Nutritional Confusion - 2

Another AP story today that discusses the confusion that many face when eating "healthy". - "Health" foods a pitfall for dieters

Here's the quote that I feel highlights the best advice within the article:

When scaling back calories, Gerbstadt said it is important to get as many vitamins and nutrients as possible since less is being eaten. Making substitutions — like an apple instead of applesauce — is a good way to keep calories down and nutrition up, she said.

The marketing of supplements and all the mixed messages (as mentioned in my last post) makes it difficult to believe that a person can get all the nutrients you need by eating healthy, leading people to believe they need to use the supplements.

The marketing of food products, makes it difficult to know what foods are healthy - and what is junk.

This weekend as Nikki and I made our way to Memphis for the Memphis in May triathlon, we found ourselves being a little more conscious about items we picked up on the road. (On the way home after the race, we weren't so careful!). But it was a good lesson to see how difficult it can be to find "convient foods" that are healthy.

I guess an apple is pretty convient and a banana has its own designer wrapper. But as we filled the car with gas, it was nice to see the words "Kenya King sold Here" on the side of the building.