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We talked with Dr. Joan Salge Blake, a nutrition professor at Boston University and the host of the nutrition and health podcast, SpotOn! She answered some important questions about healthy food and the misconceptions about it. Firstly, we asked about the topic of this article — what foods are often labeled as healthy, but really aren't: "Fried, batter-dipped veggies." It seems that vegetables are not as healthy if you eat them the wrong way. The doctor also mentioned that the healthiest food is probably vegetable soup.

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Fruit juice often has as much sugar as a soda

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

1 litre of apple juice is an equivalent of 2kg of apples. If you normally don't eat 20 apples in one seating, you should not drink 1l of juice 🙃 If you take more sugary fruit, the amount of sugar in one juice serving goes up.

67points

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Meat substitutes. Just because it’s vegan, doesn’t mean it isn’t processed and full of unhealthy fats, etc

anon , Tony Webster Report

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202points

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Ace 1 year ago

Or indeed better for the environment. the amount of processing needed to create vegan meat substitues is often equivalent to the energy and resource use of just raising the chicken and eating it.

71points

We also asked Dr. Joan about the foods we should try and avoid as much as possible: "You shouldn't avoid anything if you WANT it. Just eat it in small portions. Balance the meal. If you want a hearty, heavy chowder for the appetizer, order a leaner main meal and bring half of it home." So it seems that as long as you eat small portions, you can get away with pretty much anything, as long as it has the necessary nutrition.

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread People have this idea that "the point" of eating vegetarian and vegan food is because it's healthy.
And I'm like, "Dude, french fries are vegan. Oreos are vegan."

Krail , Hanxiao Report

Final score:

197points

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Yali-girl with weird name 1 year ago

It’s actually not healthy, because you need at least a little bit of meat in your diet (please don’t downvote this is what primary school taught me lol)

29points

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread My coworker brags about how she quit drinking Soda because its so unhealthy and instead drinks 6 Gatorades a day. I don't have the heart to tell her.

Zanzaclese , SecretName101 Report

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189points

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DrBronxx 1 year ago

Don't worry. Her own heart will tell her.

134points

Dr. Joan also shared some tips and tricks for healthy eating: "Order two veggies and sides and bring the leftovers home for the next day. If you don't like to make fish at home, order it at the restaurant and let someone else prepare it for you. Bring home leftovers for the next day's lunch."

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread I mean a lot of the bread in the US has an unnecessary and unbelievable amount of sugar, even some of the “healthier” whole wheat breads.

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156points

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Charlie the Cat 1 year ago

I have read that bread in the US is very sweet. Almost like cake. Not like that in Europe at all.

76points

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread 1200 calorie “Salads” from chili’s and other chains. Just get a burger

Edit: I also enjoy salads and will sometimes order them for reasons other than them being “healthy”. I’m mainly referring to situations where people deprive themselves of what they really want because they feel like the “should” be eating a salad instead. Eat what makes you happy; just be cognizant of the whole picture

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152points

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

If you don't drown the salad in dressing, it can still be alright. They usually give you a separate dressing pack.

53points

All in all, every person is different and has certain needs. Just remember to not only focus on eating healthy but also to eat what makes you happy! After all, mental health is as important as your physical health, and who isn't happier after eating their favorite meal?

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Low-fat or fat-free products

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147points

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Elita One 1 year ago

Low fat just means high in sugar to make up for the taste.

70points

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Almost everything. The sugar industry launched a smear campaign against fat in the 80’s and it still affects people’s understanding of healthy eating

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142points

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

There are still ads out there selling the products as fat free thus healthy. Sugar does nothing good for your body but a little fat (I said a little..) is not bad for you.

51points

#10

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Breakfast cereal. Grew up with the idea of it being "part of a nutritious breakfast". It's all lies. They might as well be donuts.

Much like donuts, doesn't prevent me from loving the stuff...

CirothUngol , Binyamin Mellish Report

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141points

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DrBronxx 1 year ago (edited)

This depends on the cereal. I grew up on one of the following: Corn Flakes, Weetabix or Shredded Wheat. They're all pretty healthy, especially the latter two.

52points

#11

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread VitaminWater. This has to be the biggest food scam out there. One bottle of VitaminWater provides 50-100 precent of the daily adult recommendation for sugar. It also lacks any significant nutrients and vitamins other than traces of Vitamins B and C, which coincidentally are water soluble, and are plentiful in other daily food staples.

