Comments on: Top 5 Unexpected Dietary Habits

By: Eric Williams

Eric Williams — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:02:37 +0000

I have a friend who won’t drink water! She only drinks diet soda, she says water is ‘boring’… Hard to believe.

By: David Orman

David Orman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:20:06 +0000

There is a portion of the population that the mention of words like “health” do in fact, perk up their ears. As the problems continue to mount with the health care/disease management system, people are recognizing that the ONLY dependable health care is SELF health care.

Information such as what is on this site goes a long way in encouraging this much needed trend.

Thanks Matt.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:41:59 +0000

@Callie,
Healthy is definitely a word to avoid. I have tried using “nutritious”, “wholesome”, and “beneficial” but all to no avail. Finally, I just say “Try this, it’s delicious.” I still get the extreme hesitation but I have had the most luck with it. Otherwise, I have simply stopped trying as I learned how these people are extreme energy drains.

@Lisa,
I know exactly the family dietary habits you are referring too. My wife and I recently went to visit her parents and they wanted to take us to get a “healthy” lunch. So they took us to Arby’s to get a salad! Her dad put more ranch dressing on that iceberg lettuce than I have ever seen.

@Stacey,
Thanks for the encouragement.

By: Callie

Callie — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:08:14 +0000

That is seriously crazy, but quite relevant to some folks that I know. Once you mention healthy they freak OUT on me and won’t go near something green or fresh. Haha.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:15:45 +0000

Nice article, Jason, thanks!
The first group makes me smile every time. I can’t get my dad to eat anything other than iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes and cucumbers. Broccoli? Forget it, and don’t even ask about spinach. Granted, most vegetables outside of carrots, broccoli, potatoes, and asparagus were pretty foreign to me before I became veg. I can’t tell you how many foods I discovered later in life because I just TRIED IT! Lentils, butternut squash, Swiss chard, mushrooms, curry, garbanzo beans, tofu, tempeh… With so many good (and healthy!) foods out there, it’s a shame to turn up the nose at any of them without at least trying them first!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:34:28 +0000

Awesome article. I’ve seen all types except #2. Strange!
#4 is funny. Those are the people that say “But, I’m a vegetarian, why am I gaining/not losing weight.” They just don’t get it.

That’s so cool you have a Vegetarian minded B&B. I’m going to have to start keeping a look out for those types of B&B’s!!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:17:19 +0000

Thanks Matt. Your absolutely right about the ingredients. With the diet soda thing I have found that if they acknowledge they are addicted to it then they usually understand it is bad but just accept it at as a vice that they will hopefully break one day. If they don’t acknowledge it is an addiction then I don’t dare ask more questions because they get defensive very quickly. Coke tells them its ok for them to drink diet soda and thats that.

By: Matt (No Meat Athlete)

Matt (No Meat Athlete) — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:18:15 +0000

Great post Jason! I love #5. This is why I hate nutrition facts. People see 0 calories and think they can drink as much as they want. Or more generally, they have a carb/protein/fat ratio and calorie total they want to hit, and they think that as long as they hit it, it doesn’t matter what they eat to do so! The ingredients that you’re putting into your body are so much more important than any mathematical relationships among them.