Food Theory: Skip the Salad. Eat Some Chocolate!

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Theorists, if you have the choice, would you rather eat a ton of spinach or chocolate? Which one do you think is BETTER for you? Well, you may just be WRONG! Today I'm diving into the science behind what makes our food "good" for us and why you should potentially be substituting that green stuff for some sweet, rich chocolate. Let's go!
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[@TeamLarry]

based on the title alone i can safely say i like this video

[@ariam7518]

Omg the bots 😅

[@mishalmalik8474]

same

[@fire_beast8388]

why the bots

[@alaiaomanu6318]

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[@dashadowgirl]

@Nipaho yup

[@eliabs.hernandez128]

I once entered a restaurant, and on the wall it said “Chocolate comes from cocoa, which is a tree. That makes it a plant. Chocolate is salad.”

[@jannikheidemann3805]

What salad usualy comes as a uniform material shaped into a bar? Chocolate chips might fit the definition though. You may add chocolate chips to your salad.

[@reeses8607]

@@jannikheidemann3805 that would actually be Cocoa nibs, Chocolate chips are just formed chocolate.

[@jannikheidemann3805]

@@reeses8607 Cubicly diced bell peppers are formed plant material too.

[@lexieboo8318]

Um guys, I feel like this comment section will turn into a big fight/debate...

[@insertname8807]

Bean salad

[@ilenadelanghe3120]

Me, teaching myself to prefer salad over chocolate: Matpat coming in with this food theory:

[@martianmanreacts9005]

so many bots in here lol

[@smg65]

Well he is trying too much to make it sound bad. Spinach is an extremely good choice for food. And of course healthier than chocolate. Bad there is no such thing as super foods. You need to have variety in your meals. And of course try to eat fresh and no processed food. Bad it is hard to do, especially in big cities

[@Incus_Audio]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 dude what the actually heck.

[@Enchie]

@@Incus_Audio These bots are getting desperate.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

@@smg65 he did technically say dark chocolate though which has less sugar

[@Octorocker743]

3:20 funnily enough, it's considered improper to use a pencil in STEM, and it was good protocol to always use pen. The logic was that it prevented people from falsifying/fudging results. So you'd write results in pen, and if you made a mistake, you'd cross it out with a single line to keep the previous note legible, while notating the date, time, and reason for the crossout above it.

[@sciencewizard2861]

That's really good!

[@itzmrinyy7484]

Yep, my biology teacher makes us do the same thing for labs

[@captain_chocolate]

As one who is named after chocolate, consumes alot of chocolate, and who's favorite kind of chocolate is dark chocolate, I strongly support this video. This video is chocolate approved.

[@miramyth2971]

For a few seconds I wondered what parent would name their kid after chocolate, and then I realized you probably meant your username... 😅

[@domilink9747]

@@miramyth2971Crazy parents be naming their kids after colors nowadays so it’s honestly probably not too far fetched

[@silence8291]

​​@@domilink9747 what are you talking about khaki is a pretty first name lol

[@joaovitor5677]

Well a very big amount of cocoa is used to make dark chocolate sooo

[@user-ow6ew7bk3p]

​​​@@silence8291 "magenta get off the counter!!"

[@15oClock]

"Three and a half cups is just one serving of spinach!" And if you cook that, it becomes the size of a teabag.

[@staticonthetelevision8133]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 I'm not gonna click on that assuming it's a Rick roll

[@oliverlass8728]

@@staticonthetelevision8133 Its not

[@roze-ex2537]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 its a rockroll! NOT THIS TIME!

[@mamunrashid6404]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 but we are the food theorists? plus matt has a girlfriend?

[@rafansyed8420]

was thinking the same thing

[@VoidKing666]

MatPat: *makes it **_very_** clear he isn’t great at cooking* Also MatPat: *starts a spectacular food channel*

[@San-lh8us]

it's a food channel, not a cooking channel

[@VoidKing666]

@@San-lh8us I know, it was a joke. I just find it a little ironic, but I’m not complaining. I call it spectacular for a reason

[@charlescannon2469]

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

[@teconnyspearow]

I feel like MatPat made this episode because Steph was telling Ollie to eat his spinach and MatPat was on Ollie's side

[@VoidKing666]

@@teconnyspearow I would not be surprised XD

[@rock85cool]

MatPat, You are now obligated to do a “Food Theory” on the best dark chocolate.

[@AnimationesMeae]

100% cocoa

[@00lilly..]

Lindt chocolate

[@drbinderust]

@@AnimationesMeae - I got my best friend's Mom 95% dark chocolate as a Christmas present one year because she really likes DARK dark chocolate. That was, unfortunately, too dark even for her...or me. I think she finally melted it and used it in a mole.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@drbinderust Same here, it's too OP for me and I generally prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate.

[@TRG_R17]

Reply 5

[@Zahoreoz]

I would recommend reading your food labels to see what a serving size of dark chocolate is (at least 72% dark is best) to get a good idea of what nutrients you are getting. Like don't just stop eating veggies just because of this video because odds are the serving size of the chocolate you eat will not match the amount mentioned in the video. That being said, dark chocolate is a great snack that does have health benefits, just don't eat it in place of veggies.

