Current Events > Why can't we have a society where food tastes good AND is healthy?

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Why is this a constant compromise? Why are we subject to this?

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Break your sugar addiction and youll think differently about this

But rice is unhealthy. Too much steak is unhealthy. None of that is sugary.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

there are plenty of healthy foods that taste great

This
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Most natural foods taste great.

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Solid Sonic posted...

rice is unhealthy

No, it's not.

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Try an apple for once in your life. Or hell, go for bust and have some watermelon.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

there are plenty of healthy foods that taste great

Vermander posted...

This

Squall28 posted...

Most natural foods taste great.

Then name some? I don't necessarily disagree, but if there are so many it should be easy to provide examples

if life wasn't a struggle, it would be enjoyable, and you can't have that. sorry tc.

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Solid Sonic posted...

But rice is unhealthy. Too much steak is unhealthy. None of that is sugary.

ANYTHING is unhealthy in excess.

I eat steak and rice all the time. They're perfectly fine as long as the rest of your diet is decently put together

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Is fruit not healthy anymore?

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Food can taste great and be healthy at the same time. The problem is a lot of those can be expensive compared to processed sugary junk, so people do not get them.

CoorsLight posted...

Then name some? I don't necessarily disagree, but if there are so many it should be easy to provide examples

Do you know like any of the following products?

-Any protein (meats, eggs)
-fruits/vegetables
-healthy complex carbs (rice, beans, etc)
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s0nicfan posted...

Try an apple for once in your life. Or hell, go for bust and have some watermelon.

The universe played a cruel joke on me and made me deathly allergic to watermelon. Legit almost died at my uncles wedding that I was the handsome lil ring bearer.

But on topic: yeah, theres a shit ton on fruits that taste awesome. Even stuff thats considered unhealthy can be eaten its just about moderation. I love a good steak, Buffalo burgers, elk and moose jerky, pizza!!!! Just find that healthy middle ground first. Im also not your average American. I hunt for my turkey meat mostly, elk/moose hunt once a year, usually take down about 4 deer(mostly does) a year. I hate chocolate unless its peanut M&Ms.

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Vegetables across the board are pretty tasty. Can't think of a vegetable I don't like. Maybe just carrots.
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I don't like peas.

Though I'm okay with broccoli. Not amazing or even that good but I don't quibble about eating it.

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You only think this because you eat 30x the amount of sugar a human should

If you stop then fruit literally tastes like candy

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But I like fruit (mostly).

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Sorry guys but chicken stir fry with broccoli gets stale

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But yeah the problem with healthy eaters is they consider healthy food to taste good.

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

But yeah the problem with healthy eaters is they consider healthy food to taste good.

How is that a problem?

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Sorry guys but chicken stir fry with broccoli gets stale

Learn how to cook

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Solid Sonic posted...

But rice is unhealthy. Too much steak is unhealthy. None of that is sugary.

Rice is sugar. White rice, brown rice is healthier and less carbs, but still carbs is sugar.

What I eat which is low carb and less sugar is, besides my morning oatmeal is one of these for dinner~

Pepper chicken wings and beans
Salad with bell peppers and Steak or chicken
Half chickens and beans
Chili- pound ground beef 80/20 for less calories, Beans, Garlic tomatoes, Low sodium chili powder, and onions

Just cycle those ever four days.

So far down to 208 lbs from 224 a couple months ago. Need to be 180 to get to 24.9 BMI.
I go to the doctor every 3 months for a physical and blood test, and she tells me my cholesterol is perfect, and blood sugar is perfect.

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People really in here saying that vegetables taste "good". If you set the bar at vegetables, then I wonder what kind of food could possibly taste bad to you. Most people's least favorite food is vegetables. You can dress things up but if you do that, what you really mean is that salt or sugar or fats taste good. Eating them on a vegetable is better for your health than just eating them straight, but let's not act like vegetables are nature's candy lol

I also get it that things can be nauseatingly sweet, but I'd still probably say they taste "better"

What are you talking about, bro? Meals made from fresh ingredients from the farmer's market are both healthy, and taste good. Maybe you don't season your food. Conversely, McDonald's is cheap, unhealthy, and tastes like shit.

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CoorsLight posted...

People really in here saying that vegetables taste "good". If you set the bar at vegetables, then I wonder what kind of food could possibly taste bad to you. Most people's least favorite food is vegetables. You can dress things up but if you do that, what you really mean is that salt or sugar or fats taste good. Eating them on a vegetable is better for your health than just eating them straight, but let's not act like vegetables are nature's candy lol

I also get it that things can be nauseatingly sweet, but I'd still probably say they taste "better"

User name, post content, etc.