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137points

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RavenTheCat 1 year ago

I'm sitting here, a black cat yelling LIES ALL LIEEEES x3

24points

#12

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Gluten free alternatives and gluten free diet in general. Obviously healthier if you have celiac/gluten intolerance as I do. Might also be healthier if you just cut gluten products out of your existing diet without adding replacements (essentially just becomes a low carb diet). But it’s amazing the number of people who think just switching all the junk in their diet to versions made with rice flour is going to magically make it way healthier

ben121frank , Okitterman Report

Final score:

133points

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Agfox 1 year ago (edited)

Not to brag but I always drink gluten-free water & insist on gluten-free haircuts...........(jk)

131points

#13

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread It’s not “unhealthy” in a universal sense but as someone currently on a diet I am in denial that peanut butter is about as calorically dense as actual butter

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131points

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Something 1 year ago

Peanut butter is actually great for emergency food supply for this reason.

80points

IKillZombies4Cash , Mark Stebnicki Report

#14

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread “MADE WITH CLEAN INGREDIENTS “

This literally means nothing.

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118points

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Yali-girl with weird name 1 year ago

Everything should be made with clean ingredients- if it isn't then we have a problem

40points

#15

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Nutella - it's chocolate flavored sugar.

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114points

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Annik Perrot 1 year ago

And palm oil.

101points

#16

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Not to say that Poptarts are healthy for breakfast, but being curious one day I compared a two pack to a Snickers bar. The Snickers was a far healthier choice.

lurker2487 , jill Report

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111points

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Neuridivergent 1 year ago

Snickers has protein

24points

LadyoftheHounds , The Organic Crave Company Report

#17

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Granola bars and a lot of the protein bars.

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106points

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A Jones 1 year ago

The majority of them feel just like glorified candy bars. I do like the No B.S. bars by RXBAR, they seem to be a good alt and don't taste too shabby.

5points

#18

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Yogurt, especially if it's marketed towards kids. Crammed with so much sugar.

DrWonderpants , Beatos Virtuvė Report

Final score:

106points

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Na Schi 1 year ago (edited)

Especially light/low fat/no fat yogurts! Just think about it, somewhere the flavor/richness on taste has to be coming from. (Edit: after seeing all the replies with regard to natural yogurts - I'm totally on your side. I was more thinking into the direction of all those fruit-yoghurt-concoctions that are claiming "Only 0.3% fat!".

33points

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#19

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread I read about a case where a guy was told to eat more fish, because of his heart health. But he only put on weight and his cholesterol, blood pressure and whatnot only got worse and worse. So the doctor asked a bit more carefully about his diet and the guy admitted to eating a lot of creamed fish soups, like chowder. So he was adding a little bit of seafood and a huge amount of cream to his diet.

Not a good way to lose weight or lower your cholesterol!

Final score:

102points

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Mavis 1 year ago

Its often not about what you eat but how its prepared and cooked. Example potatoes. Boiled good. Fried not so good.

43points

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#20

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Air fried versions of foods that are normally fried in oil

“This was air fried, meaning no oil, so it’s healthier!”

They’re still dinosaur nuggets, Sandra.

Final score:

94points

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KM 1 year ago

Technically "healthier" does not mean "healthy".

79points

#21

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Most granola bars. My daughter-in-law freaks out if her 3 year old eats a bit of chocolate candy, but she regularly gives her chocolate chip granola bars and a chocolate "protein shake" for breakfast.

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92points

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LuckyL 1 year ago

a protein shake for a 3 year old????

60points

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#22

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread According to the food pyramid when I was a kid, grains/bread.

Six to ELEVEN servings a day?!

Final score:

90points

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

Would you like some bread with that ice cream?

34points

Caro Caro 1 year ago

Swap cheese with bread and voila :D

7points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I mean... could the bread be in the form of a waffle cone? XD

3points

Chumbo 1 year ago

What?

2points

S K 1 year ago

If by bread you mean cake and ice cream you mean moose tracks, then yes

0points

JuniorCJ82 1 year ago

Yes. Yes I would.

0points

James Edwards 1 year ago

Yes please!

0points

Hakitosama 1 year ago

the food pyramid is largely criticized nowaday.

8points

Seabeast 1 year ago

That particular food pyramid is long gone.

7points

Michael Largey 1 year ago

Remember that pyramids are actually designed for dead people.

5points

Roger9er 1 year ago

Per day: Three meals, no snacks in between but 2 pieces of fruit, 2 liters of water, a hand full of unsalted unroasted nuts and 2 times a week fat fish. And that is a healthy diet.

