Lies you're told about food in your twenties.

[@leenanorms]

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[@beccainlecorner]

The number one thing I always try to remember is that - even if we all ate the same diet and followed the same exercise regime, we’d still all have wildly different bodies

[@evastood4539]

Becca go figure

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

but that doesn’t mean that some would be 130lbs and some would be 300lbs

[@Milkpastasoup]

@@AlexisTwoLastNames depends on what the diet is and if it's that of a 6'3 bodybuilder.

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

Vesta Teiserskyte i don’t think i get your point. bodybuilders get that way because of diet and exercise. if a bodybuilder ate the same as an avg, moderately active woman, they would lose their mass. if that woman ate and worked out like a bodybuilder, she would increase her mass. if the two people here are the same exact height and have similar builds (yknow, stocky vs lean), eating and exercising the same will lead to very similar weights. if someone 5 ft and someone 6 ft ate the same, they’d probably approach the same weight, but it looks different on their shapes. BUT BUT BUT, there is never a scenario where two people who eat the same and have similar statures results in one being a healthy weight and the other somehow being obese. that doesn’t happen. people who are 250+ lbs didn’t get that way by eating the recommended daily calories for someone of their height and stature.

[@loligolightly]

Every morning I get coffee at the convenience store (waste of money, I know). I live in Florida so we have thousands of lawn maintenance workers. I see them in the AM buying fried foods from the grill. And they stay thin, obviously because the work so hard. But I am curious if it still affects their heart, cholesterol etc. I don't know, just something I was thinking.

[@OrNaurItsKat]

"spots don't mean rotten they mean ready!" I scream at my freckles in the mirror

[@333Vampirewillrule33]

🥺💕 That's so cute

[@dddila]

MOOD

[@lovelykitty42]

Omg imma steal that quote really quick-

[@zeorreign4854]

Freckles are cute

[@ghostdagreat]

This reads like a tumblr post

[@jamiemersel1247]

The “grown up” meals thing is so true. On cooking shows chefs are always like “I loved PB&J as a child” and I’m like “so you stopped eating it as an adult?”

[@leenanorms]

👏👏👏👏

[@lila0leila]

I just bought Dutch chocolate sprinkles with chocolate animals to put on my bread for lunch and my mom rolled her eyes. But I will eat my hagelslag with funnies that I buy with my own adult money.

[@jaiden8834]

@@lila0leila hagelslag all the way!!

[@juliangines6764]

As a professional chef, the "I loved pb&j as a kid" usually means that they get inspired by foods they grew up on. When I come up with ideas for dishes, I look to what I grew up eating and that gets the juices flowing.

[@jamiemersel1247]

Julian Gines haha very true. However on those cooking shows everyone’s always making “more elevated” versions of pb&j and I’m sure they’re delicious but I just don’t like the connotation it has that pb&j on its own is too simple for adults to enjoy. I love a fancy and peanut butter buttercream stuffed French toast drizzled with a raspberry compote but sometimes the it’s the og just really hits the spot, ya know?

[@Minale__]

While I really like the video and basically everything in it, I do have my issues with people using the word "chemicals" in the way people seem to like using it nowadays. As someone in chemical engineering, I think it creates a very unhealthy sense of fear towards anything human-made that people don't really understand too well, because our chemistry education sucks *real bad* (I say that as a German, but it's the case almost all over the world). Is a balanced diet of ideally seasonal, regional foods, filled with (scientifically proven to be vital) nutrients much healthier than junkfood? Of course, most people can tell you that. But ignoring that our "healthy nutrition" is also just chemicals makes people think anything artificial is immediately bad and unhealthy (*cough* antivax *cough*). Heck, many people wouldn't be alive today without our man-made "chemicals" (vaccines, medicine, preservatives, the list goes on). It makes people trust anything "natural", even though 1. it's an incredibly popular, unregulated marketing term used to manipulate customers who lack decent chemistry education 2. natural can be even worse for you than man-made, artificial. So please, please please please, stop categorizing things by "chemical" and "not chemical", when a) it's all chemicals b) the world isn't binary c) it instills an unhealthy fear regarding many great scientific breakthroughs, saving thousands if not millions of lives, enabling us to feed the world etc. Because suddenly people think a 5-minute google search (a search engine that will literally show you what you're looking for, you will find it, whether it's true or not) is totally more reliable than looking into what actual scientists are thinking and doing - and basically any scientist will tell you that the world isn't as black and white as some people might want it to be.

[@Mausewous]

Yass! 🙌

[@trudytucker7737]

Yes! People will hear something like potassium chloride or acetic acid and freak out. It baffles me how people can't just search it up themselves. It isn't difficult to type something into the internet, is it?

[@courtneylewis2415]

Oh man thank you! This bugs me SO much do. I did a science degree. Literally everything is chemicals and people need to chill 😂

[@alikay9402]

I totally agree! Not to mention the fact that all these “poisonous” chemicals they use in food are incredibly well tested and deemed safe to use by regulatory agencies and can have really useful functions. Baking powder is a chemical add in but I think if you asked any “all natural” person they wouldn’t have any problem with it because the name doesn’t sound as scary. Your issue with something shouldn’t be about wording but about what it’s actually doing!

[@micapenana8022]

Preach! I was literally cringing every time she says "chemicals" or artificial foods that are "poisonous" like girl if those are poisonous we'd all be dead right now!

[@daisywrightcollins2328]

Lie: missing meals is "cute"?!?! Like damn girl "Teehee I didn't eat anything until a cappuccino at 4pm I'm so quirky" I'm sorry what, please take care of yourself, fuel yourself, love yourself??!?!

[@olivialuvzpurplecows]

oh my god agreed!!!

[@CLAYZERFUL]

I'm like that, and it's not cuz I want to be quirky and it's not cuz I'm not hungry. I don't really know why it is. Part of it is not wanting to go through the effort and part of it is forgetting until I'm so hungry its uncomfortable. Sometimes its that I remember but its 5 and my roommates will want dinner in the next few hours so I should wait.

[@harmonicaveronica]

@@CLAYZERFUL not saying you necessarily have ADHD, but you might find ADHD resources on how to approach meals and food to be helpful. What you're describing sounds like executive dysfunction and I've gone through periods of forgetting to eat because I got distracted/couldn't figure out how to start making food when I was generally extremely stressed. It's so much better for me now that I live with my partner who insists on a fairly meticulous meal plan (planning out not just dinners, but breakfast and lunch too). This also saves money because we plan around what we have and what's on sale. Meal prepping is a step further, so not only do you not have to decide what to make when it comes time for a meal, but it's already been made! If all that sounds like too much, buying nutrient dense snacks that you don't have to think about might help. So could setting an alarm or event on your calendar that says "okay stop whatever you're doing and go cook," because if it's 6pm and you're not hungry you will be soon

[@CLAYZERFUL]

@@harmonicaveronica ........... what the hell. I literally just got diagnosed with ADHD 2 weeks ago.... now I'm wondering how a random person saw it from a YT comment when I missed it for 20 years... excuse me while I have a crisis I didn't know that even my shitty eating habits are a result of my newly discovered ADHD

[@CLAYZERFUL]

@@harmonicaveronica sorry that was really disjointed. It's just that it's such a new revelation and small things I never thought of are falling into place every day since the diagnosis lmao

[@N0pleaseN0]

On BMI: mine was 19 and I was on the verge of dying from malnourishment, but because of that number I didn't get diagnosed with anorexia, and I struggled to get appropriate treatment. My spine and ribs were showing, but I have a very dense bone structure and I am heavier. People get surprised when I tell them my weight because I look "skinny". BMI and weight are not a good way to assess health.

