Somebody lectured me about Splenda today
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WanderingTaurus wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »My husbands friend gets bags and bags of blueberries and eats them with spoonfuls of peanut butter. When asked why, he says that it's a super food and that it's helping his body because of the nutrition . He didn't want to believe that the calories still counted.
He started to walk up to others and talk to them about how they should be eating super food too.
Now he's 310lbs and 5'8. I guess the calories did count after all. Lol
He stopped walking up to strangers to preach about the super foods now but my husband said people would roll their eyes and walk away quickly or say something like well then you eat it. Lol
Hearing "super food" would have made me stop him right there in his tracks.
I used to read those clickbait articles and always ended up feeling a little anxious because I either didn't like the foods or would have to change my whole way of eating to incorporate them. At one point I spent some time really thinking about the whole concept and came up with
1. Most of the articles were worded "studies show eating this food may contribute to a healthier heart". You can find a legitimate study that shows most nutrient dense foods contribute to heart health one way or another.
2. "This food is high in antioxidants". And so are a bunch of other foods not on the list.
3. If I tried to incorporate a serving of every superfood in every article at the recommended frequency I would be eating 3000 calories a day. How do you pick and choose? Heart health is more important than cell regeneration? Let your brain degenerate in order to support your gut?
Great article from Jay at aworkoutroutine.com about "Superfoods": https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/superfoods/?awt_l=BV.g9&awt_m=3gv.Upbtrx0ExV53 -
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Aaron_K123 wrote: »To be honest having the ability to view who clicked what in the little emoticons on the bottom of posts would just add to more drama and wouldn't really add anything truly useful to the conversation. I pay attention to what people say, I couldn't care less what anonymous person decided to click a button without expressing why. I mean how does knowing that it was BobSlayer2442 that clicked "woo" on my post help me exactly?
If one of my posts gets actually responded to with a response then I will care enough to take the time to read and respond. If someone responds to my post by clicking a button and saying nothing I honestly don't care.
Do I really want to see a bunch of "Hey, why did you click woo on my post BobSlayer244!?!?!?" posts filling up the forums? Not really.
I'm hoping that the fictitious BobSlayer 2442 becomes some kind of MFP meme, like making up your own *babysloth* curse replacements.4 -
WanderingTaurus wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »My husbands friend gets bags and bags of blueberries and eats them with spoonfuls of peanut butter. When asked why, he says that it's a super food and that it's helping his body because of the nutrition . He didn't want to believe that the calories still counted.
He started to walk up to others and talk to them about how they should be eating super food too.
Now he's 310lbs and 5'8. I guess the calories did count after all. Lol
He stopped walking up to strangers to preach about the super foods now but my husband said people would roll their eyes and walk away quickly or say something like well then you eat it. Lol
Hearing "super food" would have made me stop him right there in his tracks.
I used to read those clickbait articles and always ended up feeling a little anxious because I either didn't like the foods or would have to change my whole way of eating to incorporate them. At one point I spent some time really thinking about the whole concept and came up with
1. Most of the articles were worded "studies show eating this food may contribute to a healthier heart". You can find a legitimate study that shows most nutrient dense foods contribute to heart health one way or another.
2. "This food is high in antioxidants". And so are a bunch of other foods not on the list.
3. If I tried to incorporate a serving of every superfood in every article at the recommended frequency I would be eating 3000 calories a day. How do you pick and choose? Heart health is more important than cell regeneration? Let your brain degenerate in order to support your gut?
Great article from Jay at aworkoutroutine.com about "Superfoods": https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/superfoods/?awt_l=BV.g9&awt_m=3gv.Upbtrx0ExV5
This has to be the funniest (and truest) article I've read so far this year! Thanks so much for posting it, it's bookmarked, locked and loaded for the next person who sends me a "superfoods" link.
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WanderingTaurus wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »My husbands friend gets bags and bags of blueberries and eats them with spoonfuls of peanut butter. When asked why, he says that it's a super food and that it's helping his body because of the nutrition . He didn't want to believe that the calories still counted.
He started to walk up to others and talk to them about how they should be eating super food too.