3points

Helena R 1 year ago

A serving is supposedly roughly the size of your fist/palm...

3points

Horst 1 year ago

Or a hockey puck as we learned in Canada

1point

Lola Atkinson 1 year ago

Looks like a Budget Pyramid to me.

3points

Mama Bird 1 year ago

Uccch I’d like to see who exactly helped pay for this study that we grew up on… just because it comes from our government or any government doesn’t mean SOMEONE somewhere didn’t profit from these ‘healthy’ hives. Then and now.

1point

Appalachian Panda 1 year ago

Does anybody still teach this?

1point

Anne 1 year ago

I feel like the bottom two lines need to be switched.

1point

Amanda Hunter 1 year ago

In it's defense, people were more active back then. More walking and cycling.

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James Doe 1 year ago

Which is totally fine for actual bread, not the abomination they serve in the americas and asia. (Don't know about africa, but their flat bread seems normal..)

0points

Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

You mean we were lied to as kids?

0points

Mi So 1 year ago

I know the food pyramid has been ditched & replaced with a version better in line with modern research, but I have (& always have had) questions about how eggs got lumped in in milk, cheese, dairy..like, what? Why?

0points

David 1 year ago

FWIW, I'm doing the DASH diet (hypertension, cholesterol) and a "serving" of rice is 1/2 cup. I'm allowed 8 per day so 4 cups max. And it is better if it is brown rice or other item w/ more fiber - not wendy white bread / super refined carbs. Same for other carb grains so if I have 2 cups of oatmeal that is 1/2 my day's intake of carbs.

0points

Lori 1 year ago

I've never seen a food pyramid that included junk food, sugar...I thought it was oils and fats, at the smallest portion / top.

0points

Squirrelly Panda 1 year ago

When I was a kid it was the 4 food groups. I think they were Breads/grains, Cheese/dairy, Meats/protein, Fruits/veggies. Sugar, oil and fats weren't listed as they would occur naturally enough in whole foods for health and outside of that (candy, butter, etc) you weren't supposed to have a lot.

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Tunk 1 year ago

But is was the 'science' of the time and peddled absolutely everywhere. And if you questioned it then you were a science denier and directly going against government health guidelines. People still don't get we are all schills.

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Rae Black 1 year ago

Food pyramid was another marketing ploy, had nothing to do with health.

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Dan Flo 1 year ago

Yeah, I was tought this pyramide in school too. "Eat bread, you must eat bread!" Because white bread is such an amazing choise for a healthy life with all those EAA, fibers, fats, slow carbs, vitamines and minerals you get from stuffing slices of toasts down your pie hole. I bet this pyramid was brought to us by the same people that gave us that tongue taste map.

0points

Yvil 1 year ago

Junkfood in a food pyramide?

0points

BoredPandaSucks 1 year ago

nah the 4 basic food groups is all you need: "Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and SYRUP!"

0points

Froggie 1 year ago

The food pyramid isn’t accurate

0points

#23

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Canned soup. That s**t is ridiculously high in sodium.

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90points

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Spocks's Mom 1 year ago

My hypertension loves soooooop!

15points

#24

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread 12" Subway sandwich. It's a loaf of bread.

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wifeofweasley 1 year ago

but it's good

27points

#25

Most vegan alternatives. They are normally ultra processed c**p.

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86points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Because they are (ironically) trying to imitate the non-vegan product that they are a substitute for.

27points

#26

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Fruit Juice over eating the fruit

You are getting rid of a lot of the fruit's nutritional valiue, and with a lot of store-bought juice they are adding sugar and other junk

mkicon , Mateusz Feliksik Report

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85points

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Na Schi 1 year ago

I've read once that fruit smoothies even can enhance the chances of developing diabetes. This is because all the sugar of the fruits is instantly available (whereas in whole fruits your digestive system has to work to get to/extract the sugars). This instant availability floods your body with a massiv sugar rush. Probably not harmful, if you enjoy a small smoothie every other day or once in a while. But drinking large amounts or even replacing whole meals with it can be contradicting to a healthy life style. (Sorry that I can't provide you with the link - if one of you Pandas have it or have newer information please comment).

24points

#27

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Frozen Yogurt.

It might be better for you than ice cream but you still need to have it in moderation.

