Here are 2 questions that are always asked at every single Eat By Design Seminar.   What makes it even more interesting is that we go out of our way to answer them and people still ask!   Question 1 - What about quinoa? Question 2 - What about hummus/chickpeas/lentils?   The answer up to now...   "You can eat whatever you would like, nobody is stopping you. Yet both quinoa (to a lesser extent) and legumes have both been shown to harm your gut (and therefore health) while giving nothing in return that you can't get from a safer, more nutrient dense food."   The person who asked the question usually looks sad as they feel as though they can never again have their hummus or quinoa.   Has recent data changed all this?   In an article posted by our friend and colleague Mark Sisson (author of the book Primal Blueprint), he thinks that legumes could be back on the menu.   But, Do we agree with him?   What we covered:

• The purpose of nutrition and eating. Why loving the taste of food is only half the battle and why we can't forget the most important part of why you eat.
• How the answer to this question is very easy to understand once you know the principles associated with nutrition. Never forget to think in principle, it is the most important cognitive function you can learn (providing your principles are correct).
• Lectins, phytates, and the other reasons legumes were considered to be off track. Have these things changed or do the same rules apply?
• Our answer to the question: should you be eating legumes and are they healthy for you?