Now he's 310lbs and 5'8. I guess the calories did count after all. Lol
He stopped walking up to strangers to preach about the super foods now but my husband said people would roll their eyes and walk away quickly or say something like well then you eat it. Lol
Hearing "super food" would have made me stop him right there in his tracks.
I used to read those clickbait articles and always ended up feeling a little anxious because I either didn't like the foods or would have to change my whole way of eating to incorporate them. At one point I spent some time really thinking about the whole concept and came up with
1. Most of the articles were worded "studies show eating this food may contribute to a healthier heart". You can find a legitimate study that shows most nutrient dense foods contribute to heart health one way or another.
2. "This food is high in antioxidants". And so are a bunch of other foods not on the list.
3. If I tried to incorporate a serving of every superfood in every article at the recommended frequency I would be eating 3000 calories a day. How do you pick and choose? Heart health is more important than cell regeneration? Let your brain degenerate in order to support your gut?
Great article from Jay at aworkoutroutine.com about "Superfoods": https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/superfoods/?awt_l=BV.g9&awt_m=3gv.Upbtrx0ExV5
I notice that he didn't mention cricket flour (an excellent superfood)
Supersmoothie
100g pomegranate
50g crickets
90g fresh blueberries
500g kale
45g açai
15g chia seeds
50g Goji Berries
45g Maca Powder
8 cloves black garlic
150g fresh atlantic salmon
2 walnuts
25g steel cut oats
90g kiwi fruit
2 oysters
1 cup milk
2 tsp Splenda
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WanderingTaurus wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »My husbands friend gets bags and bags of blueberries and eats them with spoonfuls of peanut butter. When asked why, he says that it's a super food and that it's helping his body because of the nutrition . He didn't want to believe that the calories still counted.
He started to walk up to others and talk to them about how they should be eating super food too.
Now he's 310lbs and 5'8. I guess the calories did count after all. Lol
He stopped walking up to strangers to preach about the super foods now but my husband said people would roll their eyes and walk away quickly or say something like well then you eat it. Lol
Hearing "super food" would have made me stop him right there in his tracks.
I used to read those clickbait articles and always ended up feeling a little anxious because I either didn't like the foods or would have to change my whole way of eating to incorporate them. At one point I spent some time really thinking about the whole concept and came up with
1. Most of the articles were worded "studies show eating this food may contribute to a healthier heart". You can find a legitimate study that shows most nutrient dense foods contribute to heart health one way or another.
2. "This food is high in antioxidants". And so are a bunch of other foods not on the list.
3. If I tried to incorporate a serving of every superfood in every article at the recommended frequency I would be eating 3000 calories a day. How do you pick and choose? Heart health is more important than cell regeneration? Let your brain degenerate in order to support your gut?
Great article from Jay at aworkoutroutine.com about "Superfoods": https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/superfoods/?awt_l=BV.g9&awt_m=3gv.Upbtrx0ExV5
I notice that he didn't mention cricket flour (an excellent superfood)
Supersmoothie
100g pomegranate
50g crickets
90g fresh blueberries
500g kale
45g açai
15g chia seeds
50g Goji Berries
45g Maca Powder
8 cloves black garlic
150g fresh atlantic salmon
2 walnuts
25g steel cut oats
90g kiwi fruit
2 oysters
1 cup milk
2 tsp Splenda
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100_PROOF_ wrote: »My husbands friend gets bags and bags of blueberries and eats them with spoonfuls of peanut butter. When asked why, he says that it's a super food and that it's helping his body because of the nutrition . He didn't want to believe that the calories still counted.
He started to walk up to others and talk to them about how they should be eating super food too.
Now he's 310lbs and 5'8. I guess the calories did count after all. Lol
He stopped walking up to strangers to preach about the super foods now but my husband said people would roll their eyes and walk away quickly or say something like well then you eat it. Lol
Posts like this I wish there was a Haha/looool reaction choice!
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doesn't everybody know, the only person you can tell what to do and nag is your husband. so.. geesh.4
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paperpudding wrote: »no no no - You have to do cognitive improvement at the beginning - otherwise by later in the week you will have forgotten which thing you are improving next.
I'm supposed to be improving something?