GrimmRetails , Dan Gold Report

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84points

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Ashley Schriber 1 year ago

It's from the "fat is the cause of all evils" days. Given that sugar is likely more overconsumed than fat and it doesn't really solve that problem, it's just inferior ice cream as far as I'm concerned.

6points

3ternaldumpsterfire , Mathilde Langevin Report

#28

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Completely excluding (natural) fats, sugars, etc. from their diets. You want a balanced diet, and excluding these often lead to eating more processed foods or a lack of protein or vitamins.

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78points

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Lola Atkinson 1 year ago (edited)

That may be true, but Agave syrup, coconut oil and many more 'natural/ unprocessed' foods are not much better. There's a misunderstanding in the hype - too much 'natural' fat and sugar can still make you fat and diabetic, but may contain small amounts of vitamins and minerals that are 'healthy'. People just think in black and white - healthy/ unhealthy.

23points

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#29

Every"light" alternative. Sometimes they fill food with chemicals and s**t to replicate the flavor of the original one

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68points

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Hakitosama 1 year ago

and add a catastrophic amount of sugar to keep you hooked...

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#30

Those butter substitutes

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66points

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JoJo Anisko 1 year ago

I confess that, while I buy/use butter almost exclusively, once in a blue moon I get a craving for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. I can't explain why, because it's true it Does. Not. Taste. Like. Butter.

5points

#31

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread I know someone who thought eating Subway would make her lose weight. The problem was she would only get meatball subs.

Boriqua27 , anon Report

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65points

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Mavis 1 year ago

Well they had that campaign about the Subway diet, so probably fooled a lot of people.

11points

#32

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread I grew up thinking all soup was healthy. I guess because there were usually vegetables inside? I didn't question that thought until later in life when I went to a real ramen restaurant and they asked how much lard I wanted in my broth. My face that day ...

Constant_Ad_7423 , Diego Lozano Report

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63points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

We are given soup when we are sick. Our grannies cook giant soups for the whole family. Soup cans always have fabulous-looking veggies on the labels (not if they're like Chicken and Stars soup, but you know what I mean XD ). It's no wonder we tend to automatically think of soups as "healthy". And they CAN be, but canned versions (and even the ones that you're deceived into thinking are "freshly made" because they're in a transparent plastic tub in the deli section) are usually loaded up with salt and probably sugar. But soup CAN be healthy - my ex makes a beef-neckbone vegetable soup from scratch. Ingredients: only the beef neckbones and vegetables (fresh spinach, broccoli, carrots, water chestnuts, opo melon, cucumber, Brussels sprouts, peas, enoki mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms - and whatever else was in the fridge). SO delicious.

24points

#33

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Muffins have more calories in them then a small fry at McDonald’s

Mr_Gam , Nicola since 1972 Report

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Something 1 year ago

It depends which one.

22points

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#34

Grains and bread. In moderation most things are fine, but the terrible food pyramid that the US government has peddled for decades is partially responsible for the high obesity rates in the nation today

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62points

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Haute Momma 1 year ago

Agreed, except the US government actually replaced the pyramid years ago with my Plate

16points

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#35

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Salad. Not the vegetables, but when people load on the salad dressing, they are basically eating 80% of their calories in sugar and fat.

Ancient_Wisdom_Yall , Nadine Primeau Report

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60points

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Na Schi 1 year ago (edited)

Agree (and also guilty). However, I still have the (maybe wrong) feeling that the fibres are much better for my bowel health than eating the same calories as a burger. Probably also vitamins are more plenty. But please correct me.

46points

#36

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Veggie chips

Xirkil , Famartin Report

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Yali-girl with weird name 1 year ago

Honestly the baby veggie chips taste sooooooooo good. Like im not weird don’t judge till uve tried them. Like when did baby food get so good?

21points

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#37

red wine and alcoholic kombucha. Those same "heart healthy" benefits can be found in a serving of red grapes without your liver having to prepare for battle and it doesn't count if you're drinking 4 servings of wine in one setting. Same with alcoholic kombucha; you can't get any nutrients or benefits when your body is prioritizing processing alcohol.

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51points

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LillieMean 1 year ago

Kombucha is not good for tooth enamel either.

11points

#38

sugary cereals

"brings out the tiger in you"

Breakfast habits in general.

Maybe all the processed food....

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50points

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

nah, I'm fine being a tigerless roach.

14points

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#39

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread The shocking one for me was the peanut butter. I’m one of those people who will just grab myself a heaping spoonful as a “snack”. And I’ll think “Welp, a bit of protein would be great!” I’m probably downing fucking 500 calories with one mouthful.

