What the Experts Really Eat

Check out the following video of Gary Taubes, author of "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and a leading low carb proponent debating a representative of the American Heart Association and Dean Ornish, who recommends a plant based diet rich in whole grains and legumes with less than 10% of your calories coming from fat of every kind. The moderator is Dr. Oz. Fast forward to the six and a half minute mark of the video where Dr. Oz asks them all what they ate for breakfast.

Gary Taubes had sausage, scrambled eggs and tomato slices.

The representative from the AHA had whole grain cereal (presumably with skim milk), orange juice, and blueberries but she was hungry enough to need a snack when she got to the studio so she had a bowl of oatmeal!

Dean Ornish had egg whites and blueberries. Although many of us (myself included) would suggest he eat the egg yolks, even Dr. Atkins would approve of this breakfast!

Dr. Oz "had nuts for breakfast and did an operation." Another Atkins approved breakfast option. He is likely very aware (even if just subconsciously) of how high fat breakfasts can keep your concentration levels up when doing high skill activities such as surgery. If he had had Barbara's breakfast he might have needed to stop in the middle of the operation to have a snack!

Take home message: Whole grain based breakfasts make you hungry and the experts ALL eat a Paleolithic, low to zero carb breakfast!