[@monroerobbins7551]

Exactly, cause while dark chocolate has benefits, veggies have other things like vitamins, fiber, etcetera. Though I don’t think he’s trying to advocate to replace your veg, I think he’s trying to advocate that way you shouldn’t go full hog on a food myth because it’s been around for so long.

[@Itsbully06]

I shall wrap my chocolate in salad making a veggie sandwich

[@voodoochile6796]

@@monroerobbins7551 Dark chocolate is rich in minerals and fiber

[@maloxi1472]

...and don't eat salad in place of organ meats like liver (cooked, please ☺)

[@artart5404]

@@voodoochile6796still eat your veggies

[@fluffyflareon4152]

I have an iron deficiency and always mix a ton of spinach into my fruit smoothies for the vitamins and iron (it hardly changes the taste at all!) but now I'm really excited to start making dark chocolate strawberry smoothies, too

[@treefrog1018]

P.s. Iron + High Calcium or Oxylates (mostly Eggs and Coffee) = Not Absorbing Iron. Avoid Dairy/Calcium and Eggs and Coffee for about 1.5-2 hrs before and after you take your Iron. Do add some Vitamin C (like a clementine) with your Iron. Vitamin C helps you absorb Iron. Beef + Salad + Clementine = Iron Ripped Smoothie with Strawberry (contains Vitamin C) + A little Coconut Cream or Heavy Cream + Spinach + Cocoa + Water = Iron Pumped.

[@gimubatulo]

@@treefrog1018 wow, lemme steal these million-dollar tips, thanks!

[@GhostW1thTheMost]

Believe me, you havent seen this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWXd4ChlJmUrM0

pls be sure to source that chocolate properly and check each brand for nutrient values. try and avoid any chocolate with emulsifiers in

[@shelbybeard7161]

Spaghetti is one of thw best ways to get iron because it has the tomato's have vitamin c and the meat had iron in it

[@falsettosrevival9576]

as someone that just learned they have EXTREMELY low iron (like 0.05% of what's normal), this explains EVERYTHING.... I was having some real bad dizzy spells and fainting but counted out the possibility of having low iron because I ate spinach with literally every meal. So glad I stumbled across this video, can't wait to inhale some dark chocolate!! and spinach too i still love spinach

[@nul4327]

theres foods that also dramatically inhibits iron absorption like coffee/tea, milk, eggs, and some other stuff. so be careful that might also contribute to anemia! i was so shook when i found out no wonder i was anemic lmaoo

[@reepicheepsfriend]

If you have unexplained nutrient deficiencies like low iron, get checked for celiac disease. It causes your body to not be able to absorb nutrients. Just something I found out because my sister got diagnosed with celiac. You can have it even if you don't have other symptoms

[@falsettosrevival9576]

@@reepicheepsfriend Thank you, I'll look into that. I'm actually a vegan, so I wouldn't consider it completely unexplained LOL (I am very strategic with my iron and protein sources and also take an actually good iron pill). But it doesn't hurt to check! Thanks for sharing that that could be really helpful to others

[@kuritsai1087]

i'd like to imagine that matpat just uses facts and logic at the dinner table when he was a kid, so he could just have dessert.

[@shivorath]

I feel it's a bit remiss to not mention that if you want chocolate for the health benefits, take great care not to overload the sugar. Straight dark chocolate, like baker's chocolate, is quite healthy but also very bitter. A dark chocolate candy bar is not really the same thing healthwise. May be obvious, but still feel like it should have been called out at least once.

[@jeffsampson5822]

Mix baker's chocolate with whole milk. That will work pretty well.

[@sirpunchnut1231]

@@jeffsampson5822 That reduces iron absorption by a significant margin. Probably tastes good though.

[@jeffsampson5822]

@@sirpunchnut1231 Forget iron, just eat some meat. We are here for protein.

[@CatsLilaSalem]

@@sirpunchnut1231 Good point, reminds me; turns out that if you mix cornflakes with milk, the milk will absorb the iron instead of you and your body can''t use it anymore.

[@archmage1752]

NEED LEAN THEORY NOT CHOCOLATE

[@Chara-yp6zj]

I'm really happy you're covering the facts and strict nutritional value of all these foods we think we know, and I hope you keep going MatPat.

[@alaiaomanu6318]

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[@GhostW1thTheMost]

Believe me, you havent seen this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWXd4ChlJmUrM0

[@HelloChan-qz4ev]

I'M NOT HAPPY THERE IS NO LEAN

[@archmage1752]

NEED HIM TO COVER LEAN

[@peridotpockygod.9080]

Boy am I glad I grow my spinach. Buying it just seems to be worse than eating a bar of chocolate

[@Illgaia]

That opening cartoon was way more entertaining than it probably should have been.

[@WHATEXUSEMEUMM]

Fr

[@prideisreal9461]

Matpat: “fresh” fruits and vegetables are stored for weeks to months basically losing all their good nutrients by the time you eat it! Also Matpat: HELLO FRESH-

[@emileeisanaligator]

I need to know exactly how long it would take to bake Mongo, the giant gingerbread man, from Shrek 2. Thank you.

[@user-bk6jr4cx8i]

Yes pls matpat

[@jeblackdc]

YESSSSSS 😃

[@RhinoRose14]

For science...

[@animaticfanatic7516]

I second this motion

[@sophiehale1171]

Cool

[@denmark5354]

For the record, when Mat is talking about dark chocolate in this video, he's referring to dark chocolate that has a cocoa content of 75-85%, if I'm not mistaken.

