Good Housekeeping dispels dieting mythsUPDATED 6:17 PM EST Nov 12, 2013Video Transcript
CARBS MAKE YOU FAT. ORGANIC IS BETTER. TRUE OR FALSE? TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I RECENTLY WENT BEHIND THE CLOSELY GUARDED DOORS OF THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RESEARCH INSITUTE IN NEW YORK CITY. áTHISá IS WHERE SCIENTISTS TEST THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTS EACH YEAR. THEY ALSO TEST FOODS TO HELP TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF YOUR SHOPPING. SO TODAY, WE TACKLE THE TOP DIET MYTHS...WITH HELP FROM THE NUTRITION TEAM AT GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. 3 THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF ADVICE ON HOW TO SHRINK YOUR WAIST. NO SUGAR. LESS CARBS, MORE PROTEIN. THE GLUTTON OF ADVICE CONFUSES US ALL. "i like to eat these for lunch..."BUT SAMANTA CASSETTY IS SETTING US STRAIGHT.... SHE'S THE NUTRITION DIRECTOR AT THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RESEARCH INSTITUTE. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DIETY MYTHS.....CARBS MAKE YOU FAT....THAT'S FALSE. "if you are talking about things like ice cream apple pie cookies...then yes they do make you fat if you are talking about beans fruits veggies and whole grains then they are actually important in terms of controlling your weight" JUST REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR CARB PORITONS IN CHECK. WHAT ABOUT....ALL CALORIES CREATED EQUAL....THAT TOO IS FALSE"calorie math is a funny thing. Because 58:46 it is true you will lose weight if you take in fewer calories than you are burning. On the other hand the quality of those calories are really important to making or breaking your success." SO GO FOR HUNGER BUSTING CALORIES..THINGS THAT ARE RICH IN PROTEIN AND FIBER. THOSE WILL FILL YOU UP AND MAKE IT EASIER TO LOSE WEIGHT HERE'S ANOTHER ONE....ORGANIC FOODS ARE MORE NUTRITIOUS...DEFINITELY FALSE. ORGANIC IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HEALTHY. SOMETHING LABELED ORGANIC MEANS ITS FREE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS AND ARTIFICAL INFREDIENTS...IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S FREE OF ADDED SUGARS, FATS OR WHITE FLOUR. So If you are buying an organic cupcake it's going to contribute to your muffin top just as equally as the cupcake in the aisle over. 1:16 HOW ABOUT FAT FREE OR DIET FOODS ARE THE BEST CHOICE. YOU GUESSED IT....THAT TOO IS FALSE. fat free or diet food is usually code for i have extra sugar because when they are removing the fat out of something...how they are making it taste good is they are adding sugar they are adding salt. 2:31 INSTEAD LOOK FOR FOODS THAT FILL YOU UP, LIKE NUTS OR WHOLE GRAIN CRACKERS WITH HUMMUS A GOOD COMBO OF FIBER AND PROTEIN. FINALLY, YOU CAN EAT PIZZA WHEN YOUR DIET IS OVER. MAYBE......"think about pizza like your ex boyfriend it's fun when you visit with him...but as soon as you walk away you remember why you broke up. Laugh...it doesn't mean you can never see him again but you have to comitt a certain way of eating." MY COLLEAGUE FELICIA RODRIGUEZ JOINS US... AND FELICIA, IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE YOU HIT YOUR GOAL WEIGHT.AND IN THAT YEAR, I'VE FOUND ITS HARD TO STAY ON TRACK.SO WHAT I LEARNED IS YOUR DIET IS A LONG TERM COMMITTMENT, JUST LIKE A MARRIAGE...SO FIND ONE THAT YOU CAN SUSTAIN FOR THE LONG HAUL.AND TIFF I KNOW YOU ALSO ASKED CASSETTY ABOUT THE POPULAR GREEN JUICES EVERYONE IS DRINKING. ARE THEY A GOOD WAY TO DETOX? THERE IS NO RESEARCH THAT PROVES THEY HELP YOUR BODY GET RID OF TOXINS ANY MORE EFEFTICVELY OR SAFELY THAN YOUR BODY ALREADY DOES. AND THOSE GREEN JUICES CAN HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO 200 CALORIES..... WHAT MAKES SOME OF THEM SO TASTY IS APPLE OR PEAR JUICE..SO YOU COULD BE LOADING UP ON A LOT OF EXTRA CALORIS AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. AND TIFF I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR PIECE TOMORROW.. THE FOODS THAT HELP YOU LOOK YOUNGER.