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0 pointshahahahhaah1mo ago0 comments

The idea behind that phrase is not that is necessarily easy... but to decomplicate the other extreme where you are choosing this superfood and avoiding that other veg because it is "bad for you". It gives a simple heuristic for healthy living. It helps make it less daunting.

For example what do I have for breakfast? Oh let's boil and egg amd grab a carrot and corn on the cob. Or whatever.

What do I do in the supermarket? Meats, veg, bit of fruit maybe bit of dairy. Am I obessing over avacado vs. pear. Nope. Chicken vs. beef? No. Chocolate bar vs carrot? easy choice.

Now probably once you get thay square you can do harder stuff like food reaction / allergy testing and so on.

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mapontosevenths1mo ago

Premature optimization is a thing in life AND in programming. Many folks make it far more complicated than it needs to be.

I regularly see folks agonizing about every decision and new study, but the thing is.... the tips on OP's very basic list are responsible for like 80% of the value one gets from "living healthy".

All the rest of the organic whole grain horseshit and panicking about microplastics MIGHT net you another 10%, but at double the cost to your happiness.

The last 10% is basically impossible to achieve without completely sacrificing your quality of life.

pousada1mo ago

Realistically who is avoiding a vegetable because “it is bad for you”? Never heard of that.

Everyone knows that vegetables are good for you basically always.

Superfoods are just the latest marketing fad

hahahahhaahOP1mo ago

Anecdiatelly I have heard one about some veggies are worse than others for being hard to get pesticide off if not organic. Also too many bananas. Too many eggs etc.

And those were before Facebook lol

hombre_fatal1mo ago

Google “plants are trying to kill you”

The latest social media brain rot is that vegetables are bad for you.

Grifters in this space include Paul Saladino and Anthony Chaffee.

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