14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet

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  • ajewellmom
    ajewellmom Posts: 186 Member
    An alternative list:
    Don't eat endangered species.
    Don't eat food that's been produced using child labour.
    Don't eat food that has been produced in the ashes of the rainforest.
    Try to cut down on food that's crossed continents to reach you.
    Try to cut down on food which can't be reproduced in your own kitchen, because they require industrial equipment and mysterious chemicals.

    I am sure there are several "food groups" I have forgotten, but except from what I am allergic to, these are the foods I really try to avoid.

    ^^^This
  • Cyclingbonnie
    Cyclingbonnie Posts: 413 Member
    An alternative list:
    Don't eat endangered species.
    Don't eat food that's been produced using child labour.
    Don't eat food that has been produced in the ashes of the rainforest.
    Try to cut down on food that's crossed continents to reach you.
    Try to cut down on food which can't be reproduced in your own kitchen, because they require industrial equipment and mysterious chemicals.

    I am sure there are several "food groups" I have forgotten, but except from what I am allergic to, these are the foods I really try to avoid.

    Exactly!
  • sandra152
    sandra152 Posts: 77
    A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU WHAT YOU FANCY NOW AND THEN WONT DO YOU ANY HARM i SAY IF YOU CUT OUT THINGS YOU LIKE YOU WILL NOT STICK TO YOUR DIET
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    I had a read through the article. Maybe a more useful summary would be:

    Be aware of mercury levels in fish, especially if you're pregnant.
    Organic food has less pesticides in it.
    Dark chocolate has more of the good antioxidants than white choc.
    GM foods are everywhere, and hard to avoid.
    Artificial sweetners and corn syrups aren't good for you.

    Good summary!
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    Corn: how can it be bad when it comes OUT exactly how it went IN? (It's kinda miraculous... cuz even if you chew it... it comes out whole!)

    I noticed this too! So, I went on a 3 day all corn diet figuring I'd have to lose weight because corn must be a negative calorie food. Let's just say, it didn't end well.
    (I did give myself credit for a cleanse.)

    :bigsmile:
  • victoriannsays
    victoriannsays Posts: 568 Member
    I had popcorn last night... am I going to die now?
  • BaileyP3
    BaileyP3 Posts: 151 Member
    Here's an article from Yahoo that I found interesting and worthy to share:

    14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet: http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/14-foods-you-should-cut-your-diet#0

    This article specifically calls out foods you should avoid, why you should avoid them, and an alternative to consider.

    Swordfish
    Nonorganic Strawberries
    Diet Soda
    Anything from McDonald's
    Canned Tomatoes
    Bread
    Industrially Produced Hamburger
    Corn
    White Chocolate
    Artificial Sweeteners
    Sprouts
    Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
    Food Dyes
    Chain Restaurant Ice Cream

    If you eat Tesco's Hamburgers it might bring out your inner racehorse and help you run faster, lol!!! (anyone not British would probably need to google this one, hahaha!) :laugh:

    Hmmm...is this why I ran faster on the treadmill today :-)) Thought it was me...damn...I've turned into a Lance Armstrong type athlete :-(((
  • BreakingBackSunday
    BreakingBackSunday Posts: 15 Member
    Food dyes are my favorite food.
  • HannahMarieMcDougald
    HannahMarieMcDougald Posts: 544
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    Food good! lol Just have t know how to eat in small proportions.....
  • kikih64
    kikih64 Posts: 349 Member
    Canned tomatoes - sodium content??
  • DarkAngel262
    DarkAngel262 Posts: 118 Member
    I love white chocolate... omg white chocolate.... *craves white chocolate*

    IKR! Those Lindt white chocolate truffles are to die for ... *puddles*

    OHHH you shut your mouth with that truffle talk!!! Those are aaaaa-mazing!
  • JamieG8991
    JamieG8991 Posts: 1,203 Member
    I couldn't live without my diet coke, and wheat bread. I couldn't cut out all of the things I love! If I did that, I would end up binge eating and ruin all of the hard work I've put in so far.
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    Corn: how can it be bad when it comes OUT exactly how it went IN? (It's kinda miraculous... cuz even if you chew it... it comes out whole!)

    I noticed this too! So, I went on a 3 day all corn diet figuring I'd have to lose weight because corn must be a negative calorie food. Let's just say, it didn't end well.
    (I did give myself credit for a cleanse.)

    :bigsmile:

    You should publish your results.
  • gkwatra
    gkwatra Posts: 431 Member
    What the heck did white chocolate do to get on this list? Sheesh! :(

    Racism ...
  • BaileyP3
    BaileyP3 Posts: 151 Member
    I love white chocolate... omg white chocolate.... *craves white chocolate*

    IKR! Those Lindt white chocolate truffles are to die for ... *puddles*

    OHHH you shut your mouth with that truffle talk!!! Those are aaaaa-mazing!

    100% agree. However...can someone please explain to me why we need to deal with 'truffles' (lovely chocolatey goodness) and 'truffles' (hello mister piggy, thanks for digging this up and letting me eat it)

    When did we run out of names for things?
  • byeachmoment
    byeachmoment Posts: 67
    Corn: how can it be bad when it comes OUT exactly how it went IN? (It's kinda miraculous... cuz even if you chew it... it comes out whole!)