[@yaretziprieto]

Ok, but anorexia has nothing to do with bmi or weight, you just got bad doctors/psychiatrists (Btw I also have anorexia). And while I think it should not be the last say on someones' health, bmi it's very usefull as a guide for normal people (no eds, no athletes)

[@alyaana.]

yaretzi prieto a lot of hospitals still use bmi to diagnose anorexia nervosa. if your bmi isnt under 18 then they can say you have "atypical anorexia" but in a lot of places if your bmi isnt under 18 you wont get treatment, especially places like the UK.

[@henkdevos590]

And I am underweight according to my BMI but I'm not that skinny and not unhealthy. (173 cm and 53 kgs, BMI 17,7 according to NHS)

[@yaretziprieto]

@@alyaana. is that so??? I had no idea. I'm from a 3th world country and thought our health care system was horrible but I guess we are lucky just in that aspect (diagnosing Ed's). I got diagnosed at a bmi of 22 (I think, they didn't let me see my weight for the longest time)

[@alyaana.]

yaretzi prieto so am i, im very lucky to be living im a 1st world country right now but when i was at my worst ED wise i was living in my home country for a bit and there was absolutely NO treatment anywhere. the medical world still has ways to go :( i wish for everyone to be able get treatment since EDs are deadly no matter what your bmi or weight is

[@jennam8207]

I'm not exaggerating here.. This video has done more for my eating disorder recovery than 16 years of therapy. Thank you SO MUCH

[@leenanorms]

Xxxx

[@Consciousness101]

I did a nutrition class in uni for funzies, it was actually really interesting, and we had a do a presentation at the end. 2 guys that clearly worked out a lot, like they were fit, super muscular, did theirs on the BMI and how just awful it is. Because these guys were on the shorter side, and super muscular, the BMI told them they QUITE obese. It's a ridiculous calculation and I don't understand why it's still used.

[@dddila]

Imagine being buffy from your hardwork on gym and being told obese by some decades outdated calculator S T I N G S

[@SHWRTS]

Oh god, same. I'm a 5'2 guy and while I'm by no means superman I work out a lot. Yet according to my BMI I'm obese. I only wear fucking XS shirts.

[@jennatolula]

In what world do you think a health professional would look at someone who does weight training and tell them that they are obese just because the BMI calculation tells them that? We can use our eyes and we know that it doesn’t work for people that weight train. But it’s only a small percentage of the population that weight train so it works for everyone else which is probably about 98% of the population.

[@Alice0hMy]

@@jennatolula actually my doc did call me obese when I was a internationally competing female teen athlete with 10% bodyfat. And He only backed down when I pointed my low bodyfat out to him🙄

[@andyrevan]

@@jennatolula if the muscles aren't viable at the time of the apointment they will.

[@amyisbored27]

Just realising how messed up it was that we learnt about BMI in GCSE biology. The teacher measured us and asked for volunteers to stand on the scale to a calculate their BMI IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS. Multiple girls in the room cried that lesson. I’m pretty sure I was calculated as underweight and spent all day talking about how it was great and meant that I could eat more McDonalds. THIS IS NOT HEALTHY!

[@genericname8727]

Yeah that’s definitely messed up

[@Sam-es2gf]

What school did you go to? Personal Hell High?

[@blakea.e.1681]

They asked for volunteers, nobody was forced into doing it yet it was messed up? You misunderstand the results and that means BMI is not healthy to measure?

[@genericname8727]

​@@blakea.e.1681 It’s literally described in this video why it’s not an accurate measure of health for individuals and how it can lead to some messed up ideas about body image in young people. They shouldn’t have been using it to tell any students they were under or overweight and some students who volunteered may have been perfectly healthy but told they were obese in front of their peers. Teachers are not medical professionals and do not have the authority to diagnose students in such ways, especially considering how inaccurate this method is for individuals. It also seems like the volunteers weren’t really aware of what they were volunteering for. This is a pretty horrible exercise to put students through. The teachers could’ve used themselves to demonstrate the concept for the class. BMI can be useful for measuring some large populations but it’s not useful for diagnosing individuals and using it to diagnose individuals in front of their peers is extremely unprofessional.

[@Cecsilthepenguin]

Literally everyone had to do it in our school, in pairs. But our pairs were our desk neighbour and we were in a boy girl seating plan. This was so traumatising at 15 when everyone is already super body conscious.

[@ishax7597]

The fact that BMI is used to determine which people with ED's get access to any medical and clinical support is so damaging. It invalidates those with ED's who have higher BMI's and encourages crisis management rather than early life saving intervention. Great video. Everything you touched on was absolutely fantastic!! 🙌🌻

[@sophiam.krager3815]

My little brother (16) is actually in the situation where we went to a hospital bc he has an eating disorder. But they said they can't do anything bc his bmi is 18 and it has to be 17 at least for him to be able to get admitted at a place where he could get help.

[@jelkel1928]

It's like they want you to hit rock bottom before you get help--seen this in physical and mental health treatment

[@Loucilette]

As a Brazilian, the whole banana thing that people have here baffles me. Bananas SHOULD have spots. Never trust a spotless banana 😊

[@pilarhunter3154]

As a latina I thought that was common knowledge lol

[@Rin-ef2tp]

I’m from England I also am confused that she didn’t know about the banana needing spots

[@byrnetdown6076]

i knew already but for some reason i only like bananas when theyre slightly green and tangy still

[@TattoedKiss]

Im latina and I remember that in the 90s bananas did have spots. NOWADAYS they look like plastic and even in...verdulerías?(I don't know how to call the little markets who only sell fruits and vegetables)they sell them to you GREEN and flavourless

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

I know spots are supposed to make bananas better and sweeter, but I detest food that looks spotty, so I prefer them yellow 😬 spotty bananas are for the blender.

[@ayiee]

Artificial doesn't mean dangerous. Scientists literally use the same chemical compounds/chemicals that make up the food that you can naturally get. Maybe even better because they can alter it's nutritional value (like giving more potassium in a banana-flavored cereal bar).

[@entretenimiento3347]

if she is a vegan imagine that when a lot of them have to consume micronutrients they may not get that are man made...

[@caz4772]

The lie I always thought was true: "You have to cook every single day." NO. Batch-cooking & freezing, baby! Saves you sooo much time and energy. Bonus points if you make one-pot dishes in your biweekly cooking sessions!

[@shamidkpzd]

I'm all about one pot meals! I can make quick easy food with leftovers and less dishes to wash.

[@anna46792]

yes!!! i cook like once/ twice a week max. its sooo much easier then having to cook daily. Plus im less hangry bc there is always something in the fridge.

