Where should I go to find a good estimate of the body’s nutrition requirements? (I want to make a soylent-like thing. I’d still be eating at least one “real food” meal per day. I’ll be preferring whole foods over pure chemicals, when possible.) From a quick look around, I see a lot of people with very different conclusions that they are very sure are correct, and sometimes turning diet into something political or part of their self-image. This makes it really hard to know what is trustworthy.
I’m considering just doing what the USDA says, since that’s probably pretty similar to what I was getting when I lived with my parents, and I felt ok then, aside from probably being hypoglycemic. (My diet now is pretty much the same, but with less vegetables and less variety.) Do you know of any better guides I could use? I’m mostly looking for a safe baseline (as in, won’t make me feel sick) to adjust from.
Where should I go to find a good estimate of the body’s nutrition requirements? (I want to make a soylent-like thing. I’d still be eating at least one “real food” meal per day. I’ll be preferring whole foods over pure chemicals, when possible.) From a quick look around, I see a lot of people with very different conclusions that they are very sure are correct, and sometimes turning diet into something political or part of their self-image. This makes it really hard to know what is trustworthy.
I’m considering just doing what the USDA says, since that’s probably pretty similar to what I was getting when I lived with my parents, and I felt ok then, aside from probably being hypoglycemic. (My diet now is pretty much the same, but with less vegetables and less variety.) Do you know of any better guides I could use? I’m mostly looking for a safe baseline (as in, won’t make me feel sick) to adjust from.