Foods You Thought Were "Healthy" As A Kid

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  • abbylg1983
    abbylg1983 Posts: 177 Member
    Rice Krispies (okay in moderation, and better than sugary cereals, but 100 cals a cup and almost no nutritional value)
    Margarine
    Muffins
    Wheat Thins
    Granola Bars (HOW exactly were these touted as health foods in the 90s? Some have as much sugar and calories as a snickers bar)
    Bagels
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    I thought any type of dairy was always good because I'd heard early on that girls needed lots of calcium. I ate waaaay too much cheese, lol.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Fruits in excess. "Fruits & Veggies" were basically the same thing in my mind. Of course fruits can be a great part of a good diet, but overdoing it on the sugar obviously isn't.

    Same!! "fruit and veg" used to be one thing for me. But now I learn they are very different and I try to keep the fruit to reasonable amount a day.
  • heywithers
    heywithers Posts: 99 Member
    Juice
    Flavoured milk
    The sugar laden cereals my mum bought
    White rice
    Copious amounts of milo (with like 6 tablespoons heaped in the glass)

    I second the cereals!! i thought if they served it for breakfast at school then it must be healthy
  • darianrolfes
    darianrolfes Posts: 2
    I didn't think about what was healthy or what wasn't when I was young. I never realized the food I grew up eating was bad for me until I was an adult. When I did I was stunned. My parents said I was a picky eater so they let me eat what I wanted... This was my diet for all of elementary school:
    Breakfast: Sugar cereal and cinnamon sugar on white toast with Tang to drink - because I didn't like real OJ - and that's what the astronauts drank so it must be good for me! Right?
    Lunch: Peanut butter & fluff (marshmellow creme) with sugar sprinkles sandwich on white bread
    Afternoon snack: Strawberry milk
    Dinner: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
    I can't believe I have any teeth left in my mouth. I did eat other food too but this was my standard diet. Crazy.

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