[@Beyourbest88]

Please I need ideas and motivation! I’ve run out of energy/enthusiasm for my weekly batch cooking sessions... :(

[@caz4772]

@@Beyourbest88 Chili is always a good one, and soup (basically any veggies you fancy), or curry (just add some tumeric/curry powder and you're all set)!

[@bitnewt]

@@Beyourbest88 Take @Ca 's advice and if you need ideas for what veg to pick out, you could take a look at whether there's an affordable vegetable box scheme near you so you don't even have to decide! Even when they give me things I haven't heard of, I picked up by texture, googling and experimentation how to prepare things, but literally everything will cook fine in a soup/stew. Good luck! Have fun!

[@zo869]

Love this video! HOWEVER! I think it can be a little misleading to compare homemade plant milks to store bought as store bought ones will be fortified with calcium, iron, etc... and homemade has very little by way of nutritional (mineral) value. Best bet is just going to aldi or Lidl where you can now get soya/almond (and in some places oat) for about 70p a litre....less than regular milk!!! And fortified with calcium and iron and vitamin D! Edit: also your protein intake can really vary depending on weight and activity amounts, and specifically lysine can be deficient on a plant based diet.

[@zo869]

Correction! 50p per litre!

[@joannexdd5628]

I wish plant based milk was that cheap. Here it costs 4times more than the regular one

[@chennen]

It’s 85p a litre where I am! :( (still cheap though, nonetheless! Lol)

[@prinzessin-insomnia]

i recommend buying supplements instead and making your own plant based milk to avoid plastic. should be cheaper in sum as well

[@MathasiaJ]

If you're worried about intaking those vitamins and minerals, you can get them very easily in other parts of your diet. And if you actually have a deficiency, you can take supplements for it. I've lived on unfortified oat milk for over a year with no mineral deficiency problems at all, but it'll be different for everyone. The best thing to do is to talk to a nutritional doctor about it

[@rhiannonwalters7334]

When you said 'hey google, set a timer for six minutes ' my own google home cheerfully responded and set a timer. Alas, I will get no nachos at the end of it.

[@smoresmew]

Same

[@soulstrong14]

Same

[@brennatippmann714]

It's ok. She didn't get any nachos either 😂

[@KatyAdelson]

I've been a vegetarian for a long time, and I am quite tired of the, "where do you get your protein" question. The real thing I've been struggling with as a woman is where to get iron on a veggie diet (I've resorted to using supplements)... I wish there would be more talk about iron instead of the whole protein thing.

[@firesidethewater]

Legumes! Pulses! Or just use a cast iron pan to cook ;)

[@leah_skywalker]

I know this is super late, but beets are an amazing source of iron! I’m obsessed with them, and even though I am on a meat based diet (no red meat however), my iron levels are always positively commented on when I have my blood labbed. I know they can be a polarizing food, but I eat them as a side dish for dinner usually and my mom always gives me fermented jars of them so I have plenty. Beans are a good source of iron as well. But even people who eat meat struggle to get enough iron in their diets (because they don’t eat enough vegetables and you shouldn’t eat steak everyday to make up for it shh).

[@ivajaric39]

Dear Leena. I needed the Leena rant about BMI. I can't explain how much this meant to me, to hear those words. Thank you!

[@ike5434]

Just here to second this

[@kateyes13]

YES.

[@eshant94]

Yessss

[@ShauniVD]

Fuck, I feel this. Sometimes, when I'm extremely down, I'll look this up, and the number of kilo's I have to lose to be 'healthy' is unattainable. It makes me feel like a failure twice... It sucks balls!

[@deaded1234]

Same here, did the BMI on the NHS website yesterday to find that I'm Obese. Like, way far to the right of the scale that she showed. Getting to a healthy weight would mean losing 20kg. I can't put into words how much this crushed me, already dealing with my worsening depression under quarantine. This video is what I needed.

[@mochhhhee]

"Vegetable oil which I've recently realized it's way worse for you than saturated fats" Uhmmmm it might be a nitpick but I didn't see anyone talking about it so I'll just add my two cents. In short, no, vegetable oil is not worse than saturated fats. Vegetable oil (which is kinda vague but let's assume canola oil) is liquid at room temperature. This is because the carbon chains that conform its structure are loosely packed (because of double bonds between the carbons in a cis structure) and so it's easier to metabolize the molecules in your body (ehhh an understatement but enough). Saturated fats, are that, saturated. They're tightly packed against each other which makes them solid at room temperature. They're so tightly packed that it's difficult to destroy them, which is why they accumulate as fatty tissue (and cause other problems but that's another story). Trans fats are actually unsaturated fats, there are trans fats found naturally but for the food industry they're mostly (if not all) industrially made. You take regular liquid unsaturated oil and then add hydrogen to it (watch Nile Red's video on homemade margarine for more info) and you get things like shortening. Its only reason for being used is for purely organoleptic ("aesthetic") properties. That is, it gives a soft texture without the taste of saturated fats (like coconut oil), increases shelf life (because it doesn't oxidize like natural fats), etc. Another reason is because vegetable oil is pretty cheap and the process of hydrogenation is very cost effective. Plus, you can control the level of hydrogenation to attain the texture you want to, from partially hydrogenated (to make soft pastries for example) to fully hydrogenated (for firmer consistencies, tho fully hydrogenated fats don't have trans fats, but that's yet ANOTHER convo and bottom line just stay away from hydrogenated fats just to be safe). OKAY that was a brief summary of the lipids module of my food chem uni class. I could continue to say why eating fats is good an necessary for hormonal balance, cellular structure, to name a few reasons but that's besides the point. tldr; from "best to worst" fats to consume: - Polyunsaturated (sunflower, soybean and other seed oils; cold water fish like salmon) - Monounsaturated (nuts, avocado, canola oil) - Saturated (coconut oil, palm oil, butter, lard, ghee) - Fully hydrogenated unsaturated (uhh some solid soybean oils but it's kinda uncommon) - Partially hydrogenated unsaturated (trans) (shortening, fast food, deep fried foods) Thanks for coming to my TED talk! I know this is not at all what the video is about but since it also goes along the theme of "dispelling food myths" and how other people have mentioned how it's misleading to talk about "bad chemicals" I wanted to give information to whoever wants to read it and make their own educated opinions based on facts.

[@frozenyogurth]

Thank you so much!! This video in general has some chemical discrepancies ngl.

[@janek.3549]

Thank you for the explicit explanation. Its nice to understand the scientific principles behind it and not just guess why the f* one oil should be better that another.:)

[@alenaalena6851]

what’s olive oil?

[@frozenyogurth]

@@alenaalena6851 ???? Oil made from Olives.

[@AnastasiaSilvi]

Yes the bad chemical thing

[@boredomsentmehere]

Absolutely scandalised by the idea that lasagna sheets A. Are easier to find in ur house than actual nachos? B. Would by any means replace the craving lol

[@IndiaMyers]

Yeah, that nacho hack left me very confused.. is that what nachos are like in the UK?

[@boredomsentmehere]

@@IndiaMyers not the ones I've had

[@lindatisue733]

In Korea in the 90's they would serve strawbery jam and coleslaw sandwiches as western food. Those "nachos" are about the same.