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Squall28 posted...

How is that a problem?

That means tasty food is subjective. What TC really means to say his he wants to keep eating the usual unhealthy tasty stuff and wants them to be tasty.

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I don't think how food tastes is necessarily a societal problem.

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Also I've noticed that healthy eaters have a hard time admitting that cooking is time consuming. Arguing that cooking is easy is understandable but to deny how much time you have to put into it to eat healthy is just crazy.

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Also I've noticed that healthy eaters have a hard time admitting that cooking is time consuming. Arguing that cooking is easy is understandable but to deny how much time you have to put into it to eat healthy is just crazy.

You can meal prep a week's worth of dinners in an hour.

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s0nicfan posted...

You can meal prep a week's worth of dinners in an hour.

Okay then read post 23

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Also I've noticed that healthy eaters have a hard time admitting that cooking is time consuming. Arguing that cooking is easy is understandable but to deny how much time you have to put into it to eat healthy is just crazy.

Get good, then. Gordon Ramsey can dice an entire onion in under 30 seconds.

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Pepys Monster posted...

Get good, then. Gordon Ramsey can dice an entire onion in under 30 seconds.

I got low knife skills, babe.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

on the flipside, i hear a lot of people whose diets are shit and they constantly feel like shit because of it always ready to throw out the excuse that cooking healthy food takes too much time, they don't want to put in the time, while at the same time they waste hours every day watching anime or vtubers or simping for hot tub streamers or whatever. it's not really about the time involved, it's that you don't want to do it and instead you just want to dick around and waste time on things that you ultimately don't derive any positive growth in your life from.

Yes I'd rather use my time to do something else than cook for a long ass time if that's your argument.

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I just had a meal of eggs fried in butter and broccoli dipped in guac. Healthy, filling, and delicious.

I eat a can of mackerel with half a cucumber as a snack

I mix together canned wild salmon, quinoa, zucchini, eggplant, and tomato sauce and that taste pretty good, and incredibly healthy. I put lots of garlic, onions, and other spices to make it taste good.

I eat blueberries with a bit of unsweetened whipped cream for dessert, or mix together blueberries, milk, and coconut flour.

The above takes very little time to make, fake Vegy, apart from the quinoa which I make a week's worth of in about half an hour.

Tomorrow I'm going to make biscuits and sausage gravy using coconut flour biscuits and ground lamb (with most of the fat taken out). Also healthy and sounds incredibly good.

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Grocery shopping, making sure you have the right cooking wear and all the cleaning you do should be added into the time of cooking as well imo. Also I'm not sure throwing some canned food together and putting spices and sauces in it is considered healthy but I'm sure it tastes hella good

I know how to cook but I will not deny how time consuming it is.

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While I don't think veggies taste good, you can do a lot with them.
Sneak some onions into your meat dish, it'll honestly makes them taste better.
Put your broccoli in an air fryer and litter it with seasonings, it'll have taste and be nice and crisp.

Plenty of tasty foods are also relatively healthy.
Eggs! Seasoned potatoes! Honeycrisp apples are goddamn delicious. Rice is actually healthy in small quantities.

Honestly, I'm working on my eating habits, but it's the siren call of stuff that isn't so good, and the compulsion of snacking.
It's not because the healthy stuff doesn't taste good.

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Grocery shopping, making sure you have the right cooking wear and all the cleaning you do should be added into the time of cooking as well imo. Also I'm not sure throwing some canned food together and putting spices and sauces in it is considered healthy but I'm sure it tastes hella good

I know how to cook but I will not deny how time consuming it is.

Is that directed at me?

Do you not have a frying pan? Do you not go grocery shopping at all? It takes all but 10 minutes to pick everything up. Canned fish is nothing but fish, and maybe packed in olive oil. Incredibly healthy, especially wild. The veggies I eat are fresh.

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Oh lord here we go. It takes ten minutes to grocery shop.

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Most tasty and healthy food to my knowledge is either crazy expansive or the ingredients are cheap but you're have to prep them yourself.

Which most people simply do not have the time for.

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Prismsblade posted...

Which most people simply do not have the time for.

It takes 10 minutes, bro

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It does take 10 minutes. Go in, pick up what I need, go out. I have a list.

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3PiesAndAFork posted...

It does take 10 minutes. Go in, pick up what I need, go out. I have a list.

Oh, now you have to make a list?!? Why don't you just ask them to invent particle fusion. No thanks! Even though it's been debunked that healthy food isn't more expensive, and it's not that time consuming to produce, you have to have, like, a PAN. Where the hell do you get those? The space store?

It's clear the only option is to shovel garbage down your throat until you die of heart disease at 50 unless you're a millionaire

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