sobering 726 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:39,040 Speaker 1: to think about food is this basic necessity. But picking 727 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: apart the pros and cons of individual foods, it it 728 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:43,799 Speaker 1: does give you a sense of not only what we're 729 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,279 Speaker 1: putting in our bodies, but but why we're doing it. 730 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: That's definitely true. But you know, one thing you can 731 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:52,239 Speaker 1: always safely consume without having to overthink it. I'm really 732 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: hoping this is not about breast milk again, they're part 733 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: time gene is fact off and and what do you say, 734 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:00,080 Speaker 1: because we're both surprised by how nutritious the potato is, 735 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: we turned this into the potato edition. All right, sounds 736 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: good to me, m m so. According to a history 737 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: of Greece I found, there's an often told story that, 738 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:21,360 Speaker 1: in order to popularize potatoes, in eight new governor Johnny 739 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:25,319 Speaker 1: Cappadistas tried to give potatoes away, but the people were 740 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: totally uninterested. So we've placed armed guards in front of 741 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,879 Speaker 1: a shipment as they were loaded off docks to make 742 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,600 Speaker 1: them seem more important. And when the guards turned away 743 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:36,400 Speaker 1: or left their positions, people just stole the potatoes. And 744 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:40,360 Speaker 1: that's how the potatoes popularity spread there. But what strange 745 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 1: is that it isn't the first time leaders tried to 746 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: convince people to eat potatoes. According to an article and 747 00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: mental floss quote, in the late seventeen hundreds, in an 748 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,320 Speaker 1: effort to inspire their starving subjects to plant the newly 749 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: introduced vegetable, Marie Antoinette wore potato flowers in her hair, 750 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: and her husband, King Louis the sixteenth wore them in 751 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: his buttonholes. And while the move launched a new fad, 752 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:05,440 Speaker 1: convincing French nobility to start wearing potato flowers, the plant 753 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:09,080 Speaker 1: didn't have the intended effect. The lower classes resented the 754 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 1: propaganda and spurned the plant. So did you know that 755 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: potato parties used to be a thing in Japan and 756 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: South Korea? Like teenagers would go into McDonald's, ordered two 757 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 1: hundred dollars or more of fries and then just spread 758 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: them out on tables to eat while they hung out. Actually, 759 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 1: that sounds pretty delicious to me. I want to admit that. Well, 760 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,880 Speaker 1: did you know that Mr Potato had was the first 761 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: toy advertised on television? I had forgotten that. The craziest 762 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:36,799 Speaker 1: part to me was that you actually provide your own potato. Yeah, well, 763 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: since you knew that fact, how about this one? Did 764 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 1: you know that gardeners will sometimes put rose cuttings into 765 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: a potato, then plant the potato and the ground. Why 766 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: is that? Well, the potatoes full of nutrients so it 767 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: can actually help the rose grow. That's insane. Do you 768 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,279 Speaker 1: know that uh Garbachev's life once tried to impress a 769 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: British minister by telling him that the Soviets had more 770 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: than three hundred ways to cook potatoes, and when he 771 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: doubted her, she sent him a cookbook of five dred 772 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 1: ways to cook a potato showed him all right, Well, 773 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 1: I mean I guess, with five hundred recipes from Russia alone, 774 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 1: we don't have to worry about pendil Lad and whether 775 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: he gets his variety anymore. But all right, I think 776 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: because of that fact, I'm gonna let you take home 777 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 1: the championship belt this week. 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