What foods did you think were healthy but actually aren't??

fteale

Nothing, really. I have always been pretty on the ball about nutrition.

meeka472

Baby carrots

What's wrong with Baby carrots?

Kanohane

Ranch dressing and soy sauce

shoesalwaysfit

there are no unhealthy foods.

agree

Fried Chicken Fat....

Amryfal

Peanut butter... not the natural kind. Everyone says that peanut butter is a good source of protein, but I have always over-eaten it (comfort food), but the natural kind is what's best and only in moderation... bummer.

the natural kind is the best. it actually tastes like peanuts XD

if i ever win the lottery i'm going to order actual hazelnut butter, containing only ground hazelnuts. they are my favorite food EVER and i just can't with nutella.

Doing_The_Unstruck

Wendy's Triple Baconator. All the people in the commercials that eat them are skinny. Don't understand why so many real life people who eat that stuff are fat. Hmmmmm.....

Funsoaps

Tofu and soy milk.

stargazer008

Margarine
It's just pseudo stuff pretending to be a "healthier" sub for butter! Butter is so much tastier, I'm glad I switched to the real kind!

Granola bars
Most of them are just candy bars in disguise.

caraiselite

Fage yogurt. 16 grams of sugar. Nuff said.

get the plain, add your own berries. 7 grams of carbs.

caraiselite

there are no unhealthy foods.

agree

Fried Chicken Fat....

some people eat lots of fat (50-70%!) and lose weight this way.

i personally don't like chicken fat, but pork fat is a whole 'nother ball game here.

oh man.

Creamshakes

Bars! Protein bars, fiber bars, nutty bars, LARABARs...organic bars.

All those things are is a carb and sugar bomb.

kmorris246

I remember when around November '11, the boards had plenty of proNutella people, citing it along with peanut butter.

As for me, I thought Nestle Nesfit was a rather healthy choice for cereal. Until I saw that added glycose syrup.

nothing wrong with nutella - just had some

Might want to check out the very first ingredient on the Nutella label.... SUGAR! Not a healthy source of food. I still eat it b/c it tastes awesome, but it is in no way healthy.

kmorris246

Diet soda is comprised mostly of water. Water doesn't have any nutritional value (it can't be metabolized) and doesn't contain any vitamins yet water is universally considered a "healthy" drink. So why is diet soda unhealthy if water isn't?

I do think there may be something to the idea that drinking lots of diet sodas dulls your sense of sweetness and makes you crave sweeter foods. I just don't like misinformation -- as far as we know, diet soda is perfectly healthy and hydrating beverage and has no effect on weight loss and no negative health consequences whatsoever. For me, it definitely helps satisfy cravings for sweetness without taking in any calories, so it does wonders for my mental health.

Dude, you're kidding right. Right?????? Please tell me you're kidding.

teamtommo6

As many have said, yogurt. I used to snack on those cups like no other until I found out how much sugar is in them. Now I stick to a low sugar Greek yogurt, but it's no where near as good tasting. I also used to think all salads were great for you, until I realized that those ingredients you don't really think about like croutons or cheese add a lot of calories and fat.

Doreen9686

Wow, I had no clue! I usually have a fat free yogurt for breakfast and a salad for lunch. Guess I am doing this all wrong. I'm sure there are plenty of websites that could help me learn more about nutrition, I just don't have time to "surf' the web to look for them. I am not a label reader either, I will have to up my workouts and watch my portions to try to lose weight/inches. Ugh! :frown:

bcattoes

Haven't Been thrilled with the new studies and findings of soy. Used to drink soy milk a lot more than I do now.

What new studies? Were the studies on natural soy or soy supplements?

kriselayne1

Diet soda is comprised mostly of water. Water doesn't have any nutritional value (it can't be metabolized) and doesn't contain any vitamins yet water is universally considered a "healthy" drink. So why is diet soda unhealthy if water isn't?

I do think there may be something to the idea that drinking lots of diet sodas dulls your sense of sweetness and makes you crave sweeter foods. I just don't like misinformation -- as far as we know, diet soda is perfectly healthy and hydrating beverage and has no effect on weight loss and no negative health consequences whatsoever. For me, it definitely helps satisfy cravings for sweetness without taking in any calories, so it does wonders for my mental health.

I think if you did a simple google search on some of the terms you used in this post you'd be very surprised at what you find. Diet soda has been shown to cause mental health problems, linked to weight gain and problems for your health. Please research this. If you can find me a soda tree, diet or regular, then I'll drink it. Until then, no thanks! Would you drink something I whipped up in my kitchen but you had no idea really what it was just because it tastes good and didn't effect your calories for the day? And I say this with love and concern, you've got to do some critical thinking when it comes to what you consume. Sugar at least is grown fromt he earth not made it in someones lab.

kriselayne1

Turkey bacon

OMG what's wrong with Turkey bacon?? Well besides nitrates.

taylor5877

Anybody else read this thread and think "I could make a healthy diet just from the things listed on this thread."

Fruit? Smoked Chicken, Lunch meat, peanut butter...hell, other than veggies that's a lot of the stuff I eat now.

simplynaturalfarm

Excessive fruit and grain products. What surprised me that is healthy - proper fats
HEather

WhatDoesLisa

Hummus and peanut butter-pure fat.