5 food to not eat?

Milton35
Milton35 Posts: 5 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I read yesterday about 5 food to never eat when trying to lose weight, 1 was bannanas and another was soy milk. This has confused me as I have both of these daily and am worried it will get in the way of me loing weight. Does anyone know if there is any truth in it?
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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    It's crap. All you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit.
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    It's crap. All you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit.

    ^^this^^
  • rausharvey
    rausharvey Posts: 59 Member
    That is crazy. Soy milk has some controversy but BANANAS?!?!?!?

    I eat those everyday and guess what - I'm down 20 pounds.
  • beamer0821
    beamer0821 Posts: 488 Member
    crazy talk

    if any article begins with what NOT to eat i usually skip it. i already know what not to eat...frankenfood, bananas aren't frankenfood
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    I would agree with the 'foods not to eat', but would add a disclaimer:

    "Don't eat these foods... and think they don't count towards your calorie total." Beyond that, dig in. Sure, if you eat a dozen bananas a day and think they are 'free', you'll kill your calorie deficit but that's the only way they are 'bad' for your diet.
  • GracieGag
    GracieGag Posts: 24 Member
    Don't listen to that garbage. Those are not bad for you!
  • Rogiefreida
    Rogiefreida Posts: 567 Member
    I am at a loss as to why there are bad foods, especially bananas.

    Soy milk I get to a point for anyone who has an intolerance or allergy to it, like myself but there are no inherently "bad" foods.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    1. Miracle Noodles :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    2. Kale :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    3. Cooked spinach :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    5. Sweet potatoes :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I read yesterday about 5 food to never eat when trying to lose weight, 1 was bannanas and another was soy milk. This has confused me as I have both of these daily and am worried it will get in the way of me loing weight. Does anyone know if there is any truth in it?
    Well I average 2 to 3 bananas a day and eat a ton of soy and soya milk I seem to have lost a wee bit of weight
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    There is only one food you must never eat - trying to lose weight or not:

    Broad Beans!!!

    Actually I'm not even sure if they count as a food?
  • skendrick0601
    skendrick0601 Posts: 58 Member
    Calories in vs. calories out will help you lose weight. The type of calories you eat and when you eat them will help change your body composition. If you eat a banana and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds. If you eat a banana right before or after a workout and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds, but will probably also lose inches.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Calories in vs. calories out will help you lose weight. The type of calories you eat and when you eat them will help change your body composition. If you eat a banana and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds. If you eat a banana right before or after a workout and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds, but will probably also lose inches.
    .....no

    Macros effect body composition but when you eat them is completely irrelevant.
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    **not listening! not listening! not listening!** lol

    Being raised in the south, we were fed what we called "bread and butter" pickles, which are basically the sweet pickles... My grandmother made these often and they were AMAZING.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    **not listening! not listening! not listening!** lol

    Being raised in the south, we were fed what we called "bread and butter" pickles, which are basically the sweet pickles... My grandmother made these often and they were AMAZING.

    I bought those once by accident, and had to throw the jar away. Dill pickles all the way!
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Calories in vs. calories out will help you lose weight. The type of calories you eat and when you eat them will help change your body composition. If you eat a banana and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds. If you eat a banana right before or after a workout and it's within your calorie count, you will lose pounds, but will probably also lose inches.

    How ripe is this banana we are talking about - that will make a difference.
  • pyrowill
    pyrowill Posts: 1,163 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    1. Miracle Noodles :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    2. Kale :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    3. Cooked spinach :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    5. Sweet potatoes :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    `not sure if serious...
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    I drank beer and bourbon the entire time I lost my 75 pounds...in 18 months.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    1. Miracle Noodles :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    2. Kale :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    3. Cooked spinach :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    5. Sweet potatoes :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    After exhaustive research, ^^this^^ +1
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Foods not to eat:

    Anything laced with arsenic. Everything else is fair game.
  • ken_m
    ken_m Posts: 128
    you can pretty much eat anything, even shoe leather and survive

    just don't eat the laces cuz there hard to poop out
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Soylent Green. Never eat Soylent Green.
  • Yagisama
    Yagisama Posts: 595 Member
    Did they also mention a weird trick? I love weird tricks!! :drinker:
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    One of the foods I never eat is undercooked chicken.

    I'd much rather have a banana.
  • maizerage66
    maizerage66 Posts: 367 Member
    Did they also mention a weird trick? I love weird tricks!! :drinker:

    Had to laugh at this one. "Destroy fat and build muscle using this one weird trick." LOL :laugh:
  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    According to the ad I see at the very top of this very page, you are wrong. It is FOUR foods never to eat. Please disregard any discussion of limiting your pickle intake.

    We apologize for any inconvenience.
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    Never eat puffer fish that wasn't prepared by an expert chef trained in its preparation, as well as CPR and other basic life-saving skills.

    Actually, you're probably better off just not eating it. You'll save a lot of money that way, too.

    Seriously, though, those lists of "x foods to avoid" are generally full of crap, and it's also likely that the author wants to sell you something unnecessary. Avoid foods that make you sick or that you are allergic to, and eat the things you enjoy in portions that are appropriate for your daily intake goals.

    Soy milk is controversial because of potential hormonal issues caused by the soy, but bananas are fine, to the best of my knowledge. A lot of people say to avoid them because they are quite starchy, so if you're trying to reduce your carb intake, you might want to avoid or at least limit them. But otherwise...

    <puts on sunglasses>

    Go bananas.
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    But otherwise...

    <puts on sunglasses>

    Go bananas.

    HA! I'm so glad you edited to add that.
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    There is only one food you must never eat - trying to lose weight or not:

    Broad Beans!!!

    Actually I'm not even sure if they count as a food?

    Nope broad beans are deeelicious!!!!!!
  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    **not listening! not listening! not listening!** lol

    Being raised in the south, we were fed what we called "bread and butter" pickles, which are basically the sweet pickles... My grandmother made these often and they were AMAZING.

    We have bread and butter pickles here in New England too. I grew up eating them. Yum!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I'm sorry, but the above posters are wrong.

    There are 5 foods that you should never ever eat:

    1. Miracle Noodles :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    2. Kale :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    3. Cooked spinach :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    4. Any kind of pickle that is not a dill pickle :sick: :sick: :sick:

    5. Sweet potatoes :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

    The number of faces after (:sick: ) show how bad each of them are for you.

    `not sure if serious...

    Oh definitely serious. Those foods should be banned from the universe. It's just too hard to consider their calories when I have to subtract a certain amount after gagging in the toilet.

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