The results I got on google were “if you eat veggies this way, you’re better off eating fast food” or “10 reasons to not eat your vegetables” which I personally think are full of crap. Can anyone give me a real answer?
Context is really important in these types of discussions. In general, vegetables > no vegetables.
If you decided to eat broccoli and chicken but it’s slathered in melted cheese whiz, it’s still often better than eating a whole pizza. (Note: heavy air quotes around better)
I had a client who hated vegetables so much, he’d only eat potatoes loaded with sour cream and butter. We started by reducing the toppings slowly. Then we introduced different kinds of potatoes. Then we added fried onions. Then spinach. Then we ventured into stuffed peppers.
My point is, if we gave up and said “fine, no vegetables”, he’d still be obese and unhealthy. So in my experience, any vegetables are, at the very least, a starting point because it can lead to better outcomes.
I’d be curious what these “bad ways” of eating vegetables are.
That sounds like a bunch of BS to me. Vegetables are loaded with vitamins and fiber. Sure, you can say, add bacon drippings to vegetables (my mother did most of my childhood and they tasted freaking amazing!) and they will have a negative side, but that doesn’t mean the vegetables aren’t good for you. You’re still getting vitamins. You’re just also getting some saturated fat & nitrites with it.
There are ways of cooking them that reduce the vitamin content (most ways, actually), but less vitamins is still vitamins.
There are a lot of people who are really extreme about stuff.
Vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy diet. I challenge anyone to find a respectable dietician or doctor who would disagree with that statement.
Food is a holistic thing. Nobody sits down and eats a bowl of saturated fat, so when people say, “is saturated food bad?” Yes. No. Maybe. It depends on the context. Are you eating a ton of it in the context of bacon? Then yeah. Are you instead getting it from a healthy serving of cheese? Then no, in fact, in that context, it becomes heart healthy. I mean, the fat isn’t, but other things in the cheese (Vitamin K2 in particular) make it heart healthy. And in fact, low-fat or non-fat dairy equivalents aren’t heart healthy because the loss of vitamin K2 is generally so high (about 80%) and the fat is replaced with crappy carbs.
Eat a lot of vegetables. Eat them in different ways. Grill them. Steam them. Boil them. Fry them. Your body will thank you.
I cannot think of a way to eat vegetables that is worse than fast food. Fried isn’t great, but it’s not toxic waste. Here’s a good read for you…from the NIH
The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food
The first thing you have to do, with this or any other question, is learn how to evaluate your Google results. Some of them are real information and some of them are complete crap.
What is the site? Who owns it? Are they selling something? Are they just selling clicks? Are they citing credible research? Do they have credentials? Is it completely contrary to what you see elsewhere?
Even when it’s real information, if it’s to do with nutrition it’s probably highly debatable. Use your common sense. There isn’t one best diet for everyone, but there are some basics.
If unhealthy way of eating is storing them in unhygienic places, not washing them properly, undercooking; then yes you are better of eating fast food as the unhealthy way of eating veggies will make you sick.
Depends on the context, if youre drenching it in highly caloric dressings and oils with little to no micronutrients then yeah just go grab some burger king instead. Even a fast food burger would net you a little bit of protein.