CanWeAllJustCalmDown , Corleto Peanut butter Report

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50points

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Steven de Jong 1 year ago

Unsalted unsugared peanut butter is very healthy

44points

#40

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Tic tacs. They’re considered zero sugar not because they contain zero sugar, but because the serving size(1 mint) contains less than 0.5g. It is allowed under FDA labeling requirements to then label as having no sugar.

DevoidHT , Jonathan Lin Report

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47points

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Fat Harry 1 year ago

Not sure the same rules apply in the EU and UK (so sad that I have to list those separately :( )

23points

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#41

Fruit smoothies. Just massive amounts of sugar and people drink way too much.

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SCP 4666 1 year ago

Smoothies - the art of selling half an apple and a banana for 4.50

7points

#42

Sweet potato fries… still fried… some more vitamins than regular fries but calories and fat about the same…

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Yali-girl with weird name 1 year ago

Fried anything=probably not good for you

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#43

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Pita Chips

cartocaster18 , esimpraim Report

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21points

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Hakitosama 1 year ago

P...PITA WHAT ???????

6points

#44

People who drench their salads with ranch

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Roger9er 1 year ago

What's ranch?

2points

#45

Veggie straws

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19points

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Meep-Meep 1 year ago

Ok but they taste so gooooood

8points

#46

Processed foods that are low in fat or sugar are not always healthful.

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dogdog 1 year ago

Especially with sugar they usually replace it with something much unhealthier. Just eating the sugar is better.

0points

#47

Cereal

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Vicki Doggurl 1 year ago

I’m a cereal killer!

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#48

Dried mango

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Meep-Meep 1 year ago

It's fine when they don't add sugar to it. Right...?

5points

#49

Caesar salad

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Azalea 1 year ago

Caesar salad? If she consented to him looking at it, fine.

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#50

Dried fruit is shockingly unhealthy

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16points

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Agfox 1 year ago

I was sceptical about this general claim & looked up dried vs fresh apricots, because I eat both, & found the following: "...weight for weight the dried form contains more of the antioxidants, minerals and fibre than the raw original. So dried apricots are recommended, including by the NHS for their health benefits which include important levels of Vitamins A and C, fibre and minerals". There are also numerous other references to dried apricots being the healthier option

12points

#51

40 Commonly Misunderstood 'Healthy' Foods That Are Actually The Opposite, According To People In This Online Thread Not a food but a drink, orange juice. Stuff in the grocery stores is loaded with sugar

Lee2026 , Pest15 Report

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15points

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Elsker 1 year ago

Also, even unsweetened fruit juice has zero fibers, so the claim "two servings of fruit" is terrible

7points

#52

organic, it’s purely marketing

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TMoxraaar 1 year ago

Technically 99% of things on Earth are organic. The scientific definition of "organic" is "it's made of carbon" - the building block for life on Earth.

5points

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#53

A lot of fresh juice people make and "green smoothies" have a lot of sugar. Also rice.

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13points

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SCP 4666 1 year ago

What's wrong with rice?

4points

#54

Corn, it doesn’t really do anything for you except for a lil fiber. If you’re going to have a veggie with dinner you should prolly choose something else

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

I'll die on this hill. Corn is DELICIOUS, I don't care that I shoot the kernels out my heiny nearly in the same form that they were consumed in. One shouldn't drench cobs in butter and salt (or cheese - I'm adopted into a Mexican family and elote is a constant side dish), but just adding plain kernels to soups etc. can really add a delicious flavor boost. Or just wrapping the plain ears in foil and grilling them. And now it is 3:30am and I want CORN

31points

Strict-Succotash-405 Report

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Cow milk

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3points

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Jan Rosier 1 year ago

So true, and please stop using the 'calcium excuse' for drinking milk. If you like milk, go ahead. But same amount of calcium can be found in vegetables and water but without the fat.

3points

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Haute Momma 1 year ago

Most every post is an unqualified statement.👎 I don't know why I expected anything more from BP

22points

juice 1 year ago (edited)

these are all just opinions from random people on Reddit, so yeah. this is what BP does.

17points

Violet Jensen 1 year ago

Cool, cool, so we just can’t eat anything. Got it

10points

Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 1 year ago

Huh? No, the consensus is that you can eat everything - in moderation. There is no getting around that in moderation part ever, it’s better to just learn to live with it.

