Our parents, mine included, are great evidence of the crazy ideas that were regarded as truth 15 years ago. "Low Fat" items were so much better. I also remember looking at the side of a soda can and seeing 0 fat and thinking great, I can drink this all day without impact! Juice? Drink up! It's fruit and only good for you. Entire whole wheat bagel? Go for it! It's whole wheat! It was all about the fat back then without any blame put on the carbs.

That said, portions were also smaller, warehouse clubs were not popular, etc so I think the bad things we were eating were balanced out somewhat by smaller portion sizes. Going back even farther, my grandmother had super small glasses used for juice and super small bowls used for ice cream. Now, both of those go into normal-sized dishes.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't wait until we can look back and realize the silliness that is gluten-free (for non-celiacs) and the obsession with genetically modified/paleo. It takes humility to realize we weren't always right with our food choices in the past because we just didn't know enough. But so many people are CERTAIN that what they are doing today is RIGHT. PP, Marketing, yes!

I agree with you about gluten free & paleo, but there is some science that GMO foods are responsible for the surge in food allergies. All organisms go through natural change and "modification" over time - whether you're talking about corn or human beings, the genetics do naturally evolve. But the fast pace of GMO foods compared with the extremely slow pace of genetic change/adaptation in humans, is too much to match, causing people to reject foods, and perceive them as dangerous. Allergies are basically the body's defense mechanism against things it perceives as dangerous. When the genetics of a apple or corn or whatever is manipulated so much, the body can reject it.

Do you have links to that "science"? Everything I've read says that concern about GMOs from a personal perspective - as opposed to a commercial or possibly environmental perspective - is misplaced.

I know a researcher at Mayo who is investigating GMO and based on what she's working on, she's personally avoiding the GMO products that contain neonicotinoids. Her research isn't done so I have no studies to link to, sorry.

I was a vegetarian in high school college and would get a small fries and shake at mcdonalds (when I had to eat there, for sports trips or something) because I thought it was healthier and daintier than ordering a burger.

They didn't have grilled chicken or apple slices way back then in the dark ages.

You missed the point of the thread. PP was probably yucking it up about how she lived on bagels and fat free cream cheese in college. I know lots of people who did (for me it was cereal).

I don't think anyone is going to argue about enjoying anything in moderation. We are laughing about what we actually thought was healthy.

Bagels are not the enemy. I often enjoy a good bagel with cream cheese after a long run. I'm thin and very healthy.

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Anonymous wrote:Careful, careful, careful. Be careful about what you are so certain you are doing "right" now. The whole point of this thread is laughing at what we used to think was healthy. Not because we were idiots, but because it was what we knew, what doctors told us, what studies told us THEN. So prepare to be humbled in about 5-10 years.

Thank you! Exactly.

Best clueless comment of the day: "I didn't used to prepare my nuts correctly, but now I do!" Jumping from one fad to the next must be exhausting.

Haha! Jumping from one fad to the next should be great exercise in and of itself!