What is healthy? 1. Essential Nutrient Requirements: How were these calculated, how accurate are they? Some dispute re: optimal fat, protein etc. 2. Once we establish our requirements, how do we source these nutrients? Bioavailability, product safety, animal welfare, etc. 3. Are any of these sources toxic? Grains? Fish? Meat? 4. Do we supplement? 5. How do we "heal" our bodies? 6. Beyond essential nutrients: how do we decide what food to include based on it's non-essential properties? Butter, ex. Random topics today: 1. DHA/EPA/ Flax/Fish Oil 2. Paleo/Vegan debate 3. Calcium bioavailability in fortified foods like almond milk 4. Omega 6 content in things like nuts, seeds, peanuts. Does ratio even matter, or is it damage? 5. Flours: evil? 6. Whole grains: difficult to eat in large quantities, hard to make palatable 7. Saturated fat: how bad is it? 8. Satiety: more than just nutrients 9. Cost/availabiliy of speciality foods. 10. How do we measure success? 11. Oxidized oils