[@ahumanaperson]

Linda Tisue that sounds delicious, thank you for that gem

[@rachelclark6393]

If you have corn flour, salt, and water you can make your own chips. It's super easy. And it tastes much better because it's fresh so you can actually taste the corn.

[@thatyoutubechannel9953]

That wasn't nachos, that was burnt pasta with cheese and tomato chunks. That is an insult.

[@BrandyKpop]

As an American who lives in Texas... I'm thoroughly offended by it...

[@melissahollowell7255]

@@BrandyKpop As someone raised in south Texas, I almost cried.

[@groovydancefairy]

Also Texan, also very confused and saddened by this. Do they not have tortillas or tortilla chips in the UK?

[@silverdeer2515]

XD desperate means call for desperate measures. When you need chip you need em xD

[@honeyknuckle]

Why didn't she just use tortilla chips 😭

[@Kertolia]

Best thing I did for my mental health when it comes to my weight: I got rid of my scale. If I don't know how much i weight, I can't stress about the numbers. Instead I'm trying to focus on how i feel in my body. It makes a big big difference for me in how I see myself.

[@daddishowkey]

I needed to see this. I've been weighing myself constantly and it's been really depressing.

[@mrose4029]

Kertolia At the start of my twenties I got rid of my scale, and it’s honestly been life changing for me. I recommend it to everyone all the time. Unless you’re an athlete or have some very specific medical conditions you don’t really need to know your weight all the time!

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

I haven't weighed myself in years. The last time was at the doctor's office, and really, for what other purpose should I need to know my weight? I eat healthy and I look healthy, so why get hung up on a number?

[@mirroreclipsed3954]

Listening to physical cues rather than numbers is probably better for you anyway! Good on you. :)

[@Alex-gr3ko]

TheGalacticGrizzly the only reason doctors look at your weight is so if they give you medicine they know how much they need to describe you, also just to see if you're a healthy weight for your height

[@jenithesinger1]

I got so nervous when she said she's making nachos and whipped out lasagna noodles...

[@nikitaspiteri]

Lasagne *sheets*

[@stalememes3574]

In what world are those noodles

[@winsomejacobs7548]

@@stalememes3574 in the us people call all kinds of pasta "noodles". like, we're aware that they aren't, but it's just a colloquialism

[@shockingheaven]

Lol same

[@skyeofdiamondstars3244]

🤣

[@loopywithoutlucozade]

really interesting video!!! I would just say though that I'd steer away from the 'chemicals are bad' rhetoric. Not only is it not strictly true as literally everything can be said to be a 'chemical' ir have 'chemicals' in it, but it is also something that leads to a lot of 'clean eating' and good vs bad food talk which I'm guessing from the rest of the video you aren't really in to! It's a similar thing to the 'clean beauty' movement where often a lot of the claims are based on papers or studies done in on very particular context or on one particular group (like the wild fact about the beginnings of BMI you shared!). More and more it's seeming to me that anything in excess isn't good for you, but neither is depriving yourself, just keep on trucking down the middle doing your own thing with food!

[@ennemuk]

+1 all of this

[@callalillity]

I recall someone telling me the study that determined BMI was about who survived the Irish Potato Famine... so I don't know how relevant the results would be to general health if that's true! Agree totally about chemicals - everything is chemicals and plenty of food 'additives' are great.

[@lionscanroar]

everything is chemicals!!

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

Deborah Brockbank is this true? who did you hear it from? i’m gonna google it cuz it doesn’t sound that valid to me.

[@dinodino5602]

+++

[@jennXP]

About the putting calories on the menu when you are eating out: I understand and agree with what you are saying. I have a small addition: some people don't realize , people with diabetes would benefit from the calories count on menus. That way they can do the math how much insuline they need instead of guessing each time they eat out. So there is a small positive to it ;)

[@TheMarizzca]

But people with diabetes don't measure the insuline based on calories but based on carbs

[@FeliciaLyons]

I mean I love that calories are there bc I count calories. I mean not everyone should do it, but I find it beneficial

[@krispykreme2103]

I always found it helpful as a sort of guide on how big the portion is going to be, super helpful if they don’t have pictures!! I find it slightly embarrassing if I’m given a massive plate of food only to eat like a quarter of it 😅

[@Al-zm2sc]

i feel like a good solution wud be to have asking for the nutrition info as an option. every restaurant wud have the information on hand, but it isn't posted on the actual menu, it's optional to look at it.

[@SweetasSugar42]

Sadly, type one diabetics do not dose insulin based on calories, it would be better if nutritional information was supplied.

[@quinnrhodes3617]

I have a very complicated and sometimes disordered relationship with food, and lockdown has REALLY brought that into focus for me. I'm still working to get rid of the language of 'if I do X I will treat myself to food' or 'I won't have dinner until I've done Y' or 'after Z phone call I totally deserve a snack' because that sets up food as something I have to "earn" instead of something my body fundamentally needs.

[@olivialuvzpurplecows]

@Izzyandreadiaz that's so great to hear!

[@myrrhsense]

I can understand it's difficult. If you have the recourses I'd recommend to seek help of a psychologist/therapist or a diëtist. They can really help you out with setting the first steps towards recovery. Don't forget, especially now, you don't need to do this on your own.

[@mariannek6735]

I'm glad you know what you need to work on though, it will take some effort and time but you can definitely change your instinctive way of thinking :)

[@HomiePopTart23]

Have you tried spacing meals/snack out by 20 minutes? With quarantine I have family staying with me that don't usually live with me & they've taken to my eating habits which I eat my foods spaced out through out the day by 20 minutes like in the morning I'll have an orange and coffe, wait 20 minutes then make a egg sandwich. If I still want something I'll wait 20 minutes & if I still feel hungry then I'll make something else but usually I'm good till lunch then I start the process over again with lunch food etc. I've kept off 50 pounds doing this with out any working out, a bit of walking my dogs but nothing else besides that xD. My fam have been enjoying it, they say it feels like smaller portions of food seem to keep them fuller that way instead of scarfing down meals in one sitting.

[@juliamurano9577]

calories in vs calories out is how you lose weight, not how you eat healthy. You can lose weight and eat unhealthy and you can gain weight and eat healthy. If you are actually obese and it's affecting you health you should think about calories in vs calories out. Of course it is nuanced and it's not simple, because a lot of things can interfere in how much you eat and how much you burn, I also have pcos, and it affects both how hungry I'm and also my metabolism, so it changes the calories in and the calories out. It's important to understand that health and weight are two different things, and that calories in vs calories out is just a way to lose or gain weight , not necessarily to be healthy in general, but some people need to gain or lose weight and that is the way to do it.

[@GiveMeABreak666]

I have a feeling that this person will only listen to what she wants to hear and what makes her feel better about her being overweight. You've typed this in vain.

[@louisa1514]

@@GiveMeABreak666 I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt but considering how she's liked certain comments yet ignored the ones that are informing her of the science, I'm inclined to agree with you.

[@prosquatter]

@@louisa1514 she thought that sharing her pasta chips recipe with the world was a sane idea. You can't tell her anything.

[@nannuky1128]

Calorie deficit slows down your BMR, making it harder to keep it up. Fasting does not. Go figure.

