Is Muesli Alone Sufficient for a Healthy Diet?

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The discussion revolves around the viability of a diet consisting solely of muesli. Participants explore the nutritional adequacy of muesli, potential deficiencies, and the implications of such a diet on health and well-being.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants question whether muesli alone can provide all necessary nutrients for a healthy diet, suggesting that additional foods may be needed.
  • One participant references Professor Vincent Marks, who warns of "Muesli Belt Malnutrition," indicating that an overly healthy diet might lack essential fats, although this view is contested by other scientific studies.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that muesli, when combined with orange juice and Guinness, could suffice, though this is presented in a light-hearted manner.
  • A participant mentions that essential nutrients like ascorbic acid and vitamins found in vegetables may be lacking in a muesli-only diet, citing Jim Koch's input.
  • One contribution states that while muesli is a nutritionally sound food, it is not balanced enough to replace all meals and snacks, highlighting concerns about protein and vitamin deficiencies.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that muesli could be combined with fish and limes to enhance its nutritional profile.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on the sufficiency of muesli as a sole dietary source, with some suggesting it may not provide balanced nutrition while others humorously propose combinations that could make it more adequate. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the overall viability of a muesli-only diet.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of consensus on what constitutes a balanced diet and the varying definitions of nutritional adequacy among participants. Some statements rely on anecdotal evidence and personal opinions rather than established scientific consensus.

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Can one live of muesli alone, i find that muesli is all i need for food, but may be i need some thing else.
 
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According to Professor Vincent Marks, you could be suffering from Muesli Belt Malnutrition. According to him, eating an overly healthy diet could be depriving you of essential fats.

That idea is discounted by most scientific studies, though.

Muesli and orange juice - mmmmmm! :-p Sounds, uh, :rolleyes: , well, I've never actually tried it and I'm not sure I want to. It sounds like an overly healthy diet to me.

Let Mikey try it! He hates everything!
 


Muesli, orange juice and Guinness; it's all you need.
 


brewnog said:
Muesli, orange juice and Guinness; it's all you need.

Anything tastes good after a glass of Guinness.

Even dog crap.
 
I don't know, oxygen and water are pretty essential...
 


BobG said:
Let Mikey try it! He hates everything!
I googled to refresh my memory about when that was current and found this, which I'd never heard:

A few years after the commercial appeared, an urban legend began to spread that the unknown actor who played Little Mikey had died after eating an unexpectedly lethal combination of Pop Rocks (a type of carbonated hard candy) and soda.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mikey
 
Jim Koch of Cleveland, OH has some input; apparently he gave it a shot: "You might be
short on ascorbic acid and other vitamins found in green vegetables."

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Misc/misc.survivalism/2006-01/msg00771.html

Then there's this article on a Muesli diet:

Muesli is a nutritionally sound combination of foods, but it is not balanced enough to replace all of your other meals and snacks. Eating a diet of only muesli will not provide enough protein or the vitamins and minerals found in vegetables. Replacing breakfast and snacks with muesli is a good choice if you are trying to lose weight, but aside from not providing balanced nutrition, an all-muesli diet will not change the eating habits that put the weight on in the first place, and almost guarantees that you will put it all back on the minute you stop the diet.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/338890-muesli-diet/
 
wolram said:
Can one live of muesli alone, i find that muesli is all i need for food, but may be i need some thing else.

sure, if you combine it with fish and limes.
 

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