Crazy food myth i heard at work
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I can almost see the thought behind it. You should be gentle with produce as it can bruise and potentially spoil earlier than it might have.
But not if you're going to eat it immediately after!6 -
I can almost see the thought behind it. You should be gentle with produce as it can bruise and potentially spoil earlier than it might have.
But not if you're going to eat it immediately after!
Yeah, this. I wonder if that's essentially what the co-worker heard/saw/read and misinterpreted/misapplied it.3 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »DON'T GOOGLE SALAD TOSSER!!!!!!
It's not any worse than Googling tackle washer.
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But where do the nutrients supposedly go when the produce gets bruised? Do they just disappear? Do they fall off the veggies and get stuck to the bowl? Do they evaporate? I'm so confused.9
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This post really made my day. Laughing at all the comments as I type this. I hate Dr. Oz. Most other dietitians feel the same way. He's such a snake-potion charlatan and I'm constantly correcting people and their crazy logic. Don't get me started on alkaline water. Please!
I'm saddened and amazed how gullible people can be when they're desperate. My coworker kept asking me to "make her a diet to lose weight". After many months of telling her to track her food and increase her activity, which she didn't accept or want to do, I finally made something up just to see her reaction.
I told her she needs to eat only long, skinny things and she will be tall and thin (i.e. Chinese long beans, carrots cut into thin strips, chicken and turkey julienne style, etc). I told her not to eat grapes, or tomatoes, or melons because they are round and they will make HER round.
She really thought I was serious, guys! OMG, really??? Of course I told her it was a joke, but she kept asking me if cantaloupe will make her rounder.
I stopped giving her nutrition advice, even though I'm a Registered Dietitian. People want to believe what they want. The scary thing is when they start sharing this stupid info or have a nationwide tv show.38 -
This post really made my day. Laughing at all the comments as I type this. I hate Dr. Oz. Most other dietitians feel the same way. He's such a snake-potion charlatan and I'm constantly correcting people and their crazy logic. Don't get me started on alkaline water. Please!
I'm saddened and amazed how gullible people can be when they're desperate. My coworker kept asking me to "make her a diet to lose weight". After many months of telling her to track her food and increase her activity, which she didn't accept or want to do, I finally made something up just to see her reaction.
I told her she needs to eat only long, skinny things and she will be tall and thin (i.e. Chinese long beans, carrots cut into thin strips, chicken and turkey julienne style, etc). I told her not to eat grapes, or tomatoes, or melons because they are round and they will make HER round.
She really thought I was serious, guys! OMG, really??? Of course I told her it was a joke, but she kept asking me if cantaloupe will make her rounder.
I stopped giving her nutrition advice, even though I'm a Registered Dietitian. People want to believe what they want. The scary thing is when they start sharing this stupid info or have a nationwide tv show.
OMG!!! This is probably the best post of the day!!! LOL!!!4 -
This post really made my day. Laughing at all the comments as I type this. I hate Dr. Oz. Most other dietitians feel the same way. He's such a snake-potion charlatan and I'm constantly correcting people and their crazy logic. Don't get me started on alkaline water. Please!
I'm saddened and amazed how gullible people can be when they're desperate. My coworker kept asking me to "make her a diet to lose weight". After many months of telling her to track her food and increase her activity, which she didn't accept or want to do, I finally made something up just to see her reaction.
I told her she needs to eat only long, skinny things and she will be tall and thin (i.e. Chinese long beans, carrots cut into thin strips, chicken and turkey julienne style, etc). I told her not to eat grapes, or tomatoes, or melons because they are round and they will make HER round.
She really thought I was serious, guys! OMG, really??? Of course I told her it was a joke, but she kept asking me if cantaloupe will make her rounder.
I stopped giving her nutrition advice, even though I'm a Registered Dietitian. People want to believe what they want. The scary thing is when they start sharing this stupid info or have a nationwide tv show.
OMG. The long skinny thing diet just made me laugh way too much. Hilarious.
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This thread made my day. Thanks for the giggles.1
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Tacklewasher wrote: »DON'T GOOGLE SALAD TOSSER!!!!!!
It's not any worse than Googling tackle washer.
LOL
I do get a bunch of fishing sites (which is what I mean by being a tacklewasher)2 -
If you didn't eat it for 2 days and all the bruise spots turned to yuk, it might be a problem. But eating it right away is fine!1
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This post really made my day. Laughing at all the comments as I type this. I hate Dr. Oz. Most other dietitians feel the same way. He's such a snake-potion charlatan and I'm constantly correcting people and their crazy logic. Don't get me started on alkaline water. Please!
I'm saddened and amazed how gullible people can be when they're desperate. My coworker kept asking me to "make her a diet to lose weight". After many months of telling her to track her food and increase her activity, which she didn't accept or want to do, I finally made something up just to see her reaction.
I told her she needs to eat only long, skinny things and she will be tall and thin (i.e. Chinese long beans, carrots cut into thin strips, chicken and turkey julienne style, etc). I told her not to eat grapes, or tomatoes, or melons because they are round and they will make HER round.
She really thought I was serious, guys! OMG, really??? Of course I told her it was a joke, but she kept asking me if cantaloupe will make her rounder.
I stopped giving her nutrition advice, even though I'm a Registered Dietitian. People want to believe what they want. The scary thing is when they start sharing this stupid info or have a nationwide tv show.
Drinking longnecks this weekend in honor of this post.12 -
Lol, I swear people listen to some of the most stupiest things without questioning it. Good thing the OP didn't fall for it and got some great feedback.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »I swear people are just getting more and more stupid...from a logic standpoint, it doesn't even make sense.
The other day I was bemoaning the lack of non fat free yogurt at the store and told my husband that fat is good for the brain and the rise in the number of stupid people is due to too many people eating fat free foods. I was joking at the time but now every time I read something stupid I wonder how much fat the person gets in his/her diet.
Interesting hypothesis. It would explain much!1 -
I laughed at that comment and just eat and walk
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As if you weren't about to bruise your veggies with your teeth. SMH9
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Yeah but as long as the container is closed they will stay contained and you can eat them like croutons.5
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I'm sure the lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, avocado, tomato, whatever arrived in the salad bar or lunch box entirely intact and were not cut into smaller pieces. I mean, if they bruise from shaking, the nutrients must evaporate when sliced.4
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