I started out with the Tone Your Tummy intention to write on how all First Nations people could use traditional foods as a basis for weight loss with out stepping outside their traditional food source. Yes! this could be done, but would this approach be realistic. The conclusion is clear, stopping the evolution of food choices is a complete set of articles on it’s own. I am not endorsing any genetically modified foods. As a family we avoid the use of such foods in our house hold. My wife and I are both of First Nations descent and focus on traditional foods as much as possible.
When I talk about evolving food choices it can be as simple as substituting on occasions ground meats in the place of deer meat or tuna in the place of salmon or maybe chicken in the place of grouse. This is just a small example of evolving or alternative food choices. Where we have got side tracked as a people is the selection of alternative food choices we have made. It’s not do to the fact that we have had to make these choices. Unfortunately we have made the wrong ones. This isn’t by any means just a First Nations problem, North America in particular is struggling with making sound food selections.
I must stay on topic, but I get irritated by articles like the one I read this morning on how our traditional food sources like deer and fish are scarce and that is why we have changed to eating bologna. I find this disturbing when the source actually came from a transcript of a survey done on First Nations coastal communities.
First Nations weight loss in coastal communities should be a protein and fibre based program. We are unique, and shouldn’t fall into the trap of societies view of low fat and calorie reduction as a means of weight loss. I have been on a protein and fibre diet for some time now and have lost many pounds of fat. I have not given up any of my traditional food sources to adhere to this program.
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