[@flyingfish2566]

thank you denmark

[@NinjaKetsune]

Yep, he said that 👌

[@mryodak]

He has numbers of 40% daily fiber. My guess is that he refers to straight defattened cocoa powder.

[@robinaro2458]

thats how its *dark* chocolate

[@denmark5354]

@@robinaro2458 well, yes, but dark chocolate in general just needs to be in the ballpark of 43% to be legally classified as "dark chocolate" Which is significantly lower. At least in the EU. Dunno about the US.

[@TheAdvertisement]

0:03 Matpat's supposedly frustrated yet completely monotone "agagagag" at the obstacle in his way is it's own genre of content.

[@morrigankasa570]

I've seen many full episodes of Popeye... Also I like Fresh Uncooked Spinach, I also like lots of berries and Barley. So even if the Vitamins/Minerals are somewhat reduced they still have lots of tasty fiber!

[@chloejohnson6861]

I watched Popeye cartoons on VHS as a kid. I always thought it was weird that he got his spinach from out of a can, but when you consider he's a sailor, the fact that he only had access to canned spinach is actually the thing that makes the *most* sense in those cartoons.

[@pvic6959]

wait. ive just realized for his time, cans probably had lead in them lol

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@pvic6959 Did they? Gonna need someone to verify that. Though, to be fair, some silverware and kitchen dining sets were made with pewter, which was found to be extremely toxic due to it containing a large amount of lead. O.O

[@archmage1752]

NO POPEYE NEED LEAN THEORY

[@HelloChan-qz4ev]

NOT LEAN SO DON'T MATTER

[@Shalakor]

@@archmage1752 I've never seen such a specifically targeted couple of bots before. I don't know how to feel about this one.

[@MidnightMilkMan]

You should do a more in depth theory on super foods. They generally seen as more nutrient rich, it would be good to get the information out there on how nutrient rich they really are and how marketing factors into it.

[@dictatorocar1333]

Just remember that he's not talking about normal chocolate, he's talking about dark chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa in it. So it's not gonna taste like your average chocolate bar. Anyways, nice video they always make me hungry lol.

[@shiki4652]

Reminder: Every Person needs different needs

[@largeboy5577]

9:53 I honestly thought he was gonna say, the sponsor of this video hello fresh

[@unitedyoutuber1497]

Food theory: are both fruit and vegetable smoothies actually worth while making and consuming? And, if so, which ingredients are best to use when concerning people who have conditions, such as I.B.S. (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), and various other medical things?

[@generalcodsworth4417]

This actually sounds like a cool idea for an episode: smoothie optimization. They could compare different smoothie restaurants to each other or just stick to looking at individual ingredients and their combinations. As long as Christmas tree is one of the tested ingredients, I'd love to see it

[@kairallison]

are fruit and veggie smoothies worth while to make and drink? they are if they're tasty. like a delicious strawberry and banana smoothie. mmmmmm~ smooothie~

[@lyaneris]

Banana+Blueberries are also quite tasty in a smoothie

[@creater20225]

@@kairallison it's ment as for health reason not just taste alone

[@nitrobilder12]

You that's a a good think

[@MrHabenero]

I'm just going to say it, screw the health benefits, I've always eaten Spinach and Kale because I genuinely think it's delicious. So I guess my life now is: Eat Chocolate to be Healthy. Eat Spinach and Kale as Junk Food.

[@redtom9260]

As someone who eats the crap out of blanched spinach with garlic, seaseme seeds, seaseme oil and a little salt i am with you. Stuff is good on a salad or creamed too.

[@justcomments]

May I direct you to the Cressps commercial sketch

[@brainsteroids8043]

Based

[@davidvillarreal8351]

Kale im not really a fan of, but spinach tastes great 👌👌👌

[@nikhilpranav6915]

Fun fact: Chocolate companies force farmers to sell 1KG of cocoa for $1, so the farmers are forced to use slave, child labor, but they can get away with it because the cocoa goes through so many hands before it reaches them, that it's impossible for them to even know if it was made ethically or not.

[@devinparry7906]

Honestly I would love a food theory video that helps design a couple different meal plans for different needs based off accurate nutritional value.

[@jamitybamity]

These opening skits just keep gettin better

[@thewolfleader500]

MatPat could tell me everything I've ever eaten was a lie and I would believe him wholeheartedly.

[@finn9327]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 wtf.

[@Pysslis]

@@finn9327 the bots are getting problematic! Cp is nothing to joke about.

[@jocythegreat3587]

Same

[@thewolfleader500]

@Atom go away

[@bloodlust_9890]

I don't eat salad

[@alinageorge2681]

When I’m suffering from iron-deficiency anaemia, dark chocolate really does feel more effective than spinach, but I always figured it was the oxytocin or the sugar or something fooling my brain lol! I’m choosing to follow this theory now thank you 😆 Edited for clarification

[@treefrog1018]

Avoid Dairy and Oxylates for 1.5-2hrs before and after you consume Iron. Do add Vitamin C. Vitamins C helps the body absorb Iron.

