Things disguised as healthy...

[marshmallowmamma]

A light hearted post but what are some things that are portrayed as healthy but aren't really ? My list is as follows...

Flavoured water
Most yoghurts
Yoghurt coated raisins
Most cereals
Fruit juices

Obviously we need to live a little but give us some that yiu think are purely just marketed to reel us in

@TheOrigRights it tastes delicious! I actually only use half a banana in that one and you can't taste the banana, it just adds sweetness. My children will all drink it, including the two year old, so it really is nice!
Per person the recipe is
Half an avocado
Half a banana
Two big handfuls of spinach
Handful of frozen mango or pineapple
Inch of ginger
Top up with water and whizz

*GreyCarpet · 16/05/2022 08:05
If rice had 0 nutritional value why is it a diet staple in so many countries?

Because its in abundance and cheap. *
Wrong, wheat is both more abundantly grown and more expensive than rice.

Because carbs provide a quick release of energy.
It's more than that. Rice is a simpler carbohydrate, meaning your body has an easier time breaking it down which allows quicker absorption of the nutrients. In addition to carbs, rice provides more than 15 essential vitamins and minerals including, folic acid, B vitamins, potassium, magnesium, selenium, fiber, iron, and zinc. Brown rice also provides fibre.

Who has been telling you wine is healthy?

@3WildOnes This sounds delicious! I have to try it. I have trouble with smoothies that use orange juice because that amount of sugar makes me really tired, but yours sounds great. I love ginger and spinach too.

That’s not a problem for you so no issue, but some people wouldn’t read the label , and drink a bottle a day. We assume water is healthy, we are being craftily misdirected by the drinks manufacturers.

Sunny Delight and Fruit Shoots 🤢🤮

Is Dark Rye Revitta good for you?

Dried mango

I mean, if we're going to unappetizing, have you ever been to an abattoir?

I'm not sure you understand the concept of zero nutritional value. I live in a country where people eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In fact, if they ask if you've eaten, they ask if you've eaten rice, nothing else counts. Somehow they are alive and thriving (and far less fat) than those in the West. It might not be the MOST nutritious food but it most certainly has nutritional value.

Vegan ready meals

'yoghurt coated' anything. I used to eat those yoghurt coated banana chips from Holland and Barrett. No better than a Mars Bar and I knew it.

Not on quite the same scale, but also most cereal, cereal bars, fruit rollers, diet yoghurt (or whatever) filled with sweeteners, and alllll the stuff you don't expect t contain added sugar that does (ketchup, tomato soup, etc, etc.).

I think the problem with smoothies is it is a meal but looks like a drink to go along with a meal.

Also I think food advice concentrates on individual foods and not meals. So the stats about red meat, is it someone having steak fried in butter and chips every day? Or is it someone eating a grilled steak with salad and steamed new potatoes?

Recipe books and cooking shows don't feature balanced meals. Something like MasterChef might have two tiny 'heritage carrots' but no other veg.

And red meat is horrible for you and for the environment

If everyone is mentioning likes of fruit juices etc...how about eggs and cholestarol, milk (plenty of studies done showing it isn't really good for you )

Eggs are fine.

(Unless you happen to be allergic, of course!)

www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/can-i-eat-eggs

Eggs are great.

I’m not sure anyone thinks Beyond Burgers are good for us. They’re healthier for the cow, obviously, and also the planet.

Nutritionally, rice plays an important part in my diet.

There are plenty of of pther sources saying otherwise.

Everything is fine! all in moderation

Feel free to post some. The egg cholesterol myth was debunked years ago- dietary cholesterol is not the same as blood cholesterol.

That’s not what this thread is about though

Yes @TheGetaway but it’s not about things being inherently bad, like the anti egg/red meat stuff above either. It’s about stupid things disguised as healthy

This is just one recent one.There are so many if you just do a thorough Google search.Of course eggs have benefits it's just that people thing they are to be eaten every day .

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003508

www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/eggs/

Based on many studies U.S. Department of Agriculture told the egg industry that it was illegal to label eggs as “nutritious” or “healthy“ as there are rules against false and misleading advertising

Someone up thread said that dried bananas were fried, not dried and that that is what makes them unhealthy. Actually, that's not true. There is a difference between dried banana, which is just dried banana, and banana chips, which are fried and have other added ingredients.

Dried banana itself isn't a bad thing. With a few variants, it's basically banana minus the water (and the more water soluble vitamins). The problem is sitting there thinking it's healthy and therefore you can somehow eat as much as you like, when it's actually high in sugar. You can read more about it here www.livestrong.com/article/534188-nutrition-of-bananas-vs-dehydrated-bananas/

It's like many of the foods talked about here. They're not bad foods. The problem is that when something is marketed as healthy, people interpret that as 'eat as much as you like, it's good for you!' That's not the case. Honey can have nutritional benefits, just don't eat an entire pot. Full fat yoghurt is good, just don't think you can eat a tub a day. And yes, I would avoid the zero percent fat stuff marketed as healthy. That stuff really isn't healthy at all. Some stuff marketed as healthy is, in small proportions. Some plays on our fear of fat, which isn't bad in itself but has been portrayed as such, mainly by people wanting to sell you sugar.