Carbs are bad for you
Myth
Carbohydrates are essential to a healthy diet, providing energy for your whole body.
What is a healthy alternative for milk chocolate?
Dark chocolate 85% cacao
Ice cream
Fruit smoothie or light, fat-free yogurt with fruit
It's healthier to eat the whole egg instead of just the egg white.
True
Most people don't know that the yolk actually contains over 40 percent of the protein — and more than 90 percent of the calcium, iron and B vitamins — in a whole egg
What is a healthier alternative for sugary beverages like soda?
Water (you can also add lemon to give it more flavor)
Tea
Sparkling Water
Flavored Instant Oatmeal
Unsweetened Old fashion oats
rolled oats with some water in the microwave and top with some cinnamon, nuts, and light drizzle of honey for added flavor.
Calories are good
True
You need calories to live, the right amount of calories gives you the fuel you need to power through your day.
Mayo
Hummus or smashed avocado
Chickpea-based hummus, however, has 25 calories vs mayo that has 95 calories
Cleanses and detoxes are a good way to jump-start a diet.
Myth
No one needs to detox
Unless you've been poisoned, you have a built-in, super-efficient system for filtering out most of the harmful substances you eat
Chips
Baked potato
Home made fries
Sour Cream
Greek Yogurt
Instead of topping your chili and tacos with sour cream, mix some Greek yogurt with cilantro and taco seasoning for some added flavor and use that instead.
A vegetarian/vegan diet is an automatically healthful one
Myth
You can be vegan and eat nothing but Skittles and fries. It's as much about the foods you eat as it is the ones you don't.
Sugar
Cinnamon
Using spices like cinnamon or nutmeg instead of excessive amounts of unnecessary sugar is a great way to get tons of flavor without the extra calories (or the blood-sugar spike).