[@MsSarcasticity]

Sweetie, just eat beef

[@wearawatch7352]

Same here! Some of my doctors recommended chocolate as a way to get more iron without having to take pills. The issue is finding chocolate high in cocoa, but I have a brand I really like that's about 70-80% cocoa depending on the specific bar, and they have a ton of iron and are much easier to chomp down than a big steak. You know it's the real deal when the chocolate has a warning on it saying over consumption may lead to stomach upset from excess iron intake lol

[@BlueDaisy33]

This would really help my iron deficiency except I hate the bitter taste of dark chocolate

[@pepper4419]

@@wearawatch7352 What's the brand's name?

[@MrMolay44]

Oh God, the episode I've wanted so hard since the beginning of Food theory :o Thank you so much Matt

[@venomfan2020]

*_*OF COURSE WE WILL EAT CHOCOLATE!! ONLY CHOCOLATE!! ALL WE WANT IS CHOOCOOLAATEE!!!!*_* -Venom Did you know that in Venom (2018), before biting a mugger's head, the symbiote tells Eddie it wants Chocolate. Because in the comics, it's stated that symbiotes need the chemical Phenethylamine to sustain themselves. And that's found in Chocolate, and the Human Brain!

[@PowerStar004]

Matpat: "That's the equivalent of chomping on a paperclip" Me: Cool! *munches paperclips* Matpat: "Just because you eat something doesn't make your body able to use it" Me: "I really need to finish videos before acting on them..."

[@56jasa]

That's not everything though, another reason eating paperclips won't help you is because they aren't in an ion form, chemically speaking.

[@new_delhi]

@@56jasa Who's stopping me? *_*bites paperclip*_*

[@minorcomet282]

@@56jasa and because they're literally fucking paperclips why would you eat them

[@abdulbaten9537]

Lmao good one

[@GhostW1thTheMost]

Watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWXd4ChlJmUrM0

[@insane0042]

I wonder how long Hello Fresh stores their vegetables before being sent out.

[@snackpirate_]

Hello mold 🤮

[@snurt256]

@sweet girls 2 shut up bot

[@justa_panda]

🤔

[@creeperhah2382]

@@snackpirate_ funny laughing grinning chuckling hilarious amusing

[@mrfroboto1]

Lol I was just thinking about how they chose to advertise on maybe one of the worst videos

[@chandreyeeb]

0:00 From the intro I can already see it is going to be a great video.

[@forgvn70x7]

Watching this while eating chocolate just hits different. Feeling’ soooo healthy rn

[@henrykelso7349]

I’m actually kind of curious about something; is there a set order in which we should eat our meals? Like how restaurants will give you a carb as an appetizer so you feel hungrier before the main course comes. Would you feel hungry if you ate bread last, or meat, etc.?

[@tiksu8593]

i might remember wrong but matpat might've talk something about this stuff in the vid where he was talking about how much you need to eat to have your stomach burst or something, anyways based on it bread should be eaten last so you can fit more food in your stomach

[@iGotBulletproof-Insomnia]

There is a video on the channel about how to "win" an all-you-can-eat buffet which you might find interesting.

[@rayquarizard2911]

He talks about this on his buffet video

[@ryuken0088]

How is the carb or bread supposed to make you feel hungry??? I do not understand lol

[@iGotBulletproof-Insomnia]

@@ryuken0088 I think he discusses this in thr buffet episode, but also maybe the pasta one. I'm half asleep and don't was to misinform.

[@lykanaslupus]

I mean, I know deep dark chocolate is actually very healthy, but it's super satisfying to hear it no matter what.

[@animatedbirdcarcass]

Deep dark chocolate is my favorite

[@WettSokks]

Matpat is amazing! He does like kids shows, take a sometimes very hard to understand subject, makes it funnier and easier to understand, except he still keeps in the most important of the parts

[@tigress2k96]

thanks for the science work samples for school! I love just watching your videos as well, hope your having a nice day!

[@parkerfitzen3609]

Fun fact, eating citric acid or ascorbic acid (vitamin c) with your greens actually boosts the bioavailable of the iron in the greens, and depending on the source, it can boost the bioavailability to higher than in meats. Foods in the allium family (onions, garlic, etc...) also boost the bioavailability of both iron and zinc in some foods.

[@lazyhippie6139]

Yeah I wish he'd addressed vitamin c for iron absorption. I agree that using spinach as your only source of iron is a poor choice, but there are many other plant foods that can give you iron. I'm a lazy vegetarian so I eat fortified cereals for iron, and always have fruit/ vitamin c pills with it. It seems to work. I do eat a lot of dark chocolate, too. I didn't know that about onions and garlic. On the flip side, calcium and caffeine inhibit iron absorption. Nutrtion is weird.

[@divanreyneke378]

source?

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

yeah wish he addressed that you can get iron from non-meat sources. legumes are a good source of iron and you can make vegetables more bioavailable anyways.

[@Content_Deleted]

So basically, mediterranean diet is king because lemon / lime + greens + grains, pasta, rice, etc. = nutrition

[@kingofbudokai]

You would be shocked at how few people understand that it matters not only the nutrient content of individual foods but what those foods are paired with.

[@Daniboy0826]

Spinach: "He do everything that I do" *points at Dark Chocolate* Spinach: "But better"

[@GDasche]

facts

[@ego8330]

It would be dark chocolate that says "but better"

[@jakoblent4694]

@@ego8330 have you seen the video?

