Diet Myths

DIET MYTH #1

Put hot sauce on your food and see the pounds drop off!

The 'genius' behind this myth is that the heat from the pepper sauce will burn off calories. There's another theory that follows; that being that after eating all that hot sauce the individual gets mega heartburn and is unable to digest anything for several days/hours. Nonetheless, enjoy your food and continue to season it to your own personal taste. The amount of calories, if any, that are burned from the heat is minimal and shouldn't spur anyone to transfix on a pepper feeding frenzy.

DIET  MYTH #2

Limit your fat grams to 30 or less per day and see that weight fall off!

The 'no fat' craze sprung up in the 90's in full force and continues to be quite popular. The unhealthy results of this following should be our guide. Fact is, you need a certain amount of fat in your diet for proper digestion, shiny hair, healthy skin, energy – and so on.

Let's logically examine this low-fat, high calorie example. Maple syrup is fat-free with about 250 calories per ¼ cup. McDonalds serves some very good hotcakes that have only 9 grams of fat per three hotcakes, totaling 340 calories. Add ½ cup of our maple syrup to that and we suddenly skyrocket to 840 calories; that's with no butter added. Yes, we're still holding at 9 grams of fat, but look at those calories!! If one ate this type meal three times per day, they'd see little or no weight loss with minimal heath or vitamin benefits.

DIET MYTH #3

Exercise decreases hunger.

Exercise burns calories and creates muscle. It takes more calories to support muscle than fat. Again, let's examine this statement with logic. Exercise is extremely vital, extremely beneficial to our overall health. However, not many people who are into the exercise craze can eat anything they want. Exercise and daily diet balance weight.

DIET MYTH #4

Potatoes and bananas are fattening.

Each have about 100 calories, depending on whether you made your purchase at Paul Bunyon's Village Garden or Tom Thumb's Mini Vegetable Market. When making food choices, it's best to stick within the small to medium size range. In addition, both the banana and potato are very low in fat, filling, packed with potassium – and healthy choices!

DIET MYTH #5

Carbohydrates make you fat.

Carbohydrates are filling which is a must for any dieter. Carbohydrates are like any other food category; everything must be done in moderation.

DIET MYTH #6

Grapefruit and vinegar burn calories.

Again, activity burns calories. Running, walking, swimming, sitting, standing – all of these activities burn energy (calories = energy). Even when your body is at rest it's burning calories through 'inner activity'. It takes energy to breathe, for lung compression, for your heart to beat.

Summing it up! The bottom line is use YOUR logic when making food choices to incorporate into your diet. There's so many voices out there, advising this – advising that, where diet is concerned. Many people have listened; some have even died due to following misconstrued, bad advice. Diet Bites endorses healthy choices, wise choices, and logical choices. If there were truly a miracle food on the market today, then everyone would be on that bandwagon. So, stick with logic.

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