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

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

Ranch dressing and soy sauce

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.

Tofu and soy milk.

Fage yogurt. 16 grams of sugar. Nuff said.

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

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

All those things are is a carb and sugar bomb.

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.

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:

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.

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.

Hummus and peanut butter-pure fat.