[@marx_and_mags]

Missed a but bitter pun but its still funny

[@NeverMaid]

This video is false

[@mrblobofblue4663]

This episode reminds me of all the episodes where it’s telling you science that it is loosely connected to the original subject. vary nice

[@colelawry2024]

I looked at this video and I thought “ no way is be making an argument for chocolate being better than spinach” and by the end of it, my. Mind. Was. BLOWN

[@lynorran]

Mat, you ever cooked spinach...? That whole 100g bag might be half a cup after it's cooked... A can of spinach is about 383g. So, almost quadruple for the way Popeye eats it.

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

Exactly my thought lol

[@pqrstsma2011]

i think i've seen canned spinach only in the Popeye cartoons.... i have lived in the US for the past almost 9 years and i've never seen spinach in a can; only fresh, frozen or that frozen compressed block type which i havent tried yet

[@Josabella]

don't vegetables lose a lot of nutrients when cooked?

[@virplexer1428]

@@Josabella I'm like 60% sure it depends on how you cook them.

[@EmperorNefarious1]

@@Josabella if you boil them and throw away the water sure. But if you do it right, like a bake or put them in a sauce or stew, it's fine.

[@ashishsaxena1819]

Although you are sponsered by " Hello Fresh " but I still want to ask the question that will hello fresh provide spinach fresh enough that they retain most if not all of nutrients ( most meaning about 95% or above ) ?

[@sativaburns6705]

It's just a bar of dark chocolate in a box. Apparently it can replace the vegetable for any and every meal

[@Skystrike70]

when I was a little kid and Popeye was still being aired, I legitimately had the thought that I wanted to eat some spinach (I had never tasted it before). So after an episdode one day my mother, probably thinking it would be entertaining to watch, obliged immediately with a can we happened to have and watched me gag down like 4 bites of the stuff (totally unseasoned btw). Spinach then seemed to me like a real man's food like coffee that little kids just couldn't handle lmao and I had to call it quits.

[@rubyhobbit7129]

12:55 Awwwwwwwwwwww that's so sweet. 14 nice things to show how much you love her.

[@foxfireinferno197]

Trivia: Popeye didn't originally gain his super-strength from eating spinach. He gained it by rubbing the head of a 'Wiffle Hen'. The spinach thing came later.

[@bluelfsuma]

...Wiffle Hen???

[@dan7eiscool]

@@bluelfsuma what is this.

[@tayloradams3993]

@@dan7eiscool that would be a bot

[@bluelfsuma]

@@tayloradams3993 Me????

[@unfunnyjoke7072]

@@bluelfsuma No the bots

[@spencerthomas4087]

A few notes: 1) most chocolate you snack on is loaded with milk and sugar 2) salads are great if you want to put a lot of water and fiber in your stomach so you eat less of something else, but they're not great if you're looking to get a lot of nutrition 3) Saute! Saute your leafy greens in olive oil (don't worry about extra virgin, the whole smoke point thing is mostly a myth unless you're deep frying), maybe with a little bit of garlic for taste. Cooking most leafy greens (NOT BOILING) and consuming them with oil substantially boosts the bioavailability of most micronutrients and cooking out the water reduces the volume by a huge amount. That 3 cups of spinach is a fairly reasonable portion once cooked. You might lose some of the fiber in cooking, but you're eating so much more of it that it's a net gain. One thing that you tend to lose a lot of when cooking is vitamin C, but a splash of lemon juice after cooking a) has vitamin C, b) increases the bioavailability of non-heme iron, and c) counteracts the bitterness. You can also use any kind of vinegar (preferably balsamic), but you wouldn't get the vitamin C.

[@NameWitheldByRequest]

You’ve convinced me mat. I won’t eat spinach

[@jenn4593]

No. You should still eat it, but you can also have dark chocolate.

[@IMainMedicTf2]

I just wanted to point out that some fruits aren't in stores for months, but they trap ethylene gas to fast forward the ripening. But other than that, this video is a masterpiece!

[@ZerosiiniFIN]

Spinach still has like 0 calories so it's definitely still a viable option for making you feel satiated.

[@Bildobearable]

I'm also more likely to throw spinach in a sandwich than chocolate

[@jbotter8405]

@@Bildobearable I’ve heard dark cocolate shavings isn’t rare in some foods like pasta or sandwiches to add flavor and nutritional content

[@dagnabbit3002]

@@jbotter8405 it can can taste real good in curry

[@archmage1752]

LEAN HAS GOOD CALORIES

[@HelloChan-qz4ev]

NOT LEAN SO DON'T MATTER

[@gamingwithdeen2659]

Food Theory: Is breakfast the most important meal of the day.

[@Pac_Appl21]

It is, it determines your main emotion for the day. So eat something healthy, you'll will fell more relaxed and chill, eat something sugary you'll feel iffy.

[@reneaceballo]

It's not, matpat already said it and so did many others, it was created for breakfast companies' profit and EVERY meal matters not just breakfast

[@gamingwithdeen2659]

@@reneaceballo I already know that but if he makes a video on that then he will make a video on what meal actually is the most important and there will be a lot more things he could go into detail with.

