Have you ever heard of a wise nutritionist’s saying that goes, “You are what you eat”? Well this is certainly a rule of thumb to remember if you are looking for ways to grow taller, and that is why we had formulated a diet that focuses on crucial elements that support the growth process. So be sure that if you follow our diet recommendation, you could be on your way to fulfilling your ambition to grow taller.
Maybe you are a little bit skeptical for now, and could be the case that you suppose this must be another one of those “stupid diet” that says eating what you like is a sin that prevents you from growing taller. Don’t worry, we know changing eating habit takes months, and even longer to see the results and we would like to reassure you that you can still enjoy what you eat. Yes, a real diet formula to grow taller we give you.
Vitamins, minerals, fat, carbohydrates, proteins … hmm … basically everything!
Yes, we may sound like a bunch of nutritionists nagging again, but here is a pretty good we reason we do so, yes to grow taller is the issue here, but let’s not forget the first thing first is to grow healthier. People who followed out recommendation are grateful that their overall health status are improved, they feel great. So, try our recommendation and thank us later.
Here is an interesting fact for you, whatever that you keep doing for 21 days or more, it becomes your habit. Got that? So as the case when it comes to eating, to change your eating habits you need to first go through a painful 21 days of self discipline period, and eventually they will occur natural to you. Who said grow taller is easy?
OK, having said the above harsh words to you, let’s start with foods to avoid shall we? Give yourself a couple of months to bring their amount of consumption under control. Remember, these foods that we recommend you to avoid, they don’t retard your growth directly but they influences largely on your tissue repair, flexibility and so on. Why are they important? Because is little details like these that makes a difference, people who are aiming to grow tall usually don’t see the big picture and ended up ignoring small but important details like these, that is why their ingenious master plan sometime fails. And so we hoped that we had convinced you enough to seriously follow our recommendation.
Foods not to eat too much …
The first group of foods we recommend you to consume the least are basically those that are over-processed and those that contain synthetic simple carbohydrates. What are simple carbohydrates? Well, they are sugars such as glucose, fructose and sucrose. Here is the list:
Overly processed Contain Simple Carbohydrates, Soft Drinks, Jam, Jelly, Gum Honey, White bread, Chocolate, Refined flour, Cake, All packaged foods Table sugar, Canned foods, Candy, Toffee, Fudge…
The second group of foods you should keep consumption at minimal are those that contain much saturated fat, for instance:
- Coconut and coconut related food products e.g. coconut milk, coconut oil, and etc.
- Palm oil and food products made from palm oil, such as margarines and mayonnaise.
- Milk related products especially creams and cheeses.
- Red meat, including beef, mutton, Lard, pork and veal.
- Butter and animal fat.
The third group – foods and drinks to be consumed with limits.
- Caffeine containing coffee, energy drinks, soft drinks and chocolate.
- Trans fat, those that labeled as “partially hydrogenated”, for example, fast foods, cookies, baked food, frozen microwavable food and cakes
- Booze, including liquors, beers and wines.
And lastly, even though it is not our job as dietitian to confront you, tobacco should be avoided at all cost.
And so, eating those 3 groups of foods mentioned above won’t make you a terrible sinner, nor you have to confess your shameful transgression after eating them, and neither your plan to grow tall will backfire, just that we recommend you not to consume them excessively, keep their amount at the minimal while you indulge yourself with.
Obviously, we don’t offer enough explanation here unless you hire us to write you a dietitian’s manual, but doubt nothing, because they are scientifically proven facts. If you are curious as a kitten on how exactly those food are being harmful, you may Google up to quench your thirst for knowledge.
On the other hand, there are foods that we encourage you to eat more, they those that bring enormous benefits to your body, in short, those are foods that can make you grow tall.
Foods to eat more of …
1. Less saturated fats such as olive oil, peanut oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, soy oil, cottonseed oil, avocados, unsalted nuts, canola oil and safflower oil.
2. Omega-3 fatty acid containing foods, for instance deep sea fishes such as Salmon, mackerel and herring. If you are a vegetarian or allergic to seafood, plant based Omega-3 fatty acid can be found in flax oil, soy oil and canola oil.
3. Proteins, the best source are poultry meat, chicken and turkey the most common. Others are skimmed milk, protein supplement powders, yoghurt and eggs.
4. Complex carbohydrates, preferably those with high content of fibers. To name a few, Oatmeal, whole grains (and bread made out of), green vegetables, pasta, brown rice, beans, potatoes, pitas and All Bram shredded wheat.
5. If you have a sweet tooth, try some of these foods that are packed with natural simple carbohydrates. Apples, cranberries, grapefruits, oranges, lemon, melons ,pears … you name it!
More details can be found in the book we recommend you to buy, but just to leak you some great information from the book, there is such rule as 30-40-30 ratio in a grow tall diet, meaning 30% unsaturated fat, 40% protein, and 30% good carbohydrates in the amount of food you consume in relation to your body weight and height. There are obviously more things you should know about a so called grow tall diet, which are all well explained in this book.
In articles ahead, we will give you a basic draft of an exercise plan to grow tall, but all of them are without any good effects if you don’t get your diet right! Sounds a bit too harsh?
Well, you just have to accept the fact. We want to help you the best we can, so if you have already digested the information mentioned in this article, you ,may progress to the next article in this “grow tall” series.