... Crap.1 -
Been trying to finish reading this thread on and off all day I'm still not even half way through lol.
It's so weird I just went on to what's app and saw this status update from my brothers ex saying "Put two sugars in my coffee, a normal amount in my opinion, and some woman goes "do you want some coffee with your sweetener?"..
I don't know do you want a headbutt with that banter!?"
Had to post it here that was an odd coincidence and a great comeback whether she actually said it out loud or not lol... maybe there's an army of food police being sent undercover to coffee shops all over the planet 11 -
Been trying to finish reading this thread on and off all day I'm still not even half way through lol.
It's so weird I just went on to what's app and saw this status update from my brothers ex saying "Put two sugars in my coffee, a normal amount in my opinion, and some woman goes "do you want some coffee with your sweetener?"..
I don't know do you want a headbutt with that banter!?"
Had to post it here that was an odd coincidence and a great comeback whether she actually said it out loud or not lol... maybe there's an army of food police being sent undercover to coffee shops all over the planet
There must be something about the community aspect of a coffee shop that makes people feel like they're looking out for their neighbors.1 -
Been trying to finish reading this thread on and off all day I'm still not even half way through lol.
It's so weird I just went on to what's app and saw this status update from my brothers ex saying "Put two sugars in my coffee, a normal amount in my opinion, and some woman goes "do you want some coffee with your sweetener?"..
I don't know do you want a headbutt with that banter!?"
Had to post it here that was an odd coincidence and a great comeback whether she actually said it out loud or not lol... maybe there's an army of food police being sent undercover to coffee shops all over the planet
There must be something about the community aspect of a coffee shop that makes people feel like they're looking out for their neighbors.
Paying it forward, so to speak.2 -
Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!8 -
Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I would have been so tempted to say to the dentist, "Wow, the scientific method really didn't sink in during your pre-dentistry classes, did it?"6 -
Take a sip of your delicious coffee with splenda, then launch into an Oscar worthy death act - wide eyes, coughing, grabbing your stomach, stumble - then straighten up and say 'have a nice day' with emphatic sarcasm.4
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Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
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I swear some of these people are reading old news articles at the library from the early 1850's to get their up to date scientific information. Because pasteurization was a thing.. in 1864...Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
A little bit longer and these people will ACTUALLY be living 200 years behind.
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Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
I swear some of these people are reading old news articles at the library from the early 1850's to get their up to date scientific information. Because pasteurization was a thing.. in 1864...Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
A little bit longer and these people will ACTUALLY be living 200 years behind.
We're entering a new age where food all has good or bad bacteria. Everything on your specific named diet is good for your gut, and everything else will lead to brain dysfunction because of bad gut bacteria. Except for blueberries because they're on everyone's top ten list. And ACV.2 -
Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
I swear some of these people are reading old news articles at the library from the early 1850's to get their up to date scientific information. Because pasteurization was a thing.. in 1864...Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
A little bit longer and these people will ACTUALLY be living 200 years behind.
We're entering a new age where food all has good or bad bacteria. Everything on your specific named diet is good for your gut, and everything else will lead to brain dysfunction because of bad gut bacteria. Except for blueberries because they're on everyone's top ten list. And ACV.
hmmmm does that mean that my Granna didn't eat enough Blueberries? I mean... if they're on everyone's top 10, then if she had eaten enough of them she wouldn't have gotten Alzheimer. 2 -
ladyreva78 wrote: »Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
I swear some of these people are reading old news articles at the library from the early 1850's to get their up to date scientific information. Because pasteurization was a thing.. in 1864...Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
A little bit longer and these people will ACTUALLY be living 200 years behind.
We're entering a new age where food all has good or bad bacteria. Everything on your specific named diet is good for your gut, and everything else will lead to brain dysfunction because of bad gut bacteria. Except for blueberries because they're on everyone's top ten list. And ACV.
hmmmm does that mean that my Granna didn't eat enough Blueberries? I mean... if they're on everyone's top 10, then if she had eaten enough of them she wouldn't have gotten Alzheimer.