[@ultimapower6950]

I kinda just fast during breakfest

[@Yescuzynot]

He did it

[@RoryChilds-nz2vp]

Most videos have a great title that just tells me the whole video but I still watch it

[@notevenhuman8141]

the opening scene was something i needed in my life YEARS ago

[@zuki_san8735]

Matpat: skip the salad, eat some chocolate Everyone: now we’re talking Edit: to everyone talking about it’s dark chocolate, i was talking about the title not the video, I haven’t finished the video when i was commenting.

[@cameronjadewallace]

Lol, pass

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

(cough) the DARK variety.

[@lsgmatt9817]

@ТоммуIппit 🅥 doo doo

[@lsgmatt9817]

@Really BOOO

[@lsgmatt9817]

@ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍʙʙ x4 YOU ARE A NINE YEAR OLD

[@antimonyparanoia]

Matpat: most food sold "fresh" has been refrigerated or processed for weeks before its even sold to you and also many studies are sponsored by food producers so that they have favorable results Also matpat: HelloFresh gives you fresh food to your door step and has studies supporting it Citation Needed

[@nuitarik]

Yahhhh I feel that. I feel like you should have to put more research into companies that sponsor him

[@arbiter1er]

If anything I had a good time with Hello Fresh. Only did for a month but they had good food

[@lisas9937]

Hello Fresh claims it delivers "fresh" food. However, that's not likely if you live where there is winter 1/2- 3/4 of the year. Nowhere on the packaging does it mention where the produce in your particular boxes comes from. So how "fresh" is it really? When I was with Hello Fresh , my boxes came via UPS. Since the minimum order for Hello Fresh is 3 meals for 2 people, if you live alone, or are the only one who eats the meals, chances are your produce will sit in your fridge for at LEAST 6 days (unless you eat Hello Fresh exclusively). Not only does it lose nutritional value, but it could still result in food waste (produce going bad by the time you get to the last one).

[@GuardianTiger]

Hello fresh is actually fresh that's the difference.

[@antimonyparanoia]

@@GuardianTiger kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7Fh3iZbdSNrM0

[@angelayala654]

This reinforces both my love of dark chocolate and growing spinach in the garden

[@tyrannosauruswrex123]

That beginning cracks me up every time 😂

[@SludgyPlayz]

Thank you Mat for making my respect and love for chocolate go to the extreme!

[@flyorfloat]

Matpat barely mentioned that you need to eat a very dark chocolate to get these nutritional values... He needs the views and clickbait but you're probably not gonna see many benefits if you don't eat chocolate with a cocoa amount 70% or more.

[@HectorT52]

I was surprised to see this video considering how matpat praised spinach in another video, I think it was that one about if the pizza and sandwiches being capable of providing all the nutrients.

[@nachosuper9]

Jose Ignacio Rodriguez-Labra

[@MageSkeleton]

WTF are these comments to your comment? your comment is a valid concern of a comment.

[@HectorT52]

@@MageSkeleton Idk man, bots are everywhere in this channel due popularity

[@madammazon2942]

I wonder if that theory made him ponder the actual health benefits of spinach 🤔

[@LongNguyen-ex9ms]

Matpat videos arent super accurate, no hate.

[@judayers8776]

Me :missing a day of school Also me:watches a bunch of food theory videos Still me:yep i have just finished my science class of the day

[@lolmanmagee2785]

this felt like half a video, your usual content is establishing something, then tearing it down into explaining why the initial thought might still hold value. felt like this video was all the first phase.

[@greenevvo5710]

As a chocoholic, I’d like to thank you for appreciating the great benefits of dark chocolate!

[@jerry-mj8th]

Chocooholic

[@isamuddin1]

Soo you that one kid that eat "cooking" chocolate the one that have zero sugar in it?

[@greenevvo5710]

@@isamuddin1 yessir

[@rootenshi]

@@isamuddin1 I would like to bet that they don't. Most people I saw claim they love dark chocolate was not actually dark chocolate. Maximum was about 80% dark. Which still has added sugar. The one with no sugar is super bitter and not pleasant to taste. I've yet to see anyone who does enjoy sugar-free choco.

[@LuciusHill]

@@rootenshi I enjoy sugar free choco. We exist

[@danielgolem4251]

When you cook spinach, it shrinks a ton. So when you say that they expect you to eat the whole bag of spinach, that isn't actually that hard when you realize that entire bag will be like a pretty small bowl after you cook it and the water goes away.

[@jamesdinius7769]

And what remains of the nutrients. Plus, lots of people eat Spinach raw. It's a common component of salads. I for one like raw spinach but hate it cooked.

[@jamieadams2589]

Who cooks spinach though? Isn't it mostly used as a side salad?

[@AuraKumo104]

I don't cook spinach though and neither does anyone in my family. We eat spinach raw as a salad.

[@JuMiKu]

@@jamieadams2589 I think it depends on the country. It is so uncommon to eat raw spinach here, that it is a common question, whether you even *can* eat it raw (not without reason, because the raw spinach has nitrates and oxalic acid, so it isn't recommended for babies or toddlers).

[@MiguelMartinon]

Admittedly, we’ve cooked spinach in an omelette

[@whyareyoureadingmyusername6629]

Nah bc i was literally eating an apple at this part: 9:09

[@BayleaBuggy2001]

"Complicated water" I don't why but that's just hilarious to me

[@PedroRdeAndre]

I must say though, the frozen spinach does get frozen quite quickly, plus it’s WAY more condensed than the raw stuff, literally, those 4 and a half cups become less than a cup. Pretty great. On top of that, the bioavailability of nutrients in cooked vegetables increases when compared to raw.

