Health/Nutrition + SoMD =
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HeavyChevy75
Podunk FL
Yup pretty much.
libertytyranny
Dream Stealer
You know, I have been helping a friend out with nutrition lately, and I have found that all of the women's mags and tv shows and online articles are really doing a disservice, and to women especially.
For instance, all of these "eat this not that" type articles are not exactly helpful. they tell people, as an example, to replace mayo with avacado. Good right? what they don't tell them is that avacados are still high in cals and fat..and if you replace a half tbs of mayo with a half of an avacado, you aren't going to lose weight...sure it may be "healthier" in a sense, but it is misleading. Also, because I keep the majority of my carbs to veggie carbs, I have noticed that soooo many "diet" foods, frozen foods and snacks and things the mags tell you to eat are extremely carb laden..well past what an average person should be intaking even without being a low carber. An "organic" burrito was highly lauded in a few women's mags as a perfect diet lunch..I took a look at the package out of curiosity.. *Organic Bean & Rice Burrito - Non Dairy (Amy's)
Serving Size: 6 oz (170g), Calories: 300, Fat: 8g, Carbs: 48g, Protein: 10g
the thing is teeny tiny...for 300 cals? 48 carbs?
I wish diets and health type magazines would teach more about calculating macro's ..that made a huge difference for me. You can't just swap unhealthy things for slightly less unhealthy things and expect it to be a miracle.
And I just heard on the radio yesterday that they did a survey of kids in the US to determine how well they were being taught about nutrition in school/..most knew to have 5 servings of fruits and veggies (or whatever the ridiculous, totally arbitrary number is) but huge chunks of them thought things such as water, milk, and cereal counted as a serving. I don't think fancy pyramids are needed..just teach them diff between fats, proteins and carbs, and what they each do for the body and how to calculate roughly what their body needs.
For instance, all of these "eat this not that" type articles are not exactly helpful. they tell people, as an example, to replace mayo with avacado. Good right? what they don't tell them is that avacados are still high in cals and fat..and if you replace a half tbs of mayo with a half of an avacado, you aren't going to lose weight...sure it may be "healthier" in a sense, but it is misleading. Also, because I keep the majority of my carbs to veggie carbs, I have noticed that soooo many "diet" foods, frozen foods and snacks and things the mags tell you to eat are extremely carb laden..well past what an average person should be intaking even without being a low carber. An "organic" burrito was highly lauded in a few women's mags as a perfect diet lunch..I took a look at the package out of curiosity.. *Organic Bean & Rice Burrito - Non Dairy (Amy's)
Serving Size: 6 oz (170g), Calories: 300, Fat: 8g, Carbs: 48g, Protein: 10g
the thing is teeny tiny...for 300 cals? 48 carbs?
I wish diets and health type magazines would teach more about calculating macro's ..that made a huge difference for me. You can't just swap unhealthy things for slightly less unhealthy things and expect it to be a miracle.
And I just heard on the radio yesterday that they did a survey of kids in the US to determine how well they were being taught about nutrition in school/..most knew to have 5 servings of fruits and veggies (or whatever the ridiculous, totally arbitrary number is) but huge chunks of them thought things such as water, milk, and cereal counted as a serving. I don't think fancy pyramids are needed..just teach them diff between fats, proteins and carbs, and what they each do for the body and how to calculate roughly what their body needs.
MMM_donuts
New Member
I personally find that when someone asks for my advice or input they still prefer to listen to what the magazine says instead of taking into account that I am professionally trained in nutrition. Even if the writer of the article has absolutely no credentials or references whatsoever.
kwillia
n/a
That's because you keep insisting a strawberry milkshake does not count as a serving of fruit...
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
That's because you keep insisting a strawberry milkshake does not count as a serving of fruit...
its said strawberry!! :shrug: and then it has milk....
kwillia
n/a
Exactly! And throw in a scoop of that protein powder stuff and you can drink that all day long and be healthier by the end of the day!
its said strawberry!! :shrug: and then it has milk....
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ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
Exactly! And throw in a scoop of that protein powder stuff and you can drink that all day long and be healthier by the end of the day!
