Dr. Kelly Starrett

Yeah, I mean, Kelly's right. We really, you know, I think my first exposure to diets was in the early 90s. I was in college. And I was a division one rower, but following the fat free diet. So I was living on like red vines, bagels and mochas because they were fat free. So, you know, I started on early, you know, testing out things.

And, you know, then we got into CrossFit and we were paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, you name it, you know, we've done it all. And I think part of it is just that we've gotten a little bit older and more reasonable. But a few years ago, we stumbled upon our friend E.C. Sienkowski's 800 gram challenge. And it's the recommendation we have in the book.

And, you know, then we got into CrossFit and we were paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, you name it, you know, we've done it all. And I think part of it is just that we've gotten a little bit older and more reasonable. But a few years ago, we stumbled upon our friend E.C. Sienkowski's 800 gram challenge. And it's the recommendation we have in the book.

And, you know, then we got into CrossFit and we were paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, you name it, you know, we've done it all. And I think part of it is just that we've gotten a little bit older and more reasonable. But a few years ago, we stumbled upon our friend E.C. Sienkowski's 800 gram challenge. And it's the recommendation we have in the book.

And it's based on some research that she found that showed that you get the vast majority of the benefits of the micronutrients and the fiber in fruits and vegetables at about 800 grams. And we really love this because again, going back to those neighborhood conversations we would have with our friends and family who are like, okay, what should I eat and how much?

And it's based on some research that she found that showed that you get the vast majority of the benefits of the micronutrients and the fiber in fruits and vegetables at about 800 grams. And we really love this because again, going back to those neighborhood conversations we would have with our friends and family who are like, okay, what should I eat and how much?

And it's based on some research that she found that showed that you get the vast majority of the benefits of the micronutrients and the fiber in fruits and vegetables at about 800 grams. And we really love this because again, going back to those neighborhood conversations we would have with our friends and family who are like, okay, what should I eat and how much?

It was the first time we could say, hey, why don't you just start by eating 800 grams of fruits and vegetables a day?

It was the first time we could say, hey, why don't you just start by eating 800 grams of fruits and vegetables a day?

It was the first time we could say, hey, why don't you just start by eating 800 grams of fruits and vegetables a day?

Yeah. And there's a couple of things I'll say about this. I think when people first hear this number, they sort of balk and say, there's no way. That's so much food. I could never eat that much food in a given day. But just for reference- Kale, that's true.

Yeah. And there's a couple of things I'll say about this. I think when people first hear this number, they sort of balk and say, there's no way. That's so much food. I could never eat that much food in a given day. But just for reference- Kale, that's true.

Yeah. And there's a couple of things I'll say about this. I think when people first hear this number, they sort of balk and say, there's no way. That's so much food. I could never eat that much food in a given day. But just for reference- Kale, that's true.

In kale, it might be hard. But four medium to large size apples is 800 grams. And one of the things we loved when we found this is, again, as diet culture survivors, we would say, it was the first time that sort of an eating diet recommendation, whatever word you want to use, felt expansive versus restrictive. Yeah.

In kale, it might be hard. But four medium to large size apples is 800 grams. And one of the things we loved when we found this is, again, as diet culture survivors, we would say, it was the first time that sort of an eating diet recommendation, whatever word you want to use, felt expansive versus restrictive. Yeah.

In kale, it might be hard. But four medium to large size apples is 800 grams. And one of the things we loved when we found this is, again, as diet culture survivors, we would say, it was the first time that sort of an eating diet recommendation, whatever word you want to use, felt expansive versus restrictive. Yeah.

And also, I think we found it at a time in our lives when we really started thinking that we sort of lost the forest through the trees when it came to dietary recommendations in many ways. Let's talk about the banana, for example. At some point, the banana became like the demon of all foods. It's obviously the scourge of society.

And also, I think we found it at a time in our lives when we really started thinking that we sort of lost the forest through the trees when it came to dietary recommendations in many ways. Let's talk about the banana, for example. At some point, the banana became like the demon of all foods. It's obviously the scourge of society.

And also, I think we found it at a time in our lives when we really started thinking that we sort of lost the forest through the trees when it came to dietary recommendations in many ways. Let's talk about the banana, for example. At some point, the banana became like the demon of all foods. It's obviously the scourge of society.

It's the scourge of society in that it had way too much sugar and nobody should ever eat a banana. And in fact, I didn't eat a banana for like 10 years for this exact reason. And looking back on that, I started realizing, man, we demonized a lot of really healthy, normal foods that people have been eating for millennia.