There ya go, better run out and picked up a few gallons of ice cream if you want to keep your body and mind sharp.
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Posted on 08/16/2022 9:54:22 PM PDT by bitt
Think twice about that granola bar in the morning because, yes you’re reading this correctly, ice cream may be a better option.
A new study from Tufts University in Boston has created the “Food Compass,” a “nutrient profiling system” that ranks how healthy foods are by giving options a score.
And the system is turning some preconceived notions of health on their head, namely ranking a granola bar lower than a chocolate ice cream cone topped with nuts.
Researchers spent three years investigating over 8,000 different types of food and drink, examining 54 different attributes and using “cutting edge science” to rank them — giving them a score between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most healthy.
Unsurprisingly, whole foods like fruits and vegetables ranked highly on the list — with spinach scoring a perfect 100 — whereas processed foods and fast foods like burgers with all the condiments are lower.
While the scoring is a straightforward system, the surprises came when comparing foods thought to be “healthy” with those often deemed “unhealthy.”
Fans of sweet treats will be thrilled to learn that chocolate ice cream with nuts scored 35 points while a coconut and chocolate granola bar received just 15 points. However frozen yogurt, a treat touted as the healthy alternative to ice cream, only scored 23.
Professor Dariush Mozaffarian told the Daily Mail the reason the granola bar ranks lower than ice cream is that it’s made of “mostly refined starch and sugar” while its dairy competitor contains protein and nutrients.
When choosing breakfast, something involving eggs seems like a solid choice, but according to the Food Compass, an egg omelet — a dish many would perceive as being healthy — ranked only 51, while Cheerios scored a 95.
The compass identified eggs are high in protein
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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Strange approach to ranking what is “best.”
Fat broads everywhere nod in agreement as they grab their ice cream scoops.
Eat what you want, be happy, then we die. So what else is new?
And well... the french...
I like granola as an ice cream topping.
Put coconut, coconut oil and dark chocolate in oatmeal.
THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!
There is a difference between granola and a granola bar as sold in the stores.
The headline is misleading, as usual.
This time, for once....
I will follow the science. Double dip, please.
Binge eating ice cream this week....vanilla in sugar cones.....and root beer sodas.
Aha, I knew it. A few clicks and:
Food Compass —-▶️ About —-▶️ Sponsored by Danone, a multinational food company I had never heard of.
(I like granola as an ice cream topping.)
I like ice cream 🍨🍧 as a granola topping. 😜
I eat it every day I can.
And people still tell
me I’m skinny,
and try to get
me to eat
something.
“healthier” and “healthy” are not quite the same thing... :-)
There ya go, better run out and picked up a few gallons of ice cream if you want to keep your body and mind sharp.
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the original granola bars werent selling
as they made them more like candy bars
sales increased
Now they can get a grant to debunk this study, then a grant to debunk that study, and on and on.
Looks like a turd on top of that cone?
On top of, or holding the cone?
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