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What will health nuts eat on Super Bowl Sunday? Nuts

13 points by glaugh 13y ago

yawz 13y ago
You got to love soccer (the real football :) ) for this. Eating during matches is not part of the culture. Actually it's all about watching the game and cheering for your team... nothing else. (Unfortunately soccer has other quite big cultural problems, but let's not question them here ;) ).
- wavefunction 13y ago
  What about World Cup parties? that's the closest analog in soccer/international football. The Superbowl is really just another secular holiday in many ways in the USA. I'm not really big into American football but I still go hang out with my friends, eat lots of guacamole and chips and try to enjoy myself (come on, it's your friends!) At least this year one of the teams playing is the greatest American football team to ever grace this green earth, and Seattle gets to show up so it's a nice change of pace. (The preceding inflammatory statement is by no means hyperbolic opinion in any way shape or form... ;)
  - lamby 13y ago
    > What about World Cup parties? that's the closest analog in soccer/international football. The soccer culture is to drink, not to eat :)
  - TillE 13y ago
    The closest analogue is the European Champions League final - an annual event with a slightly higher worldwide viewership than the Superbowl. There actually is a certain food culture within the stadiums: pies and tea in England, bratwurst and beer in Germany. Amusingly stereotypical, but extremely popular. For viewers at home, not really.
acconrad 13y ago
It's important to note that this study is based on perception of health - not the actual nutritional substance of the product. None of these are very healthy, with the exception of the mixed nuts, which are limited to a handful per serving.
- TillE 13y ago
  Most nuts (raw or dry roasted, nothing added) are just plain good for you, even in significant quantities. They're protein, healthy fat, and fiber.
  - nairteashop 13y ago
    ...and calories, unfortunately. 2 cups of peanuts and you've nearly hit the recommended 2000 calories for the day. Nuts are certainly good for you, but not in "significant quantities". As they say, everything in moderation.
    - dannypgh 13y ago
      Calories aren't bad for everyone. Consuming more calories than you're expending causes you to gain weight, and for most (but not all) people that's probably bad for you. I often supplement small meals with large amounts of nuts and it's the calories - in the form of fats, including many heart-protective fats - that I'm after. I believe I'm better off getting those 2,000 calories from nuts than from, say, meat or refined sugar. But obviously everyone's bodies and personal health situations vary.
      - spo81rty 13y ago
        Weight gain has nothing to do with calories in calories out. It is controlled by blood sugar and insulin. Read the book "why we get fat" about how our bodies work if you want to learn more.
        null_ptr 13y ago
mullingitover 13y ago
Chances are, if your food has any kind of brand logo on it, it's not gonna be healthy.
mynameishere 13y ago
Nuts and jerky are the only healthy things on that list. It's all garbage. Really, if they had added Buffalo wings, that would be #3. Triscuits are okay.
- Crito 13y ago
  The standard buffalo wing, fried and smothered in sauce, doesn't seem particularly healthy to me. Good source of protein of course, but a metric shitton of calories I'm sure.
- McGlockenshire 13y ago
  >Nuts and jerky are the only healthy things on that list. And sometimes not even then. The sodium content of many (most?) commercially packaged nuts and jerky is way, way too high.

13 points by glaugh 13y ago

yawz 13y ago

You got to love soccer (the real football :) ) for this. Eating during matches is not part of the culture. Actually it's all about watching the game and cheering for your team... nothing else. (Unfortunately soccer has other quite big cultural problems, but let's not question them here ;) ).

wavefunction 13y ago
What about World Cup parties? that's the closest analog in soccer/international football. The Superbowl is really just another secular holiday in many ways in the USA. I'm not really big into American football but I still go hang out with my friends, eat lots of guacamole and chips and try to enjoy myself (come on, it's your friends!) At least this year one of the teams playing is the greatest American football team to ever grace this green earth, and Seattle gets to show up so it's a nice change of pace. (The preceding inflammatory statement is by no means hyperbolic opinion in any way shape or form... ;)
- lamby 13y ago
  > What about World Cup parties? that's the closest analog in soccer/international football. The soccer culture is to drink, not to eat :)
- TillE 13y ago
  The closest analogue is the European Champions League final - an annual event with a slightly higher worldwide viewership than the Superbowl. There actually is a certain food culture within the stadiums: pies and tea in England, bratwurst and beer in Germany. Amusingly stereotypical, but extremely popular. For viewers at home, not really.

acconrad 13y ago

It's important to note that this study is based on perception of health - not the actual nutritional substance of the product. None of these are very healthy, with the exception of the mixed nuts, which are limited to a handful per serving.

TillE 13y ago
Most nuts (raw or dry roasted, nothing added) are just plain good for you, even in significant quantities. They're protein, healthy fat, and fiber.
- nairteashop 13y ago
  ...and calories, unfortunately. 2 cups of peanuts and you've nearly hit the recommended 2000 calories for the day. Nuts are certainly good for you, but not in "significant quantities". As they say, everything in moderation.
  - dannypgh 13y ago
    Calories aren't bad for everyone. Consuming more calories than you're expending causes you to gain weight, and for most (but not all) people that's probably bad for you. I often supplement small meals with large amounts of nuts and it's the calories - in the form of fats, including many heart-protective fats - that I'm after. I believe I'm better off getting those 2,000 calories from nuts than from, say, meat or refined sugar. But obviously everyone's bodies and personal health situations vary.
    - spo81rty 13y ago
      Weight gain has nothing to do with calories in calories out. It is controlled by blood sugar and insulin. Read the book "why we get fat" about how our bodies work if you want to learn more.
      - null_ptr 13y ago

mullingitover 13y ago

Chances are, if your food has any kind of brand logo on it, it's not gonna be healthy.

mynameishere 13y ago

Nuts and jerky are the only healthy things on that list. It's all garbage. Really, if they had added Buffalo wings, that would be #3. Triscuits are okay.

Crito 13y ago
The standard buffalo wing, fried and smothered in sauce, doesn't seem particularly healthy to me. Good source of protein of course, but a metric shitton of calories I'm sure.
McGlockenshire 13y ago
>Nuts and jerky are the only healthy things on that list. And sometimes not even then. The sodium content of many (most?) commercially packaged nuts and jerky is way, way too high.