If It Tastes Good, It’s Bad For You

I guess it depends on what "bad" things you are trying to avoid. Sugar? Fat? Sodium? All of them?

If it's all of them then you're probably fucked. Enjoy the cauliflower and boneless skinless chicken breasts.

IME trying to conquer every ill is unsustainable, so I decided that sugar (including all carbs) are my biggest enemy. I got much healthier when I cut the carbs out. When we lose weight, our hearts are under less strain, our blood pressure drops and (especially in a car restricted diet) diabetes becomes less of a risk/issue. I fell off the wagon for a while when my home situation changed, but I'm back on again and already feeling much better - I will never fall off again.

Personally I'm willing to endure a little higher cholesterol and enjoy a bit of salt if I can keep the weight under control in the process, but everyone has different issues to consider. Give me a steak and Caesar salad or a basket of buffalo wings and let me enjoy them while I continue to get slimmer and I'm a happy man.

Filet Mignon gives me tons of protein. Protein is good for me.

I like fresh steamed broccoli and eat it almost every day. A drizzle of olive oil and a little ground pepper. Yum.

I rarely have sweets like ice cream or candy. Can't remember the last time I ate cookies, but if I have just one I'll eat the whole fucking bag like Cookie Monster.

Eat what you want jn moderation and get enough exercise. If you over do it with food one day just eat less the next

Many types of fish taste amazing and are really good for you. I'm cooking salmon tonight.

See the booby sucking thread.

"And I’ve mentioned this before, with all the technology out on the world today how come some scientist out there can’t figure out away to make cauliflower taste like deep dish pizza."

Have tried pizza with a cauliflower crust? They are actually quite delicious!

All things in moderation my good friend, and you’ll eat well tasting all the variety of food tasting foods out there. I have one drink daily at the most during happy hour, but some days I will skip it. I will have eggs in the morning, but skip the salt. I will have burgers once a month, and buy a prime cut ribeye steak once a month. Every dinner I’ll accompany with a different vegetable, sometimes squash-yams-tomatoes-asparagus-broccoli-potatoes(etc). Anyway my tomatoes are always Caprese style with basil.

What a matters most is having a variety and mixing things up. It keeps things fresh and fun, and once you add a new dish to your arsenal yiu will eventually have a stack of excellent meals to put in your rotation. That to me is eating tastefully and healthy, getting in all of your nutrients mixed in with fat, carbs, and protein equally. I make sure I indulge in dessert daily, but also hit the strip club at least once or twice a month. Again, along with the theme of variety to spice things up in life.

Meat. My dad was a chef and pretty much used to say exactly what you said

Icee, your dad was a homeless junkie who raped a hooker. And they are both ashamed of what's become of you.

Misterorange. That's really callous. Shows your lack of character

I was reading an article the other day that I found pretty interesting. Like myself, most people assume that people living during the Middle Ages had dirty, rotting, missing teeth. But that’s incorrect.

Since sugar was so rare in most people’s diet, their dental health was actually really good. Only about 20% of the teeth found show signs of decay

I’m sure many tasty foods have some downsides in terms of carbs, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol.

But, we are all human (although I’m a bit unsure about Scrubbie), and prone to going a bit too far when enjoying certain tasty foods. As long as it doesn’t become a real habit, it should hopefully be ok.

I understand certain health issues develop as we age, it’s best to keep a reasonable balance of eating and exercising (or basic activities).

Everything in moderation but I’ve found that as I got older I needed to cut out the carbs and sugar to maintain a lean body fat %. I’m good during the week and cheat on weekends so as to not fully give up life’s pleasures like pasta and pizza. Grilled meat or fish with roasted vegetables or salad is pretty tasty and both my wife and I are good cooks and fairly adventurous to try new things.

Hey I am very serious about fitness and nutrition and the best answer is, if you want to get the best knowledge about food and/or you want to eat for a purpose, you should speak to a dietician. I see people blindly giving bad food advice online constantly.

For example, you need carboHYDRATEs to absorb water and you need water to live, also carbohydrates make your metabolism work and work better.

But what you SHOULD eat depends on your purpose, “healthy” eating is very general, if you want to change or improve how you eat, you need to identify your purpose first and that will indicate what you should eat. 👍🏼

Healthy things that taste good:
Strawberries
Salmon
Grapes
Ginger
Cinnamon
Canadian Bacon
Baby spinach
Yogurt

On a personal note, I needed to lose some serious weight and I decided to go low carb after doing some extensive research.

Typically Keto aims for no more than 50 grams of carbs per day but I practiced strict Keto, no more than 20 g per day and the pounds just dropped off. I ate 2-3 eggs per day, butter, bacon and cheese. I was concerned about too much fat but my cholesterol actually significantly dropped. Go figure that one.