[@juliamurano9577]

@@nannuky1128 you will only lose weight fasting if you are in a calorie deficit.

[@jwinkies3011]

Other way to make nachos: you can crisp up soft tortillas in a pan or oven. Works a treat!

[@BrandyKpop]

Not "other way" This is how you ACTUALLY make nachos...

[@lovelykitty42]

Instead of burning lasagna

[@EmilyKinny]

Ohhhh dear, that bread made me cringe. Proofing it just a LITTLE wouldn't hurt, and it wouldn't be so dense and stodgy. And/or the stodginess could be from under-baking. If you like stodgy bread, that's perfectly fine of course, but... if not, lower the oven temperature and bake longer.

[@Frazyie09]

A thumbs up to keep encouraging leena to kiss her biceps and say things like “if it’s good enough for a water buffalo it’s good enough for me” 😂🙌🏼

[@leenanorms]

😂

[@rhodriilewiss]

You should never advertise those “nachos”

[@skyeofdiamondstars3244]

😁

[@emmak4938]

I would recommend buying plant milk from the shop because it has good additives of calcium and B12. Not essential if you take supplements though.

[@genericname8727]

Yeah that’s why I prefer to get it from the shop. That and I have inattentive ADHD and know if I decided to make my own plant milk that I’d never have any milk

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I find ASDA's own brand long life soya drink to be a godsend in terms of price.

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

Also soy milk is pretty cheap, and it saves time

[@powderandpaint14]

Good point, and anyone eating a plant based/vegan diet must supplement for B12 or eat enough food that are fortified with it, like plant milks.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

@@TheGalacticGrizzly Let's be real, soy milk is usually twice the price of cow's milk, but the ASDA one I mentioned is an exception to the rule.

[@Kristtty000]

Regarding the protein in-take, yes a lot of foods contain proteins however their bioavailability is very low for human digestion. That's why a vegan/plant-based diet can be considered as low-protein as the protein in plants are not absorbed and utilised.

[@cbpd89]

Beans, baby. Beans are protein.

[@xavierjones6048]

@@cbpd89 and beans are amazing!!! So delicious.

[@frozenyogurth]

@@cbpd89 Yes, but here's the thing: (Mind you it has been a while but this is my understanding from a chemical standpoint.) Proteins consist of amino acids. When you consume proteins the body breaks those proteins down to said aminoacids, and essentially uses those. However there are , just like fats, essential and unessential aminoacids meaning that the body can only produce some aminoacids on it's own (unessential ones) and needs to eat essential ones via the diet. Plant proteins usually break down into unessential amino acids, whereas animal proteins break down into essential ones. Meaning you can eat all the plant protein you want, but you will always have a harder time getting those essential aminoacids as they exist at a far lesser portion in plant-base proteins compared to animal-based protein.

[@cbpd89]

Last I talked to a nutritionist, beans provide everything you need. The amino acid things isn't nearly the problem it was once assumed to be.

[@frozenyogurth]

@@cbpd89 As I said, that's from a chemical standpoint. If your nutritionist says that then great!

[@_liddybee3908]

1) I ate a fully green banana today and have been really bloated, I think I know why now 2) that nachos hack has me completely shook 3) that rant about BMI was perfect and I am going to angry message everyone I know now going DID YOU KNOW THIS

[@SobrietyandSolace]

The fact I was having hallucinations, my periods stopped and I was forced into eating disorder treatment with a BMI in the 'healthy' range says a lot. Also reheating potato or past will bloat you to hell and back.

[@XpetraXpazlX]

I was at the very bottom of my bmi & my doctors didnt even care. No one knew i had a eating disorder when i was younger.

[@laurie8857]

I had an eating disorder for a few years and like... My eating has changed into my love of food outweighing my fear of food, but the fear amd fixation is still there.

[@jennaleanne3732]

Idk why but I really don’t like ripe bananas. I love when they’ve just turned yellow, I feel they have a better taste and aren’t as mushy. Thank u for this video, it was very informative!

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

I don't agree with many of the things Leena has said here, but the most obvious is the calorie listings at restaurants. We have calorie listings in Canada, and you better believe you think twice when ordering that side of fries/chips that's actually 750 calories!!

[@chelsajeanne390]

Been feeling really down on myself lately in terms of body image and having a hard time with my relationship with food. This really helped contextualize it all. Thank you so much for making this 💛

[@CelynBrum]

I have found one (1) use for BMI: reverse engineering height/weight estimates for D&D characters, starting from a BMI typical for the build you're imagining. Take that, my utter inability to work out how much an imaginary person would probably weigh!

[@summerseasstitch]

As a considerably older woman than yourself, I can say I've been lied to about food all my life, and a lot of what you've said is brand new information to me. I wouldn't consider myself a sheeple but when it comes to food, clearly I have been. I've always battled with a love of food, a love so strong I keep it wrapped right round my middle to cuddle always. Thank you for all the research you've done x. PS I'm livid about the BMI shit

[@ultraprincesskenny6790]

It's not surprising considering being taught false information our entire life. Even the food pyramid wasn't accurate in the slightest. From 2006 it still being very wrong www.scientificamerican.com/article/rebuilding-the-food-pyramid/ www.healthyway.com/content/how-did-the-government-get-the-food-pyramid-so-terribly-wrong/ Improved food pyramid- www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-pyramid/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Gll2hugtSfrMU

[@zsuzsid]

As someone who was pretty much obsessed with being "muscly" and "skinny", I've learned that it's okay if you want to lose weight and it's okay to care about your calories, but you really shouldn't obsess over it. There are so many more important things in life, and even in food. You should pay attention to the healthy fats, the fiber, the things that actually matter to your HEALTH, not your weight!! So many changes in your diet will be better for your health and your environment simultaneously! You just need to take small steps, and you shouldn't focus on being "perfect", whether that means being "the perfect weight" or "the perfect vegan".

[@silverpumpkin]

Siiiiigh. Oh I agree with everything in this video. I went gluten, salt, sugar, dairy, meat free...and it kind of made me lonely and boring. I was so lost. I am now embracing all foods and not getting bogged down on limitations. I have never felt healthier.

[@gabeangel8104]

Thank you so much for this, especially the part about BMI, calories, amounts of food, etc. My partner and I are in our 40’s and desperately needed to hear this after lifetimes of struggling with disordered eating. We both have disabilities and health conditions and have put on weight as a result in recent years and often have medical staff and others judge us on our weight, even including willingness or lack of it to take our symptoms and medical needs seriously because ‘well it would help if you lost some weight’! We are both on multiple medications that cause weight gain and completely unable to do any activity so, as well as both having multiple food sensitivities/allergies and specific dietary needs. So while we both would like to lose a little, we need some proper help to do so, which nobody seems able to offer even when we have outright asked for referrals to a dietitian or something. We just get this woolly ‘eat less, exercise more’ answer (and, again, exercise is physically impossible for us!) My wheelchair using, partially bed bound partner was recently sent a leaflet about joining an exercise class (which one look at her mobility would tell you was impossible) after an appointment where the doctor wouldn’t even acknowledge the symptoms she had gone to him with because he only wanted to rant at her about how morbidly obese she was. To make things worse, if he had read her medical notes he would have known she was hospitalised multiple times in her early adulthood for anorexia and bulimia which she still fights not to fall back into patterns of sometimes. She left the appointment sobbing and it took hours for our carer and myself to talk her down from it.