[@misterfox7210]

I should definitely be getting more frozen spinach then

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

It also won’t get bad sitting in your freezer lol

[@lazyhippie6139]

Cookeed veggies are also easier on the stomach. Win-win

[@madestmadhatter]

Seriously what was with his attitude towards frozen spinach?

[@Albinojackrussel]

@@madestmadhatter probably playing off the general idea that frozen food is less nutritious then fresh. It's not as a general rule but it is something a lot of people believe.

[@jgog1]

Matpat making me feel weird for liking Popeye is not something I thought I'd experience in my life. Born in 96 and I hated veggies. My dad having me watch this show was the only thing that made me enjoy some vegetables. "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" Another great episode as always though 🙂

[@madestmadhatter]

Dude's weird, everyone I know watched Popeye and I was also born in the 90's

[@brittany6954]

I am also a 96 baby; and my dad loved popeye he bought the dvd from the dollar bin with old episodes and it’s what we’d watch at grandmas house or on cat rides. I loved popeye too!! Watched it so much

[@jgog1]

@@brittany6954 Haha, very similar situation with me. He got me a DVD box set for Christmas after I liked watching the old episodes with him so much. Shout out to all the awesome dad's sharing their favorites with us!

[@jeffsampson5822]

@@brittany6954 I would like to go on a cat ride.

[@archmage1752]

VEGGIES ARNT IN LEAN DONT CARE

[@mochi__007]

We need a science theory, theories that ppl have made in the past and if their viable now or smth like that

[@chaitrakovelakuntla9560]

You give me more knowledge then my school can ever dream of. Some thank you

[@michaelmeyers4843]

Matpat: No food is healthy, you're going to die no matter what you eat Also Matpat: everything is healthy

[@jaybea365]

Once again Matt, thank-you for validating my choice of going to culinary school. It may not have landed be a high-paying job, but it allows me to know so much more about food.

[@grabble7605]

Research is free and could've done the same.

[@jaybea365]

@@grabble7605 research takes a lot of brain-muscle, which I know is not thing. But you can do it!

[@gerald5561]

@@jaybea365 I’d rather do my own research rather than paying off my student debt until I’m 30

[@bur_n_t]

@@gerald5561 i mean, im going to culinary school. its not college. the one im attending is pretty cheap actually, i doubt ill have any debt when i reach 20, let alone 30

[@waitwhatdidimiss65]

@@grabble7605 not the same experience but you shouldn't knock him down for wanting to go

[@mineguy5322]

11:34 really I feel hello fresh mad that ending script

[@oakenshadow6763]

I work in a produce department. I know all too well how big that bag of spinach is. I put that exact bag out daily. 7:56

[@ABalmGamer]

"With HelloFresh you get 'fresh' preportioned ingredients..." Not so sure I believe you after this episode now, MatPat.

[@HelloChan-qz4ev]

BELIEVE LEAN

[@archmage1752]

HELLOFRESH LOVES LEAN

[@potatogaming7044]

@@HelloChan-qz4ev what

[@paisleesheppard5629]

Idk, the produce I get from them keeps for a week if I put it in the veg drawer, which is close to 0 Celsius.

[@_anotherrat_2109]

At this point MatPat is teaching me more things than all my 7 teachers combined.

[@evathunder4674]

i would love a video on the negative affects of protein powder, creatine or pre-workout. The science and negatives behind cut and bulks when it comes to muscle building.

[@Roniti_128]

Can you make a video on salad bars, like which items to skip because they’re too expensive, and what’s the best

[@maenad1231]

My dad and I loved watching Popeye episodes when I was a kid. I liked Popeye so much that whenever one of my parents took me to the grocery store I would beg for canned spinach so I could pretend to be him while playing by eating it out of the can and then punching a stuffed animal lol It’s kinda amusing that any plant would be considered a super food because of vitamin A content anyway _(no matter how high it is)_ because only a fraction of it would convert into the bioavailable form of vitamin A _(Retinol)_ which is found in animal products

[@HelloChan-qz4ev]

YOU SHOULD WATCH LEAN

[@archmage1752]

UR DAD LIKES LEAN MORE THAN POPEYE

[@dsaints2344]

But from what percentage of dark chocolate this calculations were made from? 60%? 70%? 80%? And how is the nutritional value impacted by the amount of sugar present in the chocolate? many brands of dark chocolate use sugar as a way to compensate the bitter taste. Some dark chocolates contain more sugar than their milkier counterparts

[@fishworshipper]

The chocolate percentage is a very valid question, but I don’t think the sugar one is. Sugar is not inherently bad, just incredibly easy for us to now obtain in excess, and the amount that is fine for you to consume is heavily dependent on your lifestyle and what other foods you eat, not to mention the fact that different brands will use different quantities.

[@rianlynn3854]

LOVE tis episode!!! Thank you!! Most grocer stores who carry organic arent really organic. its just labled organic.

[@shopnaked218]

Why is the first part of the video matpat punching a rock and his hand breaks? Also that was a funny scream 😂

[@ShiaraMoon]

1 thing that Spinach does still have over chocolate: fiber and folic acid Folic acid is actually super important for expectant mothers. It is essential to prevent lots of birth defects.

