Forbes Top 10 Best (worst) Foods

[liquidstayce]

http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/02/cx_sy_ ... print.html

[Narrock]

holy shit, what's left to eat? fruit, grains, and tree bark?

[Gypsiyee]

properly prepared foods without added sugars and grease, maybe...?

[liquidstayce]

ya.. i can't believe that #1 is the eggs benidict. I love that as well as probably 3/4 of that list. I guess we just need to find the healthy versions of those items and exercise portion control.. that or you guys can still splurge every so often. I think the real problem is when people are eating those foods multiple times every day.
I know when I was an IT consultant at Anderson and always on the road we had a nice little slush fund and meal allowence. We had stuff like alfredo and lasagna every night plus apps and dessert. I put on 50lbs just during that year I worked for them.

[Trielelvan]

Wtf chicken hash?? /puke - no thanks.
Also, I seriously doubt 99% of the people in this country dine regularly on foie gras, fondue, and duck confit - those shouldn't even be in the list. They are party/special occassion foods and most of the time are served as hors 'devours or to accentuate the main dish. Who the hell sits down and eats 2 ducks worth of duck confit?

I guess we just need to find the healthy versions of those items and exercise portion control.. that or you guys can still splurge every so often. I think the real problem is when people are eating those foods multiple times every day.

properly prepared foods without added sugars and grease, maybe...?

Bingo.

The main reason these foods are on a "danger" list is because people do indulge in foods like these every day, eat large portions of it, and typically, because of busy lives, are quick to turn to take-out or store-bought versions instead of taking the time to make them at home.

Lasagne, for example: Typically, it's served with no side dishes - it's just one huge piece of lasagne, and that's dinner. It's too much. Instead, there should be a salad or some kind of vegetable accompaniment, maybe soup, etc - something else to fill you up, and then the small square of lasagne. Also, when it's homemade, it's very easy to make a really healthy version of it. Whole wheat noodles, part-skim ricotta cheese, part-skim mozzarella, lots of vegetables, 1/4-1/2lb of lean meat (in total for the entire pan), and homemade marinara sauce that has no additives/preservatives/red lake #40/etc.
My husband loves this version and thinks it tastes so much better than the standard (which for him is saying something). It has 1/4 of the calories compared to anything you'd get in a resturant (or would typically make with tons of mozzarella, ground beef/sausage, etc), has more nutritional value overall as well, and imo tastes better.

Everything in moderation - that is the key.
I don't think it's a problem to splurge once in a while, just like with desserts, but it's important not let it become a routine part of your diet.

[Rotj]

sweet lord some of that stuff is nasty. i agree with trielelvan with a healthy alternative.
my pasta (which i have an addiction to now and eat everyday) consists of:

whole-wheat pasta (100g serving), chilil flakes, capers, olives, romaine lettuce, some black pepper, 5.0z lean roast chicken and mixed with safflower oil.