10 Healthy Foods That Aren't

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Good list...

I think a lot of people forget some of this stuff...

Thanks for the reminder!

Hmm,  I can't say much of this list makes any sense.  Olive oil is not healthy because it has calories?  All fish aren't healthy because some fish may have environmental contamination?  Wheat bread isn't healthy because some makers don't make whole wheat loaves?  Chicken isn't healthy because McDonalds has a crispy chicken sandwich?

***Not all... But some...

Pretty much the purpose of this list is that you Cannot Assumer that something is healthy because it is fish, chicken, wheat, etc...

Honey??

Pshhh

mfchill -- I think this was a warning against "foods as super pill" syndrome, i.e. "Oh, olive oil is healthy.  I'm going to slather it on everything I eat so I'll lose weight!"

And, "chicken is healthy so I'll get the chicken sandwich, even though the chicken is not pure lean white meat and has been breaded and deep fried."

Some of these are great, but I think there's also a distinction between healthy and low-calorie.  They're not always the same thing.  Diet soda is low (or no)-calorie, probably won't make you gain weight.  It's not going to provide any nutrients or health benefits.

Olive oil is very high in calories, but has other benefits.  Does that mean one should just put it on anything and ignore the calories and fat it adds to your diet.  Nah.  There's no superfood that will make you live forever, but eating healthy is all about using the calories that we do need (ie to live) as a vehicle for nutrition.  While it's a bad idea to use olive oil or wine or peanut butter without regard for the calories they add, just because something isn't low-calorie doesn't mean it's unhealthy.

It's all about moderation and awareness, as per usual.

Not to criticize.  Some of those are AWESOME things to point out.  Fat free snacks, juice... and can I say how much I HATE that a lot of what's marketed as "made with whole grain" or "multi-grain" is actually just white flour dressed up with a marginal amount of whole grains?

With all due respect, some of these sound more like a personal opinion rather than hard scientific fact. What is generally true is that eating an excess of anything is generally bad. But people aren't so delicate that they can't enjoy some of this stuff somewhat regularly.

I found a really good vegan margerine at Whole Foods Market called Earth Balance.  It tastes nice and contains only healthy oils.  We do need some fat in our diets, but need to remember that a tablespoon of butter or margerine is 100 calories and a tablespoon of olive oil is 120.  Good reason to measure all fats carefully!

One caveat, olive oil is very healthy in moderate amounts. too much of anything can be bad for you, but as a cooking oil it is probably your best choice., just don't get carried away.

A moderate amount of good fat is necessary for good health., and olive oil is a mono unsaturated fat. A healthy diet can easily have around 20-25 percent of calorires from  fat, if it is good fat {ie mono unsaturated, a tiny bit of polyunsaturated fat, and a bit of fish oil}, it is the saturated fat adn the trans fats that give all fats a bad rap as they will raise cholesterol and plaque up your arteries. However fat has almost 2x the calories as carbs or proteins {9 per gram for fats, only 5 per gram for carbs and protein} so portion control is vital.

 While honey is still sugar and should be eaten only in small amounts, it is a much less processed and better from than regular granulated sugar.

It is always important to skip the advertising and the claims on the front and go straight to the ingredients and nutritional information. That will tell you if a food is good or not.

Hahaha oh back in the day, I was totally a honey person. "But it's natural!" Yes. So is cyanide.

I was flabbergasted to see chicken and fish on there! they should have said "poison fish" and "fried chicken." chicken and fish, if prepared properly, are some of the healthiest lean proteins!! no wonder people get so confused about what to eat!!!

I disagree with the popular notion that olive oil is a 'health food'.  It is just not that dense in nutrients for the amount of calories you are taking in.  In other words, just like other oils it is mostly empty calories.  The way I look at it, if you want to optimize your nutrition, then you want to get the most nutritional bang for the caloric buck. 

Basically reaffirms the whole "moderation" principle, doesn't it?

And what about Orange Juice? Granted it does have calories and sugar but it still contains a lot of benefits such as  calcium and other vitamins and nutritients. Plus one serving counts as a serving of a regular piece of fruit, and that has calories as well, no?