8 "Healthy" Foods That Are Actually Really Bad for You
TL;DR: look out for sugar in foods claiming to be healthy. And eat. Actual. Food.
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annefood 9yr Interesting side by side comparison with the article and conversation @Udi posted last week https://www.thefoodstand.com/posts/12853 -
lauren 9yr I feel like the real takeaway is to read ingredients. If you can't pronounce it/don't know what it is, you should try to stay away! -
etsummer 9yr Sigh. With you 100% on the eat actual food. Always love Michael Pollan's "Eat real food. Mostly plants. Not too much." -
etsummer 9yr Or don't eat any ingredients your great grandma wouldn't recognize!
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annefood 9yr Agreed.
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Ricky 9yr Awww. Smoothies too? I try to pair my sugar intake with excessive running, but I'm not actually quite sure what the health effects are. I'm starting to appreciate that I let my blood sugar spike more than I should... -
annefood 9yr Depends on what's in the smoothies @Ricky - many at smoothie shops are made with frozen yogurt and apple juice, both packed with sugar. Order it with (almond) milk instead, or even better- make it at home using almond milk, whole fruit, cacao powder, peanut butter, flax and or chia seeds etc. equally delicious but with less sugar!
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Ricky 9yr @annefood I make it at home and use bananas, milk, berries, orange juice, and maybe some mango, so it's maybe a middle-ground sugar level. I've been branching out into ginger and kale and some less-sweet ingredients though. Have a whole thing o chia seeds, so maybe I'll start working that into it too...
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annefood 9yr That's pretty good @Ricky. Branching out to kale and ginger is good! To reduce some blood sugar spike I would eliminate the OJ component, and add some protein if possible (like cashews, almonds or nut butter). If you need the OJ for sweetness, try a date instead- while it has a high sugar content at least it has some fiber. Or try to wean yourself off of the juice entirely if you can!
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terryhope Love the sound of this! Always hated lawns, always loved gardens
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lauren agreed @terryhope!!
anyone know what kind of bean this is?
found at @mottstreeturbanfarm
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garv Isn't it Lima?
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DietID_TeamDietitians Looks like Lima!
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terryhope A most beautiful lima, maybe like a Greek gigantes kind?
my first attempt at pumpkin seed milk
currently playing around with sweetening/straining (because I think it needs it...)