10/03/2026
What should a tired mum actually eat to feel better?
Fat was bad.
Then carbs were bad.
Then protein became the solution.
Then someone said we should all be vegan.
Low fat. Atkins. Mediterranean. Paleo. Keto.
No wonder so many women feel completely lost when it comes to food.
But what if the problem is not the diets themselves?
What if each of them worked — just for different people, in different climates, at different times in history?
When I started looking at the food I grew up with in Poland, something interesting happened. The simple meals of my childhood — eggs, fermented vegetables, potatoes, sourdough bread, raw dairy — suddenly made sense in a way modern diet advice often doesn’t.
They were local.
They were seasonal.
And they supported energy.
For a tired working mum, that might be the most important question of all: what actually restores energy?
I wrote a longer reflection about this — including why many modern diets mirror traditional eating patterns from around the world, and why your body may need something different from the latest health trend.
If nutrition feels confusing, you’re not alone.
You can read the full article here:
https://tiredmumfitness.com/blog/108