[@emilyschettlers]

Lies I've been told: Keto, Military, and every other kind of diet is good and you should do it!

[@alisiaknoll7052]

The only one you should do is vegan because of the animal cruelty involved in non-vegan food. The good thing is that when you're vegan you can do anything you want; from super healthy whole plant foods, to super junkfood and vegan burgers, pizzas, ice creams, ect. You're only cutting 3 things: dead animals, secretions that come out of animal bodies, and animal abuse. Listen to the ted talk every argument against veganism ☮️😊

[@riel8428]

Isn't there an egg diet too? All you eat for three days is eggs, coffee, toast, and wine or something, it's crazy. Apparently you drop 5 pounds but its super unhealthy and unsustainable.

[@cheesecake7274]

I do (vegan) keto because as a type 1 diabetic I can’t and will never be able to digest carbs well and the only way I can get my blood sugar in check is to eat low carb. I would never recommend it to a healthy person... who can use carbs for energy naturally... to eat no carbs.

[@sparklingdaisy3169]

I was told by my dad to do intermittent fasting. I hate it so much.

[@nanaluvz5975]

@@sparklingdaisy3169 Idk if your looking for one but, here's an not-asked-for-tip on intermittent fasting. Instead of doing all your eating on intermittent fasting, just eat considerably unhealthier foods during different times. For example, if you eat a cupcake or something, eat it/them between 12-5 and so on with other things. And then try to finish and start your day with something considerably healthy like an orange, homemade fruit juice or even just a tea 30mins before breakfast and 30-1hr after dinner. That way the "unhealthy" things you ate during 12-5 are out of your system enough before you go to sleep and your starting your system off good in the morning(first thing in the morning and during sleep is basically when any health habits effects really affect you) Idk if this sounds more appealing but it's made me feel better abt it bc I hate restrictive eating but this has worked well for me for the past 3+yrs to maintain my weight

[@Misssarah3939]

The calorie thing is happening in fast food in Canada and it’s not as bad as you make it. Recipes don’t change, restaurants don’t try to lower the calories of the products. It’s just an eye opener for the people. One meal will sometimes be more than the daily recommandations... knowing this, seeing the numbers made me disgusted about it and I don’t eat fast food anymore !

[@azhrayharris8]

We have it in the US for all restaurant chains over (I think) 10 locations. It's honestly not a big deal at all. It just helps people stay informed.

[@totallythandi2555]

At my healthiest the number on the scale is the same but I feel and look different. I stopped believing in BMI a long time ago. Being intentional with food and exercise, doing it to make a lifestyle, not a diet is always a game changer

[@libbyrose4703]

"No nutritional science that related calorie count with longterm health"....."meat does not actually contain that much protein"....I am a certified personal trainer in the U.S. with a B.S. in Nutrition, working on a Master's in Sports Dietetics. I'm not here to attack you in any way shape or form, but boy oh boy does the data and science go way deeper than the body positivity movement would like to have you think.

[@teadora99]

Thank you!! I'm currently studying nutrition as uni and I couldn't believe some of the stuff this girl was saying lmao

[@emmablowguns]

can you elaborate on this??

[@honeydew75]

thank you! it's wild to me that this type of misinformation getting passed around right now and with such confidence too

[@giannagerster4431]

I see it less in the body positive movement and more in the vegan/plant based rhetoric

[@giannagerster4431]

Also, as a personal trainer, what are your thoughts on extreme athletes who are vegan?

[@fivebyfivewhat]

I did not realise how massively under-resourced the NHS is in terms of registered dieticians until I was diagnosed with IBS and needed some help figuring out my diet to reduce my symptoms (2017). A print out from a non-NHS website and the advice to "cut all of these things out for six weeks... and then... gradually bring them back in..." was not quite enough for me. Asked for a referral. Was told I could only have a referral if I had a diagnosis of celiac disease, which I did not. 3 years later through my own set of trial and error and CBT therapy I paid for privately, I finally have my health mostly under control and am able to live some semblance of a normal life. It is INSANE how the NHS is running on a shoestring right now.

[@readsomethingwonderful6546]

Same! My GP just printed out a list of foods to try avoiding (also from a non-NHS website) and spoke to me like I was the stupidest person he had ever seen. Needless to say, I have not been back to see him since!

[@TheGalacticGrizzly]

I'm not from the UK, but my doctor basically told me 'drink enough water, eat enough fiber and veggies, and good luck'. The good luck was for the fact that there's nothing he could do about the stomach cramps.. What a depressing thing to hear! I still get cramps every now and then, but for me I'm thinking greasy food, dairy and mint are the main aggressors. It sucks that I had to find out by myself, and that it took me years of trial and error to get here. I really hope that health care will get better when it comes to food/diet!

[@abilm4557]

I love that we were raised on the concept of going to an expert instead of trying to google your symptoms and now the NHS will literally have pages of links to random websites to try to stop you going to the GP

[@KaiaToon]

I see donuts on the thumbnail and the title My brain: donut is actually good for you. HELL YEAH!!!

[@Yahoodoraze]

We had to measure our BMI’s in my year 10 Biology class... two scales were placed at the front of the class and we took turns to weigh ourselves... excuse me??? EXCUSE ME???

[@SummerRocks50]

Happened during my 1st year of university. It didn't help that the group I was in were all also females taller than me yet I weighed the most 😬 and some dude peeked at my scale quite unashamedly

[@peachila]

The banana thing is such a pet peeve of mine! Bananas taste so much better and sweeter when ripe! And the protein thing also - even a cup of rice has 4.5 grams of protein! I want to add since I am very interested in the nutrition field: strictly speaking the "calories in, calories out" thing is correct. We are made of carbon and the only carbon that makes up are bodies is from the food (and drink) we eat. We cannot go up in weight more than we eat. However, this doesn't mean that calories are the only thing that matters in a diet (far from it) - we need nutritious food that we enjoy consuming that is also something we can maintain for our lifestyles.

[@Etianen7]

The problem with protein is that some vegans eat a diet mostly comprised of rice and potatoes, and they don't include things like chickpeas, other legumes or peanut butter. They would have to eat 10+ cups of rice to get their protein and no one eats (or should eat) that much rice in a day. I know she said it's really hard to be protein deficient, but I know several people (vegans) that have had such an unbalanced diet, that has lead them to heart problems and memory problems.

[@peachila]

@@Etianen7 I am not sure where you're getting that from but I know of people who went on an all potato diet to lose weight (from being morbidly obese) and are very healthy. It's more likely that those vegans are lacking other nutrients than protein (Vit. B12/Iron).

[@Etianen7]

@@peachila Yes, it's possible they were lacking other things as well, it's hardly ever just one thing. On the other hand, an all potato diet sounds super harmful. What about fats, protein, fibre, and various micronutrients?

