Hey Everyone,
This is just a light, fluffy thread to kick off what will hopefully be a good Sunday for everybody.
I usually have 2 eggs for breakfast for the protein and low carb count, but every now and then... I just have to break free and curb my alternative breakfast cravings. A few days ago, I really wanted a giant bowl of granola -- but not the healthy homemade kind I've always wanted to try experimenting with.
Rather, I was happily greeted by a ginormous bag of Quaker granola with all the fixings (brown sugar, sliced almonds, and hopefully ample amounts of raisins) begging for my attention -- even though it probably has about as much sugar as a bowl of Halloween candy (especially since I knew I wouldn't have just one "recommended serving size.")
Fortunately, we humans are experts at rationalizing our behavior, and so I told myself, "Well, granola is made of oats, so I could pretty much call this a bowl of oatmeal -- and oatmeal is healthy!!"
The nutritionally-savvy members of the audience will recognize that this is almost the equivalent of declaring French fries a "vegetable." But alas. It seemed to work at the time. And of course, oatmeal can be made just as unhealthy if mixed with vast amounts of sugar and sugar-laden things, and I knew if I went to the trouble of making real oatmeal, I wouldn't make it quite so dangerous -- but it also wouldn't taste nearly as good!
And so I must ask our intrepid CC community:
* Can a Bowl of Granola Still Be Counted as Nutritionally Worthy as a Bowl of Oatmeal?!
* In other words... What are some of the ways you justify foods you know aren't healthy to "count" as something that is? (Does a vegetable that's been battered and fried still count as a vegetable?!)
* How do YOU tell yourself something unhealthy just might be able to squeak past the "laws of nutrition"?
Just for fun, I'm going to write a poll asking what mix-in's are considered acceptable -- or not -- when it comes to oatmeal, granola, and granola bars. You'll be able to choose as many answers as you'd like, and people will be able to see what you picked (no hiding behind a curtain this time for such a controversial subject!)
I'm looking forward to seeing how others also rationalize their own food choices -- and who knows, I might pick up some new humorous ways to do so myself!
This is just a light, fluffy thread to kick off what will hopefully be a good Sunday for everybody.
I usually have 2 eggs for breakfast for the protein and low carb count, but every now and then... I just have to break free and curb my alternative breakfast cravings. A few days ago, I really wanted a giant bowl of granola -- but not the healthy homemade kind I've always wanted to try experimenting with.
Rather, I was happily greeted by a ginormous bag of Quaker granola with all the fixings (brown sugar, sliced almonds, and hopefully ample amounts of raisins) begging for my attention -- even though it probably has about as much sugar as a bowl of Halloween candy (especially since I knew I wouldn't have just one "recommended serving size.")
Fortunately, we humans are experts at rationalizing our behavior, and so I told myself, "Well, granola is made of oats, so I could pretty much call this a bowl of oatmeal -- and oatmeal is healthy!!"
The nutritionally-savvy members of the audience will recognize that this is almost the equivalent of declaring French fries a "vegetable."
But alas. It seemed to work at the time. And of course, oatmeal can be made just as unhealthy if mixed with vast amounts of sugar and sugar-laden things, and I knew if I went to the trouble of making real oatmeal, I wouldn't make it quite so dangerous -- but it also wouldn't taste nearly as good! And so I must ask our intrepid CC community:
* Can a Bowl of Granola Still Be Counted as Nutritionally Worthy as a Bowl of Oatmeal?!
* In other words... What are some of the ways you justify foods you know aren't healthy to "count" as something that is? (Does a vegetable that's been battered and fried still count as a vegetable?!)
* How do YOU tell yourself something unhealthy just might be able to squeak past the "laws of nutrition"?
Just for fun, I'm going to write a poll asking what mix-in's are considered acceptable -- or not -- when it comes to oatmeal, granola, and granola bars. You'll be able to choose as many answers as you'd like, and people will be able to see what you picked (no hiding behind a curtain this time for such a controversial subject!)
I'm looking forward to seeing how others also rationalize their own food choices -- and who knows, I might pick up some new humorous ways to do so myself!
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