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Food Unwrapped on C4 about Diet food

sussexbythesea
sussexbythesea Posts: 1,335 Member
edited November 9 in Social Groups
Am going to record The Food Unwrapped prog on C4 tonight as I hope they will be pointing out the dangers of the low fat (high sugar ) so called diet food. Please post your comments

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  • FoodieMotion
    FoodieMotion Posts: 78 Member
    Ooh, didn't see this. Was it any good? Worth trying to find on 4OD?
  • sussexbythesea
    sussexbythesea Posts: 1,335 Member
    No it was disappointingly trivial except the bit on energy drinks which explains how they are basically sugar and to be avoided IMHO!
  • Curlychip
    Curlychip Posts: 292 Member
    edited January 2015
    I like the info on soups being more filling than meals. Might try them a bit more to test that one out
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    I gave up low fat yogurt because it has aspartame in it which seems to inflame my joints!!

    I therefore avoid anything with 'diet' on the label.

    Personally, because of this weird reaction that I have to artificial sweeteners, I always just go for the 'real' stuff, just less of it.
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    edited January 2015
    Curlychip wrote: »
    I like the info on soups being more filling than meals. Might try them a bit more to test that one out

    Good reminder. I saw a prog on that years ago. The water is filling. I guess you'd get the same result if you drank before/during your meal?

  • sussexbythesea
    sussexbythesea Posts: 1,335 Member
    Curlychip wrote: »
    I like the info on soups being more filling than meals. Might try them a bit more to test that one out
    I make loads of veg soups and blitz them for lunch most days. Low calorie and quite filling too.
    I also avoid anything with diet in it too. Eat less , taste the real food and move more- works for me :)

    As a child a jug with glasses for water was on the table at every school lunch

  • TrickyDisco
    TrickyDisco Posts: 2,869 Member
    Never saw that prog but agree many diet products aren't worth bothering with, if low fat they're often higher sugar or salt etc and not worth the expense imo, apart from diet/low-sugar versions of soft drinks which I don't buy much of anyway. Your 'eat less, eat real food, move more' system works for me too.
  • comeondominican
    comeondominican Posts: 11 Member
    AnnaPixie wrote: »
    Curlychip wrote: »
    I like the info on soups being more filling than meals. Might try them a bit more to test that one out

    Good reminder. I saw a prog on that years ago. The water is filling. I guess you'd get the same result if you drank before/during your meal?

    Interestingly you don't get the same affect if you just drank the water. Its the consistency of the soup that has the affect.

  • comeondominican
    comeondominican Posts: 11 Member
    I just watch the show on C4 catch up. I found the section on Gluten free interesting and it never occurred to me that they would be replacing the gluten with 'gums' and additional things like fat and sugar. I never really go near gluten free foods myself but it is amazing how popular it has become recently - you see if everywhere and a lot of people believe it to be healthier. I include myself in that. Very interesting
  • sussexbythesea
    sussexbythesea Posts: 1,335 Member
    the sad thing is that lots of people who don't need gluten free are eating it thinking it is 'healthier' talk about a first world problem!
  • Curlychip
    Curlychip Posts: 292 Member
    Yep - some interesting bits :-) Im going to be looking at gluten free things a bit closer too, not that I was avoiding glutens before!
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