[@nataliaquiroga4015]

Learning a new meal and putting it in the rotation it's a genius idea. I've been doing that and during lockdown I've learned that even tho I love grill I don't really care for other types of red meat so we don't eat it anymore, instead I find more varied plant based recipes that are as delicious and way easier to cook and we feel better both physically and enviromentally

[@ameliashaw6357]

This video is brilliant. As someone who’s really struggled with my relationship with food, getting to hear someone talk about food so neutrally as a means of fuel and without any negative connotations attached is so healing. You feel like the cool big sister i never had. Thank you so very much for making this and for being you! 💕

[@papayasaf5134]

I totally agree that BMI isn't the only thing we should look at to find out whether our weight might be detrimental to our health. However.. it's not like the research stopped in 1835. The medical community wouldn't have thought, hm, that sample of 100 country men was good enough, let's leave it at that. I just think the origins isn't the best thing to flag. Health professionals should be considering BMI And lots of other things alongside it (no single measure is good enough)

[@sitas9827]

Exactly. Thank you.

[@iceunelle]

BMI is just one part of the puzzle and I think it can be helpful when used in conjunction with other tests

[@sitas9827]

@@iceunelle of course, but it's not as "evil" as many people would make it out to be. In the end, you'll always look at the patient as a whole to make your clinical judgement. Not just one number, BMI or otherwise.

[@piklan89]

@The Final Rumbling can you stop being an asshole for one second? leave, heathen, and let people be happy

[@honeydew75]

@@piklan89 lying to people for the sake of keeping them happy even if it means harming their health and well-being is not very ethical

[@azasmith9021]

I just... thank you from the bottom of my heart. You really helped me finally push this huge weight and guilt off my shoulders just because I wanted to eat. Thank you very much.

[@littlebookjockey]

Thank you for the BMI rant, Leena! I wear a US size 2 (UK size 6, I believe), but since I'm 4'10 (around 147 cm), my weight of 120-something pounds (maybe 58 kg) deems me overweight according to that ridiculous measurement.

[@bimbalazim]

yea bmi reeaaally doesn't work for people our height!

[@honeydew75]

@@bimbalazim there's actually a "New BMI" that's been proposed and it's used for really short and tall people, for short people it usually bumps you up a a point or two making you a higher BMI than before so you're not wrong about the regular BMI not being ideal for really short people, just not in the way y'all think

[@honeydew75]

@The Final Rumbling this! unless you're a body builder with pounds upon pounds of muscle it works just fine. we as people tend to be overfat anyway so some weight loss and body recomposition wouldn't hurt us

[@carolinem.5044]

Yeah but it's slight

[@ravenfyrepentrust]

As a poor person who physically cannot drink dairy milk (I have an allergy), knowing now how to make my own oat milk is going to save my family and I so much money. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

[@JessicaMiller-sd2uf]

Feeding yourself: effort. Facts 😩😂

[@georgerace6269]

The sound of you breaking that pasta was so wonderful. I have never heard a more satisfying sound!!!!

[@EpsilonEmerald]

My favourite books on this topic is How Not to Die and also How Not to Diet. Full of proper scientific research! And strangely readable.

[@CharlieBrawl]

My 20's food tips because I though this was a great subject: - Get a pressure cooker to save energy and batch cook meals - cook poppadoms in your microwave for 1-2 minutes - no frying or oil (buy uncooked poppadoms in indian supermarket) - learn to make a roux. It is the base of SO many cooking sauces - grow your own mint (it is practically a weed witha high yield) - Making crepe cakes is fun - it's just crepes! - Cooking Peking duck yourself is better than the takeaway and cheaper. - George forman sandwich grills are bulky appliances - get a lokue microwave grill to save space. - buy a Gracula garlic mincer. Saves time crushing individual closes - Lentils can be tasty, just give them a chance. - Chai is superior to english breakfast tea. It has delicious spice!! - Chicken thigh meat is cheaper and tastier than other cuts.

[@fuzzlefeenix]

YES, I'm so glad Leena is getting the message out there about the BULLSHIT that is the all-hallowed BMI. I also feel quite moved to hear someone speak so clearly and frankly about how eating is not a moral issue.❤ I've had a tumultuous relationship with food for as long as I can remember, which I've recently learned is connected to my ADHD, which went undiagnosed until last year (age 23!). It's helped me extend a lot more kindness towards myself because, unsurprisingly, a disorder which directly inhibits impulse control, your ability to plan, but also gives you a propensity for obsessive behaviours, has quite an impact on how you eat...ADHD is also largely genetically inherited, so perhaps ties into the appetite research at the end of the video?? That said, I hate to be a spoil-sport, but I do think some of the vegan-y info here might be slightly misleading. (Not that I think that Leena is deliberately misleading anybody!! Just that there's some missing info that could be important ❤) 🌟1. Leena implies that homemade oat milk can be used as a cheaper substitute for shop-bought. I LOVE making plant milks 😍 When I first went vegan, I got really into making my own hemp milk with my own beloved stick blender, which is maybe peak new-age hippy vibes. Coincidentally, my blender met a similarly tragic fate to Leena's: melting onto the electric hob in my uni halls. 😭 While I enjoy a homemade creamy bev, I do think it's important to emphasise to newbie vegans that homemade milks will often be lower in key nutrients than shop-bought ones, so shouldn't necessarily be considered interchangeable. Shop-bought plant milks are usually fortified with important nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, and B12, because, in a standard western diet, dairy is a major source of these nutrients; partly because COWS are often given B12 supplements, which is p wild! (Vegan Society, '13 myths about veganism') B12 is the one nutrient it is absolutely VITAL to supplement as a vegan, since its impossible to get enough with only 'natural' foods, and deficiency can have serious consequences. If you do want to make your own plant milks to save money, or just because you like them, it could be a good idea to get hold of some vegan multi-vitamins, or some go-to fortified foods. This should help ensure that going without the shop-bought stuff doesn't mean falling short of nutrient requirements! 🌟2.'You'd actively have to put in a lot of effort to not get enough protein... If you decide you don't want to eat (meat), you're probably already getting it from elsewhere without having to make up for it.' As I used to tell non-vegans all the time, it is true that *protein* deficiencies are very uncommon among western vegans. What this statement does gloss over, however, is that it's still important to meet the recommended intake of essential amino acids. The requirements for different amino acids aren't usually specified in broad dietary guidance which presumes meat-eating, as most meat products contain fairly balanced proportions of the essential amino acids for human requirements, whereas plant proteins (aside from soy) have a slightly more uneven spread. (The Vegan RD, 'Plant Protein, A Vegan Nutrition Primer') As a result, paying some attention to which proteins you're eating, and how much, is generally advisable for a plant-based diet. Assuming that you will get enough, whatever you do, isn't really the best way to go. Lysine is the amino acid to be particularly mindful of as a vegan, but (because of how they accompany one another in foods) focusing on eating enough lysine usually means you will get enough of the other essential amino acids too. (Vegan Health, 'Plant Protein and Amino Acids') I totally agree that it needn't be a source of worry for anyone, just that preventing deficiency is something to at least be aware of. Leena's example meals show how simple it is: if they included the equivalent of 40g of peanut butter, 150g of chickpeas, and 85g of soya mince, they would indeed meet most people's nutrient requirements. (Quantities from Vegan Health, 'Protein Recommendations for Vegans') Personally, I like to add a couple of tablespoons of vegan protein powder to a smoothie, porridge, or yoghurt in the morning. By having an extra 10-15 grams of lysine-rich protein first thing, I can usually meet recommended amounts for all the essential aminos without paying too much attention to whether I'm eating enough lentils and tofu every day👍 Leena cited Veganuary's "How to Go Vegan' for the protein details she gave, which I admit I haven't read. Recently, however, I've noticed that vegan organisations can be so keen to emphasise that going vegan doesn't have to be a nasty chore (because it doesn't!) that their info sometimes underplays the stuff which *can* take a little bit of getting used to. I wonder if that might have happened with this book? I hope this comment hasn't come across overly patronising or confrontational ❤ I've been vegan for 5 years and still find I'm learning new things all the time, so I'm more than willing to discuss! Sources: Supplementing as a vegan: www.theveganrd.com/vegan-nutrition-101/vegan-nutrition-primers/recommended-supplements-a-vegan-nutrition-primer/ Secret supplements in non-vegans foods: www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/13-myths-about-veganism Importance of B12 on a vegan diet: www.theveganrd.com/vegan-nutrition-101/vegan-nutrition-primers/vitamin-b12-a-vegan-nutrition-primer/ Vegan protein info and studies: www.vegansociety.com/resources/nutrition-and-health/nutrients/protein veganhealth.org/protein/ www.theveganrd.com/vegan-nutrition-101/vegan-nutrition-primers/plant-protein-a-vegan-nutrition-primer/

