Eating healthy foods is such an important topic to become well educated in, and that’s why I’m diving deep into this topic in my blogs. If this is your first time reading my blog, make sure you go check out my first post to get an idea of what this blog is about and some healthy and helpful tips for healthy eating.
Making healthy decisions for yourself can really be complicated and confusing at times. Eating better and making these tough decisions can become seriously stressful when you’re reading all these different “truths” or “facts” about this topic.
This is exactly why I am making this blog. I want to address some of these so called “facts” that are all over the internet, and are potentially misleading people in their journey to healthy eating.
Myth #1: You have to count calories to lose weight
False! According to a Women’s Health Contributor, Keri Glassman, she explains that focusing on the number of calories may not be as helpful as you think. She explains that it is more important to keep track of where you’re getting the calories from. She gave the example of 100 calories from cookies and 100 calories from vegetables is completely different, and something that should be better accounted for.
Myth #2: Eating after 6pm causes weight gain
False! Your body doesn’t automatically start metabolizing food differently after 6pm. If you eat peanut butter toast at 1pm, the same effect will happen if you eat the toast at 6pm. As stated by the author of The Small Change Diet, Keri Gans, its not about when you eat, but what you eat. She explained that the truth of the matter is that if you eat more calories than your body needs, you will gain weight, even if you stopped eating at 5pm.
Myth #3 Carbs are bad for you
False! As explained by Kerri-Ann Jennings, our body needs carbohydrates to function properly. She explained that the problem that people come across is that they tend to get their carbs from more refined grains and sugars. Instead it is best to get carbs through healthy foods like, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains.
Myth #4 microwaving food gets rid of the nutrients
False! According to Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a professor of nutrition at Rutgers University, its not what your using to heat up your food that’s waiting nutrients. Instead it’s how long you’re cooking it and at what temperature. If you cook your foods at a longer and higher temperature, you’re more likely to have nutrient loss.
Myth #5: You need to become gluten free to lose weight
False! Becoming gluten free is truly only recommended to people who are sensitive to gluten or have celiac disease, and is not intended to aid in weight loss. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease explains that gluten is a good form of protein and fiber. If you aren’t eating gluten there is a chance you are missing out of those vitamins and minerals.
For more helpful tips an from this institute, go check out their twitter @NIDDK
Myth #6 don’t ever eat the egg yolks
False! According to Kim JE, Campbell, there have been many failed studies trying to link high cholesterol levels in egg eaters. There was also no association found between eggs and CVD. Eggs are also a great source of protein and healthy fats, and are a great staple in many healthy diets.
Hopefully this has helped clear up some confusions towards some of these false accusations. Eating healthy and making healthy decisions for yourself shouldn’t be confusing or stressful and I hope my blogs have showed you that!
If you are looking for some reliable and trusty websites that could help you in making healthy decisions for yourself, check out my blog post, Making smart choices, together! And if you want more insight as to how social media can truly fool us and how to overcome it, take a look at my blog post, Be smarter than your social media.
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