To be totally confused about healthy eating

[Cat98]

After reading the other thread I'm totally confused.

Carbs? No carbs? Fat? I know low fat isn't good.
Wholemeal carbs? (How do I know if wholemeal bread is the good type or not?)

Toddlers - surely carbs are good for them?
Cereal is crap apparently, I thought Oatibix was ok (just wholegrain oats?)

Helllp!

This is MN - just avoid Fruitshoots and Greg's sausage rolls and you'll be OK. Except wait!!!!! Fruitshoots and Greg's sausage rolls are OK - so have them once in a while if you want. (Phew - got judgy pants off just in time)

Not sure what thread you are referring to but I can really highly recommend In Defense of Food.

Basically: Eat food. Not too much. Mainly greens

:o

Which boils down to everything in moderation, not too much processed food (don't eat things that your great granny would not have recognised as food), lots of veg and fruit.

And no bans. If you ban something, you will crave it.

Pay no attention to strangers on the internet. Look at government healthy eating guidelines. Look at evidence.

A diet based on fresh fruit and veg, whole grains, meat, fish and healthy oils good, a diet on chips burgers cola and pot noodles bad!

The sort who are obsessed with faddy food nonsense are often those who think that healthy food and vitamin supplements will make them immune to diseases such as polio and measles and therefore vaccination not required and indeed a bad idea.

Does oatabix not have sugar in it too? TBH I think the less processed your food the better so I would choose porridge oats over oatabix, carbs in moderation, wholemeal wherever possible, 'good' fats ie not cake and biscuits (olive oil, avocado, nuts) and healthy sources of protein (not burgers/sausages etc) - lentils, beans, fish etc. Ignore all the people who say you NEED sugar and fats from cakes chocolate as part of a healthy diet - not true unfortunatley! :) Yes, you need sugars and fats but from things like fruit and the fat sources I mentioned above.

"The sort who are obsessed with faddy food nonsense are often those who think that healthy food and vitamin supplements will make them immune to diseases such as polio and measles and therefore vaccination not required and indeed a bad idea."

Where on earth did that come from Catrinm - a vaccination thread by stealth?

Um, government healthy eating guidelines recommend a high-carb, low-fat diet, including breakfast cereals, which are highly processed. I agree that the less processed food is, the better.

why are you confused Op. why was the other OP so shocked at her spanish sil.
This stuff is just common sense.

Thanks everyone. Oblomov - 'why are you confused op?' - because as the post above yours says - govnt healthy eating guidelines say high carb, low fat. That other thread had some people saying one thing, some saying another.. It is confusing! I know that white refined carbs aren't good but am confused about lots of stuff. I don't think it's as black and white as some make out!

Children: Fresh food and as much of it you can get into their diet and don't worry about anything else. Just keep junk to a minimum but a little bit is fine. Normal active healthy kids need carbs and fats and too much 'organic lentils' type food can be bad for them.

Adults: Pass. Sod all works for me :o

My mum has ALWAYS said a bit of everything in moderation.

My rule is don't add salt. It occurs naturally in food.

Just eat a variety of foods with a minimal amount of processed stuff. Fruit and vegetables, lean meats, fish etc, some dairy each day and healthy fats. Just keep it fairly natural and you will be ok.

Government guidelines dont say high carb low fat, the recommended is around 50% carbohydrate and less than 35% fat.

Don't worry, I started the other thread and I'm more confused than I was when I started it. All I know now is Special K = Bad!!

It is very confusing, there seems to be no definite answer! It seems as though for every way of eating, there is one person saying it's healthy and another saying it's not.

Just have to see what works for us I guess!

Not sure how anyone can say fruit/veg/lean meat, unprocessed foods and healthy fats can be considered unhealthy tbh! :)

I mean with regards to carbs, bubbleymummy

loads of fruit and veg.
Good oils/fats.
COmplex carbs.
Some protein.
Minimal refined crap.