    I always thought this was hilarious ...

    oh and this thread too.
  • TaintedVampyre
    TaintedVampyre Posts: 1,428 Member
    I eat:

    Nonorganic Strawberries
    Anything from McDonald's
    Canned Tomatoes
    Bread
    Industrially Produced Hamburger
    Corn
    Sprouts
    Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
    Food Dyes
    Chain Restaurant Ice Cream

    Corn: how can it be bad when it comes OUT exactly how it went IN? (It's kinda miraculous... cuz even if you chew it... it comes out whole!)

    Popcorn: I heard all about that popcorn lung dude... I bought an air popper - but not cuz it's healthier... more cause I like to watch the popcorn kernals swirl around and jump and squeak when the first and last ones pop

    Food dye: They put food dye in my body wash... I drink that stuff in the morning... it's my daily cleanse. ;)

    and dayum I'm craving a big mac now

    I don't have an air popper, but I remember the excitement I use to get as a kid watching the kernels swirl and explode. #goodchildhoodmemories ;)
  • curt40
    curt40 Posts: 137 Member
    I agree with the diet soda suggestion. Something is very wrong with that product. I am simply less hungry through the day when I drink water, coffee, and tea. I put some lemon juice in my water, and its delicious.
  • fatladysings72
    fatladysings72 Posts: 64
    "An alternative list:
    Don't eat endangered species.
    Don't eat food that's been produced using child labour.
    Don't eat food that has been produced in the ashes of the rainforest.
    Try to cut down on food that's crossed continents to reach you.
    Try to cut down on food which can't be reproduced in your own kitchen, because they require industrial equipment and mysterious chemicals."

    I love these rules. Thanks for these!!!
  • Kitty_Kat_meow
    Kitty_Kat_meow Posts: 38
    That's such a load of rubbish! For example avoiding bread because it causes celiac lol celiac is inherited not caused by something you eat! We all know aspertine is bad for you yet it's in loads not just diet drinks, all tins have a lining which contains potentially dangerous chemicals same with the pesticides on strawberries you think it's only strawberries and that they haven't checked them before selling them to be eaten, because everyone who eats nonorganic strawberries are dying aren't they or is this all just scary mongering? I think scare mongering.
  • dogladytwo
    dogladytwo Posts: 97 Member
    Swordfish?
    Canned Tomatoes?
    Corn?
    Sprouts?

    uh. yeh.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    A few observations. First, why do people who have been on here all of about 20 minutes with a total of 2 posts feel the need to bring enlightenment to the rest of us in the form of a stupid list???

    Secondly, oh yeah, I always get my nutritional guidance from Yahoo!! :noway:

    Third, orthorexic much??
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    I bought an air popper - but not cuz it's healthier... more cause I like to watch the popcorn kernels swirl around and jump and squeak when the first and last ones pop

    I totally do this too.... It's even better than popping it on the stove (health-wise and fun-wise!!!)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Here's an article from Yahoo that I found interesting and worthy to share:

    14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet: http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/14-foods-you-should-cut-your-diet#0

    This article specifically calls out foods you should avoid, why you should avoid them, and an alternative to consider.

    Swordfish
    Nonorganic Strawberries
    Diet Soda
    Anything from McDonald's
    Canned Tomatoes
    Bread
    Industrially Produced Hamburger
    Corn
    White Chocolate
    Artificial Sweeteners
    Sprouts
    Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
    Food Dyes
    Chain Restaurant Ice Cream
    You're better off listening to science or me.:laugh: You can have ALL of these if you have no bad reaction to them and count them in your daily calorie intake along with some whole foods and correct macro/micro nutrient counts. The problem for many overweight people, is that this is basically ALL they eat.


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  • bloomlately
    bloomlately Posts: 532 Member
    I still like my organic popcorn and won't stop eating it. I do refuse to eat microwave popcorn though because of the chemicals. It is soooo easy to make popcorn on the stove.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Here's an article from Yahoo that I found interesting and worthy to share:

    14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet: http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/14-foods-you-should-cut-your-diet#0

    This article specifically calls out foods you should avoid, why you should avoid them, and an alternative to consider.

    Swordfish
    Nonorganic Strawberries
    Diet Soda
    Anything from McDonald's
    Canned Tomatoes
    Bread
    Industrially Produced Hamburger
    Corn
    White Chocolate
    Artificial Sweeteners
    Sprouts
    Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
    Food Dyes
    Chain Restaurant Ice Cream

    Canned tomatoes? Sprouts???
    Get real, this list is nonsense!
  • Pablito66
    Pablito66 Posts: 24 Member

    Corn: how can it be bad when it comes OUT exactly how it went IN? (It's kinda miraculous... cuz even if you chew it... it comes out whole!)



    HAHAHA! I thought it was just ME!
  • bloomlately
    bloomlately Posts: 532 Member
    Canned tomatoes? Sprouts???
    Get real, this list is nonsense!

    If you read the article, you'll see the reasoning behind each listed food, which does looks quite random as a whole without context. Several of these listed foods make sense.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    The only things you should cut form your diet are:

    1) Food you don't like
    2) Food you can't control yourself with, if that exists.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Why just McDonalds? LMAO!

    Ugh, anywho..14 Nos coming your way :D

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