
“But that’s the biggest part of the pyramid!” Well, I guess the food pyramid is in the shape of a plate now…either way, when people are introduced to the PFC way of eating, one of the most common initial questions we get is, “wait, why no bread?!”. You have likely been told that if you do not eat bread you are completely neglecting a food group, and that it's a terrible idea that will only lead to nutrient deficiencies. That is not true, and we're about to discuss why.
When we were kids, the Food Pyramid told us the majority of our calories should come from breads, pastas, cereals, rice, and other grains. Two problems here: we would never tell you where “the majority of your calories should come from” because we don’t want you to worry about calories when eating PFC! Second, we would never recommend the majority of what you eat come from any ONE food (especially refined, processed carbohydrates) because after all, balance is our mantra! Back to the bread question: