‘What meal feels ‘good’ but is actually bad?’ – 21 dishes that you tricked yourself into thinking are healthy
11.
‘I know this sounds stupid but every time I eat a muffin I have to stop myself thinking ‘well, it’s basically just bread isn’t it?’. No fatty, it’s cake. It’s butter and sugar barely suspended with flour.’
–marquis_de_ersatz
12.
‘I had my high blood pressure annual review and cholesterol blood test then went home and made a frittata with four types of cheese. Probably unwise but it was a small portion with salad.’
–LondonLeather
13.
‘My husband pointed out yesterday that the sugar content in my bowl of Alpen was not that different from his chocolate Shreddies. Mind was blown.’
–iamnotasheep
14.
‘Nutri-Grain is literally if McDonald’s fruit pies were cakes.’
–BlackStarDream
15.
‘Conversely, my friends and I were convinced Toby Carvery’s must be awful but it’s actually quite nutritional.’
–Betrayedunicorn
16.
‘I lived with a housemate who criticised me for eating home made chips often. Just chips. Saying “why aren’t you fat!?” And she was sat on the sofa eating a huge plate of spaghetti bolognese with grated cheese. My plate of chips probably had less calories and cholesterol than the spag bol with a mound of cheddar.’
–LuxLaser
17.
‘Baked potatoes. Very bad, once I’m done adding copious amounts of butter and cheese.’
–Beccamotive
18.
‘I buy boxed salads from our local sandwich shop, which always make me feel very virtuous, carefully disregarding the fact that I usually have them topped with ‘ocean mix’ (half a pound of shredded crab sticks mixed with a bucket of Marie Rose sauce)… Tis bloody delicious, though.’
–batty_61
19.
‘Doner and chips. Every food group but seriously fucking awful. But I love it.’
–humph_lyttelton
20.
‘I’m a nurse. One of my patients couldn’t understand why he was borderline diabetic on his HbA1C as his diet was brilliant. Went through everything he eats and yes, incredibly healthy diet. Then I asked what he drinks. A litre of OJ a day. I had to explain that was over 80g of sugar a day. He was genuinely shocked (older generation, brought up thinking fruit juice was healthy).’
–Organic_Reporter
21.
‘My penne carbonara. It’s got the peas in, but you wouldn’t believe the amount of cream that goes in at the end.’
–CharringtonCross
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