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Food for Men on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.)

Food for Men on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.)

Tara Carpenter, NC.

Holistic nutrition for people healing with Body Ecology Diet.

Originally published September 8, 2018.

This is for men who want to tailor Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) to meet their dietary and health needs a.k.a. “feel full” 🙂 Whilst I am no man, I did watch my husband begin the diet and do have 8 years under my belt feeding him and our two growing boys.

I met my husband in 2011, after being on B.E.D. for a year. I was a single mom healing a stubborn case of systemic yeast overgrowth. Tomas had been used to being on his own, smoking, drinking beer, and eating a typical macrobiotic diet rich in rice cakes and tahini lol 🙂 He had some chronic health issues and an open mind. In the snap of a finger, I went from making food for the kids and I to cooking feast after feast for a hungry man I loved day and night.

Dancing in the Kitchen

I learned as I went. When I felt overwhelmed, Tomas encouraged me with his desire to be healthy, stop smoking, and heal. We were both trained cooks and made a good team; if I cooked, he washed dishes, vice versa. 

I was in charge of food prep and keeping wheels moving. Soaking grain, making unsalted cultured vegetables, coconut kefir, and waffle batter was on my shoulders. This period of life helped me become grounded in the ‘body ecology way of eating’ and improved my ability to meal plan. Tomas and I have been married 8 years 🙂

What I Notice About Men & Food

  • Men like salt
  • Men like BIG (think cheeseburgers, sandwiches, pizza slices with toppings)
  • Men like sweet 
  • Men like fried 
  • Men like flavor

Sound like any man you know?? I don’t want to get detailed, yet think most agree that men are inherently more masculine and need more minerals (esp. salt) and flavor to energetically extend themselves outwards in the world with more force than many women desire. Again, I am skimming the surface here. Men also tend to have a heightened metabolism.

Find Your Rhythm 

My husband is a 6 foot engineer/builder on his feet all day; measuring this, lifting that. When he comes home, he sits with us or to work at his computer. This is his rhythm. Your rhythm plays an integral part in the food you need.

Do you have health issues? My husband’s kidneys called for attention. When he started B.E.D. he struggled with oral health and weight gain. In this way, I customized cooking to meet his needs. How old are you? Are you big or small? What climate do you live in? Your answers will help you to find the type of food and ways to cook that food meant for your body.

Listen & Observe

If you are a man cooking for yourself or cooking for a man in your life, then listen and observe as you move forward on the diet. That is step one in my opinion. Then act accordingly while you go about your life.

B.E.D. is not meant to rule your life nor define who you are. This holistic way of eating simply enhances the life you have. Take time to weave the traditional principles that Donna Gates, author of B.E.D., has laid out to follow. They are guideposts when you are not sure how to go.

Live life to the fullest!

B.E.D.-friendly food ideas to get him salivating for more: 

Note: Serve all with plenty of vegetables; including scoop of unsalted cultured veggies

Ben’s Breakfast on Body Ecology Diet

Getting Men Into B.E.D.

Therapeutic Nutritional Consultations

A word of thanks to my husband, who loves me enough, to let me write about him so that others can glean from our experience on Body Ecology Diet. This blog post contains affiliate links, read here for more.

May all bellies be happy!

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