3points

Tabitha Martel 1 year ago

Okay so here's the thing. Too many fall under this statement so I put it here instead. With Calories, you have to also consider QUALITY over QUANTITY. Same with fats and sugars. Whole fruit sugar is not the same as a candy bar. Avocado fat is not the same as grease fat/oils(most). Whole grains versus plain grains etc. as much as we like to make things black and white, it's never that simple.

8points

Jane Alexander 1 year ago

So many confuse animal fat with vegetable oil. How do they do that?

1point

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

I've said for years that there's no such thing as "unhealthy" food (no such thing as a "superfood" either, but that's for another post). It's nice to see a professional confirm that, even though it's a given that a good many armchair pundits with no qualifications to do so will disagree.

5points

Mondo Cane 1 year ago

All the junk food in the world is healthier that this list of random unqualified people talking about what they don't know

4points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

Remember folks - not a single one of these comments came from a doctor or nutritionist. They are all random people on Reddit, and it's super annoying that boredpanda promotes this type of nonsense. We need to stop getting health advice from the internet.

2points

ConstantConstance 1 year ago

These just seem like opinions from random people which only apply in the US

2points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago

I joke it isn't a PROPER salad bar unless it has pepperoni on it 😆

1point

Elsker 1 year ago

I normally wouldn't do this, but for those interested in healthy food? I'm reading "the glucose revolution", by Jessie Inchauspe. She's on Insta as well: glucose goddess. She had studied blood sugar management, it's effects and how to use it to manage your sugar levels. It is a real eye opener for me, though I already know a bit about food. Using her techniques you can prevent cravings and make it easier to eat healthy. So if you're trying to change your eating habits, I can really recommend her insights.

1point

ZuriLovesYou 8 months ago

You know what, I'm just gonna eat whatever I want. Healthy and unhealthy. It's all about moderation.

0points

Saxophone 1 year ago

This isn't relevant but I have an egg

0points

Lonely Tentacle 1 year ago

If only eating healthy was cheaper... :/

0points

Miki 1 year ago

Juice, cerials and peanut butter are doubled on this list.

0points

Ace Girl 1 year ago

I don't think anyone assumes "extra sweet tea" is healthy, but I took a look at the label anyway and it had over 60g of sugar. That's about 20g more than a can of coke! So gross.

0points

similarly 1 year ago

I'm very suspicious of high fructose corn syrup.

0points

Bluetoyou 1 year ago

Add any kind of milk alternative. Oat, Almond, whatever. Very high sugar content.

-1point

Tamra 1 year ago

There are plenty of unsweetened versions.

4points

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Haute Momma 1 year ago

Most every post is an unqualified statement.👎 I don't know why I expected anything more from BP

22points

juice 1 year ago (edited)

these are all just opinions from random people on Reddit, so yeah. this is what BP does.

17points

Violet Jensen 1 year ago

Cool, cool, so we just can’t eat anything. Got it

10points

Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 1 year ago

Huh? No, the consensus is that you can eat everything - in moderation. There is no getting around that in moderation part ever, it’s better to just learn to live with it.

3points

Tabitha Martel 1 year ago

8points

Jane Alexander 1 year ago

So many confuse animal fat with vegetable oil. How do they do that?

1point

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

5points

Mondo Cane 1 year ago

All the junk food in the world is healthier that this list of random unqualified people talking about what they don't know

4points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

2points

ConstantConstance 1 year ago

These just seem like opinions from random people which only apply in the US

2points

Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago

I joke it isn't a PROPER salad bar unless it has pepperoni on it 😆

1point

Elsker 1 year ago

1point

ZuriLovesYou 8 months ago

You know what, I'm just gonna eat whatever I want. Healthy and unhealthy. It's all about moderation.

0points

Saxophone 1 year ago

This isn't relevant but I have an egg

0points

Lonely Tentacle 1 year ago

If only eating healthy was cheaper... :/

0points

Miki 1 year ago

Juice, cerials and peanut butter are doubled on this list.

0points

Ace Girl 1 year ago

I don't think anyone assumes "extra sweet tea" is healthy, but I took a look at the label anyway and it had over 60g of sugar. That's about 20g more than a can of coke! So gross.

0points

similarly 1 year ago

I'm very suspicious of high fructose corn syrup.

0points

Bluetoyou 1 year ago

Add any kind of milk alternative. Oat, Almond, whatever. Very high sugar content.

-1point

Tamra 1 year ago

There are plenty of unsweetened versions.

4points