"unhealthy" foods?

BrainyBurro
BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
in Food and Nutrition
i see this phrase used on here all of the time. most of the time it's used in the vaguest possible sense and no actual foods are named. however, when the foods are named, the term is invariably used incorrectly with those foods. thus, i figured that maybe it's time to start a list of actual, honest-to-goodness, "unhealthy" foods on here, in order to differentiate them from the ones usually cited solely due to non-scientific food shaming.

i only know of 1 actual "unhealthy" food that's ever been cited on here.

hemlock... hemlock is actually unhealthy for you. do not drink it. ever.

does anyone know of any others?
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  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    shellfish can cause me to go into anaphylactic shock. does that count?
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    This one time I found my Greek yogurt had curdled.
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Whether or not it's healthy is debatable, but broccoli is evil, and that is a fact.
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  • 19TaraLynn84
    19TaraLynn84 Posts: 739 Member
    Whether or not it's healthy is debatable, but broccoli is evil, and that is a fact.

    Not when it's covered with cheese!
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Whether or not it's healthy is debatable, but broccoli is evil, and that is a fact.

    Not when it's covered with cheese!

    A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Liver creates a gag reflex.

    Agreed. The only time I ever ate it, it was totally wrapped in bacon. The aftertaste is terrible.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    c'mon people. this is a serious thread. :angry:

    i'm adding one more to my list.

    black licorice. rumor has it that black licorice can make you hate candy, which is a terribly unhealthy thing.

    my suggestion is to avoid black licorice. it's not worth the risk.
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    I love my burro.
  • CrazyCatLadylovescats
    CrazyCatLadylovescats Posts: 107 Member
    In my circle of moms, unhealthy foods = highly processed flour/corn with High Fructose Sugar. Usually something that you can eat from the bag, (snack food other than fruit) or things that come from fast food places or are fast food like that you can make at home, like chicken nuggets and tator tots. For some of the mothers this also includes anything that their kid is sensitive or allergic to.
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    Any food designated as "mine" would be unhealthy for others. grrr and all that.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    Bitter/wild almonds. Don't eat them unless cyanide is your thing.
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    Licorice (the real kind) can cause toxicity in large quantities (how much exactly depends on the person).

    Of course, I hate licorice so no problem here!
  • CompressedCarbon
    CompressedCarbon Posts: 357 Member
    Any organ.

    Anything that must be "smoothied" to be edible.

    Any food I don't personally like.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    I ate poison ivy one time
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    c'mon people. this is a serious thread. :angry:

    i'm adding one more to my list.

    black licorice. rumor has it that black licorice can make you hate candy, which is a terribly unhealthy thing.

    my suggestion is to avoid black licorice. it's not worth the risk.

    Agreed! My aunt loves black licorice. I can't stand the stuff!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Ground beef from a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    c'mon people. this is a serious thread. :angry:

    i'm adding one more to my list.

    black licorice. rumor has it that black licorice can make you hate candy, which is a terribly unhealthy thing.

    my suggestion is to avoid black licorice. it's not worth the risk.

    Agreed! My aunt loves black licorice. I can't stand the stuff!

    your aunt may be undead. you should get her checked out. seriously. :huh:
  • Raynidays3367
    Raynidays3367 Posts: 24


    black licorice. rumor has it that black licorice can make you hate candy, which is a terribly unhealthy thing.

    my suggestion is to avoid black licorice. it's not worth the risk.

    My weakness is candy...chocolate and black licorice...rumors are unhealthy
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    Unhealthy foods are those that don't make me feel well on multiple levels. I avoid them not because they are "bad" foods but because they are just not good for me.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    Ground beef from a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

    Ummmm except those of us with CJD macro targets. I've heard it's a really good way to cleanse your brain, and seizures are great for burning calories.
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    Stay away from daffodil bulbs.

    Some wild mushrooms are also unhealthy.
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    Another black licorice lover here. As far as "bad foods", it may not be unhealthy but that fake Artic ice cream is pure evil.
  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
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    Raw chicken (especially if it dances!) Anything that fights back when you try to eat it.

    Any food you fall asleep in.

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  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Ground beef from a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

    Ummmm except those of us with CJD macro targets. I've heard it's a really good way to cleanse your brain, and seizures are great for burning calories.

    Yes, I've heard brain cleanses are all the rage right now...:wink:
  • ComradeTovarich
    ComradeTovarich Posts: 495 Member
    Whether or not it's healthy is debatable, but broccoli is evil, and that is a fact.

    How can you hate broccoli? Are you a communist?

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  • aarondnguyen
    aarondnguyen Posts: 270 Member
    there is no such thing as an unhealthy food.

    but there ARE unhealthy quantities
  • fificrazy
    fificrazy Posts: 234
    Unhealthy to me are foods with weird fillers and stabilizers like plastic, wax or sand in them.... Artificial dyes... The weird preservatives that are only allowed to amount 0.02% of our foods or whatever. (I still eat these foods though haha. Frosting every single day, straight out of the jar.) And of course any plant that is literally poisonous haha.

    But no carb, protein, starch, sugar, etc is unhealthy to me. I don't believe the body discriminates against sources of energy.
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Whether or not it's healthy is debatable, but broccoli is evil, and that is a fact.

    How can you hate broccoli? Are you a communist?

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    This picture was taken with an electron microscope. Just look at it. If that isn't the face of evil I don't know what is.
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    there is no such thing as an unhealthy food.

    but there ARE unhealthy quantities

    But for some foods the quantity needed for it to be unhealthy is quite low.

    Like daffodil bulbs. You only need a small amount to get extremely sick, with risks of death.

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