"High Calorie Foods to Avoid" ... Ridiculousness!

I follow a bunch of fitness and weight loss pages on Twitter just to keep me extra motivated when I scroll through my Twitter feed. I'm not sure who exactly runs the pages, but I highly doubt they're the pages of dietitians and trainers who actually know what they're talking about. I constantly see these weight loss pages tweeting "Never eat these foods! They'll make you fat! Click the link for a list: *insertlinkhere* " And the slide shows that are linked are absolutely ridiculous. If you're like me and are following weight loss pages on social networking, chances are you're reading the same crap as I am. Almost all the foods listed to not eat "because they'll make you fat!" are healthy fats. Emphasis on the word HEALTHY. Our bodies need fat to function properly. I don't know the whole science behind it, but it's important to get healthy fats in our diets since they help absorb a lot of the nutrients in our foods and do a lot of other good stuff. So many people start dieting and they cut out all fats since they're misinformed by slide shows created by ignorant people. The latest list of "high calorie foods to avoid at all costs" included peanut butter, avocado, and olive oil which in actuality are some of the healthiest foods for you if eaten in moderation!! Of course fats are higher in calories than carbs and proteins, but our body needs them, so we all should really try to make room for them in our diets and ignore the claims that say to "NEVER eat these foods." :noway: Really. Just because something is higher in calories doesn't mean you should avoid it, especially when it's something vital to your health. Officially unfollowing these pages that make such stupid claims on Facebook and Twitter now. :laugh: Lucky for us MFPers, we realize that you can eat anything you want and still lose weight if you're eating at a calorie deficit.