[@monroerobbins7551]

Moral of the story: have a spinach salad and some dark chocolate raisins for dessert.

[@violetvulpine25]

To think, my dad had to lie to me that spinach was "baby spring lettuce" in order to get me to eat it when he could have just given me a bar of dark chocolate (something I actually liked at that time)

[@kaydenl6836]

5:25 you also need to remember the difference between heme and non-heme iron. Beef is the best source of iron on that list, as the vast majority of it will be absorbed and utilized. The others will only be utilized to a much smaller degree

[@Kirboispoyo]

Dark chocolate has always been my favorite type of chocolate and now this just makes it better :)

[@melaniesoto7187]

I'd love this if I wasn't allergic to chocolate

[@jeffbezosipartii4126]

I feel really bad for you.

[@aperson3114]

@@jeffbezosipartii4126 didnt know Jeff bezos watches matpat the more you know

[@funiguy2219]

@beauty zone 8 also dont click those links

[@alaiaomanu6318]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4fFin18rNJppNE

[@buckethead60]

It took like 8 seconds for this to be infested with bots

[@DrHammerr]

7:59 Wait, you guys are telling me ya'll don't eat a whole bag of spinach per meal? That stuff cooks down to NOTHING.

[@spacesaturnarts]

As a little kid, I LOVED popeye-- we had a VHS of old cartoons and I watched the popeye ones on repeat. My love of popeye made me love vegetables (obviously spinach in particular) which definitely made my parents jobs easier. It's still my favorite vegetable, hands down. Thanks popeye!

[@Technically_Elusive]

Do you find it funny how MatPat just spent five minutes explaining how the word fresh doesn’t mean anything in terms of food and then goes onto talk about a sponsor called HelloFresh

[@Alibi_HQ]

Not the thing I’d expect any adult to say, but definitely something MatPat would

[@ezekielsmith3571]

great sponsorship Matt. I wonder how long hello fresh keeps their "fresh" produce ingredients in high CO² invironments?

[@elijanzen4015]

Also, sure it might reduce food waste, but consider how much plastic you’ll end up throwing in the trash from all the packaging instead

[@thewafflegamer6152]

Fun fact: before dark chocolate was established, they’re used to be cocoa in tin cans that could be added to liquids as a flavour enhancement. Sort of like the nesquik chocolate milk squeeze bottles of today, with less sugar.

[@Blu-Monkey]

Anyone else almost cry when he said "for the ->family

[@henrychen4947]

I remember my calculus teacher in high school mentioned every time the class felt tired that we should eat dark chocolate and ever since then I've always had a bar of dark chocolate next to me when studying for my exams.

[@RecoveringMoth]

It’s also healthy. I think your teacher must know something.

[@grimpler]

@@RecoveringMoth yeah but if your only eating chocolate your not gonna live long

[@cyanproduct]

@@grimpler if you stuff processed food and fast food down your Cousens, daughter, sisters, friends, imaginary friends

[@micropopo]

As someone studying food science, I found a lot of the ways this info was represented was misleading. Yes spinach has non-heme iron which is absorbed less well by our bodies than heme iron (such as in meat), but the amount of iron absorbed can easily be increased (not to the level of heme iron) by adding a source of vitamin C (i.e. eat your salads with an orange or lemon dressing, or add spinach to a smoothie with fruits). As well, chocolate is also much more calorie dense than spinach, which he vaguely touched on but mostly skipped over, and is definitely something to pay attention to. Lastly, postharvest storage of fruits and vegetables main purpose is actually to reduce respiration which causes the produce to lose quality (although ethylene production reduction is also super important), and "adding chemicals" isn't always done, and if it is done, mostly consists of a wax coating to help maintain product quality and are non-toxic or can be washed off.

[@matowakan]

matpat only makes this content for views

[@chareeshlingala423]

@@matowakan doesn't every youtuber bruh. Fame comes from views. Love comes from views. Money comes from views. Duh

[@lolm4ker994]

Was thinking the exact same thing! It's good that he exposes myth's but this video, along with the vitamin a one, might do more harm than good.

[@TheExigency]

@@lolm4ker994 I mean... I can see your point but if you go to any KZbin channel for information and immediately apply it to your life without fact checking it, you're quite silly. He doesn't make diet content, he makes entertaining videos. The topics are basically all half jokes with facts sprinkled in. Is that not the point of his entire brand? I'm pretty sure Matpat would not actually recommend anyone consume chocolate over vegetables to be healthier.

[@lolm4ker994]

@@TheExigency You would be surprised at how many channels, with big following, who are sharing dangerous dietary advice with their following mindlessly accepting everything as true. People aren't critical of the information found online and, as a big portion of his audience are young, many would gladly go along with mats suggestion of maybe choosing chocolate over greens. Yes, parents should be responsible for their kids and dietitians should be the ones to ask but that doesn't change the fact that miss information should be called out. The way mat is presenting his information is definitely convincing and with his citing of sources there is no reason to think what he is conveying is false. The phrase "just a theory" has by now lost most of its meaning and discussing his actual beliefs is meaningless when the video suggests otherwise.

[@Sherin974]

9:00 Ya know this entire time my brain just thought hydroponics, never mind the fields and fields of fruit i've driven past.

[@_KDP]

the lil intro thingy was so funny i laughed to the tune of the food theory theme song