So what foods do you go out of your way to deliberately avoid?

Swede (sp?)
I was force fed it when a kid & battered because I heaved, I've not forgive the swede ever since. :mad: + :p
 
Gustov said:
White bread is made from refined white flour, which in itself has had all the goodness of the wheat removed in the refining process. What you’re left with then, is a bleached white powder that contains no nutrients or dietary fiber. What it does contain is bad HDL cholesterol, which gums up your arteries and can lead to coronary problems and strokes, plus a ton of high GI (Glycemic Index) carbohydrates. These send a rush of sugar into your bloodstream which is rapidly followed by a rush of insulin, produced by your body to counteract it. This sends your metabolism into freefall and it becomes slow and sluggish. This causes more fat to be stored than burned, so you gain weight.

My point is, would you not see a slice of wholemeal bread next to it and purchase that instead? In doing so, deliberately avoiding white bread because of it's lack of nutritional value.
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Or, you do enough exercise so you don't get fat.
No, of course I wouldn't avoid anything because I eat a balanced diet and do enough exercise not to be a fatty. I'm not a wishy washy lesbian either.
 
I will avoid anything that is very genetically similar to us; so primates (incl. humans) are out. Oh and mushrooms (different reason).

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Spektor said:
Why can't people just get what they want to get? Why do some fussy ******* have to be constantly whining about the stuff they've chosen not to eat for flimsy reasons at the people who are too busy enjoying that stuff to give a crap about them or their health? Why are you promoting the idea that an individual who avoids white bread will make them any healthier? like having a ham sandwich every other day with 2 slices of white is now as bad as smoking 50 a day.

It's almost like religion; make a set of rules designed purely to ruin any enjoyment you get out of life then harass those that don't follow them.

Like anyone here is intending to live forever...
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Eggs.

What I find funny are people who think they are eating "healthily" by gorging on a flavoured yoghart (usually one of the 100's of supermarket yoghurts with over 20g of sugar in them)

And most white bread in the UK is fortified with nutrients - so isn't anywhere as bad as some people make out. There is also approx 1.5g of fibre per slice in most white breads (which is quite a lot)

And don't believe the Gov. hype regarding Cholesterol levels......the World Health Organisations European Coronary Prevention Study never found a link between fats in the blood and heart disease & nearly every other study proved there was no link or no conclusive correlation between the two. In fact - the majority of studies show that high levels of Cholesterol in the blood leads to a longer life :eek:

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/cholesterol_myth_1.html

And FYI : HDL cholesterol is the good one ;)
 
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I won't eat ice cream, because I love the stuff so much that I lose my willpower and end up eating all of it, usually in one sitting. As a result, there is never any ice cream in the house. Fortunately the other occupants of the house hate ice cream, so it all works out for the best.
 
Used to be nothing. But now its fizzy drinks that I have to stay away from like the plague, well at least according to my dentist :(.
 
Flakey said:
Used to be nothing. But now its fizzy drinks that I have to stay away from like the plague, well at least according to my dentist :(.
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i Guarantee you, my aunt is a leading hygenist in the UK - more damage has been done to your teeth from dentists poking around than by a drink that spends a fraction-of-a-second on your teeth ;)
 
Gustov said:
Fizzy drinks
Crisps
White bread
White rice
Potatoes (most of you are probably wondering why I've listed this, it's because it's very high on the glycemic index and drives your sugar levels to 1337 levels)

You?
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Pretty much the same, anything high glycemic. I'm not diabetic I just like to eat healthy. The only time I eat high glycemic stuff is right after heavy exercise.

I try to get all my carbs from whole fruit. Sort of loosely based on the paleo diet. I eat as much fat and meat as I want.

I also avoid industrial vegetable fats like soybean oil, rapeseed oil, margarine.
 
I avoid white bread, not wholegrain cereals inc. rice and pasta, potatoes, sugary foods and drink.

I'm currently trying to east ~2000 calories a day with 140g of protein and as few cereals as possible (minimum bread). It's incredibly hard, so I can't find myself keeping to it too strictly over say a weekly period, but I do stick pretty close.
 
Nuts and fish. I'm allergic. :p

For lent I've tried to eat less chocolate. I found it quite easy until I was at a mates for his Birthday and was handed some cake. I was halfway through it before I realised.
 
Like it has laready been stated, unless you are intolerant or allergic to something then there is no reason on gods good earth why you would need to avoid it apart from expressing a personel preference. As ong as it eaten/drank in a balanced diet (or if you dont give a toss, not) then whats the problem?
 
Nitefly said:
I avoid white bread, not wholegrain cereals inc. rice and pasta, potatoes, sugary foods and drink.

I'm currently trying to east ~2000 calories a day with 140g of protein and as few cereals as possible (minimum bread). It's incredibly hard, so I can't find myself keeping to it too strictly over say a weekly period, but I do stick pretty close.
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So you avoid pasta that isn't wholegrain and white rice? What do you substiitute them with? Brown rice or basmalti?
 
PASONIX said:
Eggs.

What I find funny are people who think they are eating "healthily" by gorging on a flavoured yoghart (usually one of the 100's of supermarket yoghurts with over 20g of sugar in them)

And most white bread in the UK is fortified with nutrients - so isn't anywhere as bad as some people make out. There is also approx 1.5g of fibre per slice in most white breads (which is quite a lot)

And don't believe the Gov. hype regarding Cholesterol levels......the World Health Organisations European Coronary Prevention Study never found a link between fats in the blood and heart disease & nearly every other study proved there was no link or no conclusive correlation between the two.

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/cholesterol_myth_1.html

And FYI : HDL cholesterol is the good one ;)
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White bread is not good for you at all. It spikes your blood sugar as much as table sugar. Bread is full of little air pockets so your stomach acid breaks it down really fast because of the large surface area to work on. Breakfast cereal is really bad too. Pasta is OK because it's quite dense.
 
kwerk said:
White bread is not good for you at all. It spikes your blood sugar as much as table sugar. Bread is full of little air pockets so your stomach acid breaks it down really fast because of the large surface area to work on. Breakfast cereal is really bad too. Pasta is OK because it's quite dense.
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Whilst the food he avoids is one the healthiest on the planet. Eggs.
 
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