Your fave stupid food myth you've heard

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  • egarrett8911
    egarrett8911 Posts: 39
    I have type 1 diabetes, and one I hear regularly is that cinnamon will cure my diabetes and/or that eating anything will cure my diabetes. Um, last I checked, no matter how much cinnamon (or anything else I eat) my pancreas will still be broken. Because, you know, I'd choose to live with this disease for the rest of my life if it was simple to "cure" as just eating one magic food.

    I feel you girl :flowerforyou:
    And I love when people tell me that I got type 1 diabetes because I ate too much sugar.
    Really?
    :huh:
  • lobo_a_gogo
    lobo_a_gogo Posts: 265 Member
    there are other ways to get your protein....

    ...than what?
    Eat meat?
    Eat peanut butter?
    Drink baby's blood?
    Guzzle [insert sexual joke here]?
    The only way I know of to "get my protein" is to eat things that have protein in it.
  • lobo_a_gogo
    lobo_a_gogo Posts: 265 Member
    Not really a myth, but it kind of bothers me when people remind me of the evils of hot dogs. I am not a frequent hot dog-eater, but when I eat them, I know they're made of lips and butts and nitrates and leftovers and stuff. I know that only eating hot dogs all day every day isn't good for you, but if you tell me that something is so evil that I should NEVER EVER EVER eat it, it'll just make me want one more.

    Just an aside: Now I want to start a band called "Lips and Butts". People will think its in reference to brown-nosing, but you will know its about hot dogs.

    My hotdogs are made of soy lips and butts, but the term "lips and butts and stuff" just made me crack up.
  • ameans84
    ameans84 Posts: 2 Member
    Wine only turns to alcohol if you let it sit out. Vodka goes bad once opened.

    (I'll give a [low carb] cookie to anyone who gets the reference.) :)

    arrested development lol


    i heard on one of those doctor shows that you should have a cocktail with EVERY meal
  • lobo_a_gogo
    lobo_a_gogo Posts: 265 Member
    my friend thinks hazelnuts will make her grow more hair because it apparently contains testosterone.

    FINALLY, MY DREAMS OF ONE DAY BEING GASTON CAN BE REALIZED!!!!
    gaston.jpg
  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
    That losing weight is just "calories in - calories out"

    But...but...

    It is.

    No it's not the SOLE factor. Other factors come into play as well.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    That you should drink water like it's going out of fashion and that it doesn't count if it comes from anything other than plain water.

    My mother tells me this all the time. I just say "Okay, I know." Even though I'm really thinking, "That's not true."
    Anything that you eat after 8pm will turn into fat.

    My husband tells me this. I just tell him "Ya, whatever."
  • lesspaul
    lesspaul Posts: 190 Member
    99% of posts in the food and nutrition subforum. Where to start?

    That pretty much sums it up, outside of "Diet Coke cancel the calories in <your favorite food indulgence>"
  • formersec
    formersec Posts: 233 Member
    My aunt wouldn't eat bananas. She said they make you fat.

    (Typing this post as I eat a banana)
  • lamps1303
    lamps1303 Posts: 432 Member
    You should avoid the following:
    - dairy
    - fat
    - carbs
    - red meat
    - fruit
    - eating anything after 8pm (to be fair I did used to believe this one!)

    hhhmmm....:grumble:
  • votkuhr
    votkuhr Posts: 276 Member
    "Why are you eating avocados? They're full of fat! Are you not on a diet anymore?"
    Me: "Nah, they're all right." *eats on*
  • Whambam087
    Whambam087 Posts: 170
    You need to eat plenty of healthy grains! No you don't--there not that nutrient dense, and by not eating them your not missing any nutrients you couldn't get from meat, fish, veggies, fruit, nuts and tubers.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    intermittent fasting comes to mind right about now:drinker:
  • Imajicat
    Imajicat Posts: 114 Member
    nothing tastes as good as skinny


    apparently this person never had a double whopper with cheese no tomato


    ^^This^^

    I HATE that saying. :grumble:
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Grains and sugar should be included in your diet - because there healthy.
  • jd1208
    jd1208 Posts: 81 Member
    No calories if you steal other peoples chips- I still stand by this
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    That losing weight is just "calories in - calories out"

    But...but...

    It is.

    This post!!!!
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    That lame-*kitten* advertisement that always crops up here on the website, pointing to a cartoon banana, saying "5 Foods to Never Eat" lmao!
  • fattybumclaire
    fattybumclaire Posts: 91 Member
    Ok - so I am admitting ignorance here.......I didn't actually know about the omega 3 and 6 ratios, I just had to google it to find out why omega 6 is bad.

    Thank you :) Might just have to tweak a few things in my lifestyle overhaul!!!!
  • kennie2
    kennie2 Posts: 1,170 Member
    carbs make you fat

    at a 85% carb diet I'm still to see this
  • JONZ64
    JONZ64 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Anything that begins or ends with "CLEANSE"
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    Eating bananas will make you gain fast on your stomach....

    Bananas are a freaking super food!
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Saturated fat is bad for you.
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    Anything that begins or ends with "CLEANSE"


    Cleanse=laxative
  • MizzEngelChen
    MizzEngelChen Posts: 71 Member
    That anecdotal evidence is proof of something. It's not.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Not sure if this is a myth (I believe they've done studies).

    Eating the pips of apples will make a tree grow out of your head!!! (I still spit them out).
  • ladycadaverous
    ladycadaverous Posts: 35 Member
    That diet soda is better for you than regular because its made with artificial sweetener...no thanks...ill skip on the aspartame.
  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    "Don't eat after a certain hour" is my favorite. I've even seen it on here.

    I didn't know we all turned into Fat Gremlins when fed after midnight.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    That Pro Carb scientific studies about food and diets aren't bias and financed by parties with a vested interests!!! :smile:
  • aspirebliss
    aspirebliss Posts: 2 Member
    don't eat after 8pm, fruit is bad for you because there's sugar in it, and eggs are bad because they contain a little cholesterol! what?!

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