Thread: Items to Ban from your Kitchen for Healthy Cooking

I have already purged my kitchen except for salt. I eat too many roasted veggies to give up salt.

I don't see a problem with any of these done in moderation.

I completely agree Life, but hats off to those of you who have the dicipline to do this

I get massive cramps if i don't get enough salt :/ any reason or way to avoid it?

Originally Posted by rezkon

I get massive cramps if i don't get enough salt :/ any reason or way to avoid it?

No, you need salt.

If you can eat all of those things and stay lean and fit then theres really no big reason to completely avoid all those things. You'd want to avoid salt only if you had a heart condition or were concerned about water retention. But eating salt does not CAUSE heart problems.

yeah i agree, there's no problem if all of em were done in moderation

Originally Posted by Nightowl

Healthy cooking can at times seem impossible. By keeping a few basic guidelines in mind when it comes to limiting certain foods, you can be sure to have meals that are tasty and nutritious. For best results, be sure to avoid the inclusion of high amounts of butter, white carbohydrates, sugar and salt in your meals.

1. Butter
One of the most important foods that you must ban from your kitchen if you are interested in achieving lasting, healthy weight loss is butter. Butter is made from unsaturated fat, which is one of the most unhealthy fats that you can eat. Unsaturated fat has been found not only to be a major contributor to the development of obesity, but it’s also strongly linked to other serious, long term health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and some forms of cancer. If you’re using a recipe that calls for butter, try substituting a healthier fat in its place. Olive oil, for example, is a fat that provides a great taste to food without causing deficits in your health.

You appear to be confused in your writeup; you also appear to be confusing the issue with transfats, which are indeed unhealthy. Butter is a mix of saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat - but more of it is saturated than unsaturated. Butter, because of its high saturated fat content, is more stable for cooking and frying then olive oil.

Originally Posted by Nightowl

2. White Carbohydrates
“White carbohydrates” are another food that must be eliminated from your kitchen in order to follow a healthy diet. White carbohydrates can be defined as any type of carbohydrate that is made from bleached white flour, including white bread, pasta and other similar items. These foods have been stripped of the majority of their fiber, which is one of the most important components of any grain. Fiber not only helps to keep your digestive system regular, but can also be effective at achieving weight loss and preventing cancer. When making pasta, sandwiches or other meals that incorporate these carbohydrates, be sure to choose carb sources that are unbleached in order to get the healthiest meal possible.

Nothing wrong with white starchy carbs unless you're relying on them for the majority of your nutrition. Also, white potatoes are an excellent source of carbs, and more filling than brown rice or whole wheat pasta.

Originally Posted by Nightowl

3. Sugar
Avoiding sugar is also very important if you’re interested in healthy cooking. While sugar does not contain a whole lot of calories (only four per gram, as opposed to the nine calories per gram contained in fat), consumption of sugar does pose other health risks. In addition to the high rate of cavities experienced by individuals who consume lots of this food, sugar has also been found to contribute to the development and increasing severity of diabetes.

Really? A bunch of athletes is concerned about developing diabetes? Also, depends on the sugar. Fructose, I agree with you. This includes honey, dried fruit, fruit juice, agave nectar, table sugar and of course HFCS. On the other hand, dextrose is a healthy sugar.

Originally Posted by Nightowl

4. Salt
One last food that you should avoid in order to achieve healthier cooking is salt. High salt intake has not only been linked to several chronic health conditions, such as arterial disease and stroke, but the regular intake of high amounts of dietary sodium can lead to water retention and subsequent weight gain. Substitute your salt shaker for herbs and spices. These products will not only lend a delicious flavor to your foods, but will also ensure that you are getting a healthier meal altogether.

Fructose causes more hypertension than salt. Salt's anabolic, very helpful for muscle growth.

What a shitty article.

Originally Posted by Nightowl

Healthy cooking can at times seem impossible. By keeping a few basic guidelines in mind when it comes to limiting certain foods, you can be sure to have meals that are tasty and nutritious. For best results, be sure to avoid the inclusion of high amounts of butter, white carbohydrates, sugar and salt in your meals.

1. Butter
One of the most important foods that you must ban from your kitchen if you are interested in achieving lasting, healthy weight loss is butter. Butter is made from unsaturated fat, which is one of the most unhealthy fats that you can eat. Unsaturated fat has been found not only to be a major contributor to the development of obesity, but it’s also strongly linked to other serious, long term health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and some forms of cancer. If you’re using a recipe that calls for butter, try substituting a healthier fat in its place. Olive oil, for example, is a fat that provides a great taste to food without causing deficits in your health.
2. White Carbohydrates
“White carbohydrates” are another food that must be eliminated from your kitchen in order to follow a healthy diet. White carbohydrates can be defined as any type of carbohydrate that is made from bleached white flour, including white bread, pasta and other similar items. These foods have been stripped of the majority of their fiber, which is one of the most important components of any grain. Fiber not only helps to keep your digestive system regular, but can also be effective at achieving weight loss and preventing cancer. When making pasta, sandwiches or other meals that incorporate these carbohydrates, be sure to choose carb sources that are unbleached in order to get the healthiest meal possible.
3. Sugar
Avoiding sugar is also very important if you’re interested in healthy cooking. While sugar does not contain a whole lot of calories (only four per gram, as opposed to the nine calories per gram contained in fat), consumption of sugar does pose other health risks. In addition to the high rate of cavities experienced by individuals who consume lots of this food, sugar has also been found to contribute to the development and increasing severity of diabetes.
4. Salt
One last food that you should avoid in order to achieve healthier cooking is salt. High salt intake has not only been linked to several chronic health conditions, such as arterial disease and stroke, but the regular intake of high amounts of dietary sodium can lead to water retention and subsequent weight gain. Substitute your salt shaker for herbs and spices. These products will not only lend a delicious flavor to your foods, but will also ensure that you are getting a healthier meal altogether.

Printed out and given to my gf so she can stop asking me "will you eat this or that?"

Originally Posted by SumMiscGuy

Printed out and given to my gf so she can stop asking me "will you eat this or that?"

Why would you do that - you're saying you agree with the article?

Originally Posted by Built

Why would you do that - you're saying you agree with the article?

Give'em hell Built!

I just find it puzzling.

I load up with salt a few weeks before a PL meet, very very useful from raw strength. Only one I really agree with is butter, olive oil is a great substitute.

i butter up my eggs yolks and throw them on a huge thing of bleached white pasta dump on the salk (non sea salt of course) and wash it all down with a soda with sugar cubes dropped in it... how am i doing?