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Trying to include vegetables in everything? Smart. But in no way are SunChips "eat anytime" food...certainly not healthier than walnuts. You don't see a page li
by acconrad 15y ago
Trying to include vegetables in everything? Smart. But in no way are SunChips "eat anytime" food...certainly not healthier than walnuts. You don't see a page like this (http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99 http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99) about SunChips.
If you want sound nutritional advice, I would tweak the Harvard pyramid in two ways: there's nothing you can gain from whole grains that you can't gain from fruits and vegetables. They should generally be regarded as yellow. The other thing is that they feature some really unhealthy fats that they consider to be healthy: soy, canola, sunflower, peanut, and other vegetable oils. Truly healthy fats would be red palm, coconut, olive and macadamia.
And while I applaud the idea of making junk food more expensive, their implementation based on macronutrients is horribly flawed. Sugar (which could include high-fructose corn syrup) is cheaper and offers virtually no benefit unless you are priming for a workout and require the energy and insulin spike. Fat provides satiety and promotes hormonal balance, particularly if the omegas (3,6,9) are balanced. They're off to a good start, but the article did a horrible job of illustrating how healthy they are.
- die_sekte 15y agoCanola oil is basically the only mainstream cooking oil with a somewhat healthy omega-3/6 ratio. Why do you think it's unhealthy?
- Shorel 15y agoIt stops being healthy if you heat it enough. Like frying stuff with it.
- TheSOB88 15y agoI think it boils down to canola oil being highly processed, which makes it contain trans fats. Would you like to know more? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-canola-oil/ http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-canola-oil/