Any foods that you think have gotten a bad rap??

July24Lioness

Coconut oil is another one. I use that and EVOO. It's very good for you. :-)

What do you do with coconut oil?

Coconut oil is good for EVERYTHING!!!

I use it for cooking (in place of butter, for frying, sauting, broiling), baking (in place of butter), put in my coffee in the morning to help satiate my appetite.

I use it to cleanse my face, moisturize both my face and body. Put it on my hair for 15 minutes to a half hour and then jump in shower for conditioning purposes.

It is not greasy at all.

Coconut oil also has antibiotic and antifungal properties. I was recently able to cure a urinary tract infections with whole cranberries that I made fresh juice out of and taking coconut oil (eating it straight off the spoon 3 times a day) and drinking only water............

Daniel78

Egg whites contain a lot of protein without any of the cholesterol and fat that the yolk provides. I seperate mine and give the yolks to my growing puppies. They love it mixed into their kibble. I only cook with eggs one day a week, sometimes two if the wife and I are making something baked.

Cheese is god's gift to all of mankind. The Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheddar and 2% Sharp Cheddar blocks are well stocked in my fridge at all times. White Havarti works wonders on sandwiches as well. When it comes to cheese and eggs, white is better. Both the egg white and white cheese (most, not all) contain less fat, cholesterol, and calories per serving than yellow cheese and the yellow yolks!

Wecandothis

Fat is not the enemy. We need it to live. Granted shaving some fat off to save calories is good - to be picky about the fat you eat.

Case in point: EGG YOKES. Eat them. They are good for you - as in VERY good for you.

Check this out:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html

Believe it. The yellow is good.

Daniel78

Fat is not the enemy. We need it to live. Granted shaving some fat off to save calories is good - to be picky about the fat you eat.

Case in point: EGG YOKES. Eat them. They are good for you - as in VERY good for you.

Check this out:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html

Believe it. The yellow is good.

I wasn't trying to imply that fat is bad. It's the type of fat that is the killer. Egg yolks contain a lot of cholesterol for what little bit of actual nutritional value they provide. I'd rather skim this form of fat from my diet and replace it elsewhere when applicable.

On average I consume 50-70 grams of fat per day from healthy sources such as nuts, fish oils, olives, and olive oil for cooking. I pick and chose my fats wisely. They're all low in cholesterol, low in trans fat, sat fat, and enriched with omega 3s and 6s.

keiko

Count me in as another whole egg lover! I have one egg with toast and butter on my toast every morning for breakfast. The protein really holds me over so I'm not hungry again in an hour.
In fact one time I switched to eating oatmeal everyday for breakfast and that is when my cholesterol went up. I like oatmeal and still eat it sometimes but eggs rule!
I'm also a pasta lover. But I now eat the correct portion. Not the two huge bowls I use to eat.

Now, I have to ask, are you all eating that parmesan out of the can or are you buying a good quality parm and grating it. I will only buy/eat Parmesan Regianno, it's imported and yes more expensive but the taste so much better. A little grating of that has much more flavor that the already grated stuff. Or put a few curls (use a potato peeler) onto your salad. It is the best!

Wecandothis

I wasn't trying to imply that fat is bad. It's the type of fat that is the killer. Egg yolks contain a lot of cholesterol for what little bit of actual nutritional value they provide. I'd rather skim this form of fat from my diet and replace it elsewhere when applicable.

On average I consume 50-70 grams of fat per day from healthy sources such as nuts, fish oils, olives, and olive oil for cooking. I pick and chose my fats wisely. They're all low in cholesterol, low in trans fat, sat fat, and enriched with omega 3s and 6s.

Cholesterol is not the badguy you think it is, but okay. You might want to read that article I mentioned, and read some of the new research on it. And quite actually the egg yoke provides a huge amount of nutrients. The article is good. Honest.

jodazary

i personally wont cut out any food that i love such as eggs, bready butter or my favorite egg rolls but i do limit them and so far have dropped 22 poulnds everything in moderation if you completly cut out something that you love you will at some point brreak and pig out on it not good lol if you love it eat some even if its just a bite or two

Jovialation

Im glad someone else said bacon. The hormel maple bacon I love love looovvve is only 80 calories for 2 slices.

I ate eggs, toast, bacon, fruit, and taquitos yesterday and stayed under my calories lol

Linsmom

sugar...natural sugar, not the refined kinds...has gotten a bad rep.

SHBoss1673

See for me, the potato (white) has gotten a horrible and undeserved wrap. 1 medium potato has lots of good vitamins (many more than I can list) and minerals in it, and while yes, it's high in carbs (about 30 g for a medium potato) it's also high in fiber, AND has a portion of non-digestable starch (some of the carbs) which acts pretty much the same as fiber, and those carbs are complex, so you see (if you eat the skin) potatoes are very good for you.

Just don't pile on the rough stuff and you should be fine. I like mine baked with 1/2 serving of butter, 1/2 serving of sour cream, onion salt, garlic powder, and chives. Yum! Comes out to about 225 calories, a nice side for dinner!

Wecandothis

See for me, the potato (white) has gotten a horrible and undeserved wrap....

... I like mine baked with 1/2 serving of butter, 1/2 serving of sour cream, onion salt, garlic powder, and chives. Yum! Comes out to about 225 calories, a nice side for dinner!

:noway:

Heh. Now I can't stop thinking about a nice baked potato, and I've not had one in months. :laugh:

lessertess

I agree:

Whole Eggs
Bacon (or any other pork products for that matter)
Real butter instead of fake spreads
Potato
Beef ( I can not understand why people on a diet suddenly think the only meat is chicken or turkey)

The BIG ONE is fat. There is this huge myth that fat makes you fat.

Daniel78

I wasn't trying to imply that fat is bad. It's the type of fat that is the killer. Egg yolks contain a lot of cholesterol for what little bit of actual nutritional value they provide. I'd rather skim this form of fat from my diet and replace it elsewhere when applicable.

On average I consume 50-70 grams of fat per day from healthy sources such as nuts, fish oils, olives, and olive oil for cooking. I pick and chose my fats wisely. They're all low in cholesterol, low in trans fat, sat fat, and enriched with omega 3s and 6s.

Cholesterol is not the badguy you think it is, but okay. You might want to read that article I mentioned, and read some of the new research on it. And quite actually the egg yoke provides a huge amount of nutrients. The article is good. Honest.

I did read the article and it was an eye opener for sure. Whole eggs do have a bad rep for various reasons, some of which are different in nature. Heart attacks run in my family and I'm approaching my mid 30s, any form of cholesterol is a concern for me in particular. I'm consuming a lot of red meat and will never give it up and it's chock full of cholesterol. I've given up pork which is a good start, and now the egg yolk. I used to be one of those scrawny teens that could eat 5000 calories a day and still lose weight with a 28" waist. Then all of a sudden my mid '20s kicked my butt and I balloned up from 145 to 260 in the course of a few years. That extra weight with my age and family background has me skepticle about cholesterol.

From the article I noticed that the egg white is full of the vitamins and minerals that the egg yolk doesn't have, and vice versa. The whole egg in itself is a complete nutritional package. What the egg yolk is enriched with is the easier to find vitamins and minerals that are abundant in other food sources. In that sense I wouldn't want the extra cholesterol added to my high red meat intake for the nutritional gains that the yolk provides that can easily be found elsewhere.

After reading the entire article I won't swear off whole eggs anymore!

On another note, pork has a bad rap....