I read a quote on eating healthy.....

ken_hogan
ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I read a quote and was wondering what others thought of it, it went "The key to eating healthy?? Avoid any food that has a TV commercial." I'm not sure if its 100% true but was wondering what others thought??
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  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Probably a decent sorting. Except if count commercials for grocery stores.
  • misscharleygirl
    misscharleygirl Posts: 66 Member
    I could see where this would be applicable (I don't recall the last advertising I saw for carrots or apples, now that I'm thinking about it) but then my Fiber One bars and Special K are out, as is my rice, beans and chicken (which are all major staples in my diet).

    Therefore, I am choosing to disagree. ;)

    (I look forward to reading the other responses.)
  • doIlhands
    doIlhands Posts: 349 Member
    What about milk & eggs? I see commercials for those all the time. Water too.

    I call BS.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I read a quote and was wondering what others thought of it, it went "The key to eating healthy?? Avoid any food that has a TV commercial." I'm not sure if its 100% true but was wondering what others thought??


    No.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    That would mean a healthy diet would exclude those foods that are advertised, with no regards to context and dosage. Also things like beef, pork, veggies etc are advertised
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    I totally agree with that!
  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
    What about milk & eggs? I see commercials for those all the time. Water too.

    I call BS.


    Yeah, that's why I didn't think it was totally accurate...
  • OMGSugarOHNOS
    OMGSugarOHNOS Posts: 204 Member
    Avocados from Mexico has it's own commercial. Guess we should cut out Avocados, they're fatty anyways.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    In my area, at least, there is no tv commercial about organic food. That's the most of my diet.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Avocados from Mexico has it's own commercial. Guess we should cut out Avocados, they're fatty anyways.

    Nothing wrong with fat, especially unsaturated fat.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    "Healthy" eating can include anything in moderation, so I think it's stupid.
  • dltaylorii
    dltaylorii Posts: 132
    Since I work in the marketing industry, I say no.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Since I work in the marketing industry, I say no.

    LOL'd hard at your avi. That looks like my before pic too!
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    So . . . . cigarettes are out then?
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    I think, if you look at it as a "general" idea, the meaning has a good ideat. But, only as a generality. I just saw a commercial for apples, water, and filling half your plate with fruits and vegetables.
  • 4_Lisa
    4_Lisa Posts: 362 Member
    Pretty much... tends to be how I look at most food...
  • mtcastillo86
    mtcastillo86 Posts: 119 Member
    What if you don't watch TV?
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    So . . . . cigarettes are out then?

    Only if you are eating them!!!!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,147 Member
    Avocados from Mexico has it's own commercial. Guess we should cut out Avocados, they're fatty anyways.

    Nothing wrong with fat, especially unsaturated fat.
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  • 4_Lisa
    4_Lisa Posts: 362 Member
    we don't have commercials in Canada for cigarettes.... so by that it is all good! lol
  • Buddhasmiracle
    Buddhasmiracle Posts: 925 Member
    Some of the commercials on the local channels here are for locally grown food.
    Even though the actors are not profesionals the marketing is quite clever. Makes you want to rush out and buy snap peas and purple potatoes.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    "The incredible, edible egg."
    "Beef, it's what's for dinner."
    "Got milk?"

    The problem with generalizations is that there's always something out there to shatter them.
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  • u_mad_bro
    u_mad_bro Posts: 42 Member
    I believe it's true, so I stopped watching TV.
  • MaydayParadeGirl
    MaydayParadeGirl Posts: 190 Member
    Well then no more grapes or apples or bananas. I dont' know where you guys up above are from where you're posting that you never see fruits and veggies advertised but we do all the time in NH...maybe cause it's cold and once it gets warm we magically all want to have an apple...I don't know but that would cut out A LOT of healthy foods too...I don't think I'd be able to eat anymore...at all...
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I read a quote and was wondering what others thought of it, it went "The key to eating healthy?? Avoid any food that has a TV commercial." I'm not sure if its 100% true but was wondering what others thought??


    No.

    ^this
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    The one I read was "avoid any food that has a mascot"
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Stupid quote. No need to avoid ANY food.
  • MaydayParadeGirl
    MaydayParadeGirl Posts: 190 Member
    The one I read was "avoid any food that has a mascot"

    yeah but raisins have a mascot and those aren't ALL bad for you. Oatmeal has a mascot and that isnt' bad for you as long as you arent' buying the flavored prepackages stuff. I think these people making these quotes are just spewing out their *kitten*. A box of raisins isn't going to send someone's health crumbling to the ground.
  • dorianaldyn
    dorianaldyn Posts: 611 Member
    I actually like that quote a lot. Usually food is advertised because some company out there put some effort into creating a food product (usually that means the food is processed) and is aiming to profit from that investment. Or, perhaps the ads are in support of an industry in general (think milk, beef, etc.) and the more I learn about the large food based industry groups, the less I believe they actually care about *my* long term health. Further, advertising generally isn't spent in circumstances where there are a large number of suppliers of largely homogenous products (think carrots, strawberries, etc). If you're at a grocery store picking out some apples, do you really spend the time to figure out who grew them? And if you learned that xyz farm in Washington state grew them, would it matter to you? Would it make sense for xyz farm to go on a big marketing blitz and spend millions on ads to convince you to look for their apples? Probably not.

    As a side note, I do usually look for country of origin on produce, and I actually participate in a local, organic CSA - but that's more because I aim to eat locally as much as possible out of my desire to reduce use of fuel, etc. That has nothing to do with advertising.
  • djrn144
    djrn144 Posts: 21 Member
    Actually, i think i will always avoid pork rinds, but are they considered food? yuck!

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