Jupiter
Full Member
I've been thinking about the label 'healthy eating' and wondering what it really means and if it is what I am REALLY doing!
Certainly I have cut down on a lot of foods that make me fat but is what I'm eating actually healthy?
Switching to low cal and diet versions of things is obviously going to take me in the right direction but am I going to be any more healthy than before?
So many diet and low cal foods contain additives and artificial sweetners etc etc none of which are actually healthy but just happen to make things taste better and make up for the lack of fat.
Is it better to take healthy eating literally and stick to all natural foods or to treat it simply as a way to lose weight and make the calorie/fat content of food the most important thing? For example, am I better off having a small amount of butter (natural food) or using an extra light spread (additives etc etc) and allowing myself a little more?
What do people think?
Certainly I have cut down on a lot of foods that make me fat but is what I'm eating actually healthy?
Switching to low cal and diet versions of things is obviously going to take me in the right direction but am I going to be any more healthy than before?
So many diet and low cal foods contain additives and artificial sweetners etc etc none of which are actually healthy but just happen to make things taste better and make up for the lack of fat.
Is it better to take healthy eating literally and stick to all natural foods or to treat it simply as a way to lose weight and make the calorie/fat content of food the most important thing? For example, am I better off having a small amount of butter (natural food) or using an extra light spread (additives etc etc) and allowing myself a little more?
What do people think?