My mum must have forgotten to eat all the super foods..... diagnosed with alzhimers at 44
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ruqayyahsmum wrote: »ladyreva78 wrote: »Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
I swear some of these people are reading old news articles at the library from the early 1850's to get their up to date scientific information. Because pasteurization was a thing.. in 1864...Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »Guys, as if right on cue with this thread, my dentist lectured me about dairy today. He went on and on about how we're all lactose intolerant, it's just a matter of degrees, and we shouldn't be consuming another animal's milk anyways, and its bacteria doesn't mesh with our system, evolutionarily speaking, etc.
All that to say I shouldn't consume dairy for at least a week after my dental surgery coming up. But what's one of the best things to eat for a swollen face post extraction according to the internet? Nutritionally dense, soft, delicious, cold ice cream.
I see a lot of Hagen Dass brand dairy in my near future. Yum!
I can't figure out if I want to make fun of the word 'mesh' or the that the bacteria died in pasteurization. Of course, even if it hadn't it is not harmful.
A little bit longer and these people will ACTUALLY be living 200 years behind.
We're entering a new age where food all has good or bad bacteria. Everything on your specific named diet is good for your gut, and everything else will lead to brain dysfunction because of bad gut bacteria. Except for blueberries because they're on everyone's top ten list. And ACV.
hmmmm does that mean that my Granna didn't eat enough Blueberries? I mean... if they're on everyone's top 10, then if she had eaten enough of them she wouldn't have gotten Alzheimer.
My mum must have forgotten to eat all the super foods..... diagnosed with alzhimers at 44
Ouch. My condolences. At least Granna had the good sense to wait till she was over 70.
[Comment was meant tongue-in-cheek. I know that no one choses to have that insidious disease and would not wish it on anyone. Nor would I wish it on anyone to watch them lose their loved ones to the fogs of forgetfulness.]7 -
I would never lecture a stranger on what they should eat, even if I thought it was dangerous (Aspartame actually causes sharp pains in my head and can trigger my migraines with aura). Not my business to assume what happens to me will happen to them.6
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I've gotten this for YEARS. Mom always drank diet soda and so I did too. Only time I didn't was when I was preggers with my kids.
Now, I hear, "You'll lose more weight if you ditch the diet soda." I have 2 go-to responses:
1. Look them in the eye, pop open the can and drink
2. Reply, "Have you ever heard of Nunya?" When they say no, "Oh it's great! It's none ya damn business."
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Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.35
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run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
Oh? Care to elaborate?
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run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
I suppose it's useless at this point to reiterate that the OP was about someone lecturing a perfect stranger in public about their food choices, and the fact that it happened to be splenda is completely incidental to the story. I get the feeling that if this incident had happened at a salad bar and involved croutons this thread would be 20 pages shorter.16 -
run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
I suppose it's useless at this point to reiterate that the OP was about someone lecturing a perfect stranger in public about their food choices, and the fact that it happened to be splenda is completely incidental to the story. I get the feeling that if this incident had happened at a salad bar and involved croutons this thread would be 20 pages shorter.
Nah, dem carbz tho...10 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
I suppose it's useless at this point to reiterate that the OP was about someone lecturing a perfect stranger in public about their food choices, and the fact that it happened to be splenda is completely incidental to the story. I get the feeling that if this incident had happened at a salad bar and involved croutons this thread would be 20 pages shorter.
Nah, dem carbz tho...
O.M.G. Do not start with the carbz!4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
I suppose it's useless at this point to reiterate that the OP was about someone lecturing a perfect stranger in public about their food choices, and the fact that it happened to be splenda is completely incidental to the story. I get the feeling that if this incident had happened at a salad bar and involved croutons this thread would be 20 pages shorter.
Nah, dem carbz tho...
O.M.G. Do not start with the carbz!
I would apologize, but I'm not even sorry. :laugh:4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »run4cover76 wrote: »Lol great story. Splenda isn't all that healthy. It's true.
I suppose it's useless at this point to reiterate that the OP was about someone lecturing a perfect stranger in public about their food choices, and the fact that it happened to be splenda is completely incidental to the story. I get the feeling that if this incident had happened at a salad bar and involved croutons this thread would be 20 pages shorter.
Nah, dem carbz tho...
And do glutinz. You can't forget de glutinz8
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