[@lotta_kannfastalles]

This is really helpful to people starting out BUT if you switch to a fully vegan diet, start supplementing B12, fortified food does nothing for it because your gut only ever absorbs a tenth of what you eat (a serving of my plant milk contains 15% of the daily B12 dosis, so I get 1,5% with one glass and would have to drink 16 liters every day just to get my B12 intake right). Also get a blood test done immediately, I was severely B12 deficient after just three months although our body is technically able to store up to five years worth of B12, so I was already deficient for quite some time on an unrestricted diet TL;DR B12 deficiency is a widespread issue and you will be hard pressed to get your daily intake with only fortified foods unless those are literally the only things you eat

[@caitie226]

Amazing comment! Wow! Thanks for all the research!

[@fuzzlefeenix]

@@lotta_kannfastalles Thanks for this, it prompted me to do a little more research into B12 😊 You haven't given a source here, but from what I can find, the absorption of B12 seems to vary a lot depending on the quantity in a single supplement? The sources I've found state that if you're eating small amounts, a higher proportion is absorbed, and if you're eating large amounts, a lower proportion is absorbed. To quote Vegan Health directly: 'Absorption of B12 varies from about 50%, if about 1 mcg or less is consumed, to about 0.5% for doses of 1000 mcgs (1 mg) or above. So the less frequently you consume B12, the higher the total amount needs to be to give the desired absorbed amount.' Based on this, the recommendations are as follows: - Eat fortified foods two or three times a day to get at least three micrograms (mcg or µg) of B12 a day or - Take one B12 supplement daily providing at least 10 micrograms or - Take a weekly B12 supplement providing at least 2000 micrograms. While I'm only citing one source here, that is because the article itself details the extensive endorsements of these recommendations by vegan health professionals and health organisations. Definitely link me to some stuff you think I should read though, if you don't agree this is accurate ❤ 'What Every Vegan Should Know About B12' Veganhealth.org/what-every-vegan-should-know-about-vitamin-b12/#get

[@Somorte]

Thanks for this video! I was about to recommend You’re Wrong About episode “The Obesity Epidemic” but I see you’ve linked it in the description so that’s great! I encourage everyone to give it a listen - it was the key factor in changing my relationship with food and the way I think about it. The whole podcast is amazing, really :)

[@charlotteboys3337]

5:00 Totally assumed you just switched to German for a hot second. 'It's all of our dirty secret even though we've got this beautiful line of recipe books in our kitchen. Nope, nope.'

[@miadutch5641]

me too😂😂

[@illjustbeherethen]

The fact that she doesn’t have corn chips but she has lasagna sheets to make into some abomination resembling chips is absurd to me

[@frozenyogurth]

We always have lasanga sheets at home, but enver have corn chips. Altough I would rather opt to buying tortillas and then baking those in the oven. less added fat, and you can more easily controll how much salt goes on it ect.

[@uncommon_nettle]

Right? I always have tortilla chips in the house but I only buy lasagna sheets when I actively plan to make lasagna

[@deviant_ignis]

I meannnn we only make lasagna about once every six months, but we do have lasagna sheets at home. No corn chips though, because my mom doesn't really buy snacks.

[@poppet.19]

Apparently it’s cause tortilla chips and tortillas aren’t as readily available in the uk as they are in the us, but the “lasagna chips” hurt my soul!

[@daniguimaraes4453]

I always have lasagna sheets in my house.if we have no food we always have lasagna sheets.... But for some reason we never use them 💀💀

[@JessieRainbowEyes]

I gained a lot of weight after I had a kidney transplant, before which I was severely underweight because of my illness. I found myself comparing my weight to the ‘before transplant’ me and wanting to be that skinny again, then feeling the immense guilt for not just loving my body for even being ALIVE after so much trauma. So this video just helped me to reflect on the more important things more often 🥰

[@jennymchugh389]

Christ that oat milk is a revelation! Just realised I'm lactose intolerant and have been forking out £2 a pop!

[@alisiaknoll7052]

That's because you're not a baby cow 😊 cow's milk is for baby cows. You can replace cheese, yogurt, and ice cream too. Dairy takes babies from their mothers and kills the male babies.☮️💕

[@jax4652]

Now if only I could have oats xD

[@topsyturvy1097]

@@alisiaknoll7052 no... no it doesn't, cause we've selectively bred cowa to produce loads of milk

[@myrrhsense]

Definitely! I agree. I've been lactose intolerant basically my entire life, and making milk from oats is definitely the cheapest! But if you do want some dairy tips still: You could try lactase pills (not just for food but also helps digest certain lactose containing medicine etc. You don't need a prescription, can get them at the drugstore). They help digest lactose, but mind that the effects are different for every one, since the severity of a lactose intolerance differ per person as well. Also, depending on where you live, some stores do have lactose free milks, yoghurt, cheeses etc. that are usually cheaper than dairy free ones. Edit: also not all dairy products contain lactose! Almost no hard cheeses contain lactose, and yoghurt with natural bacteria and probiotics are also way easier to digest for people with lactose intolerance. You can find lists online. But naturally the most safe way to eat when lactose intolerant definately is plant-based 😁🌿😍

[@MVTay]

Last year my gym offered me a ‘health MOT’ and in said MOT they took my BMI and my waist/hip ratio. That appointment could have really messed with my mental health if I hadn’t gone into it knowing BMI was bollox. And even so I had a cry in the car home because I’d been so proud of my muscle gain and my performance in the gym and being told I was obese shook the image I’d had of myself. Thank you so much for this video, I totally relate with a frenemy relationship with food and this video took me one step forward to being in a better place with it.

[@angelikarts6668]

I'm joining your BMI rant! 13 years ago they decided that I required some surgery, however I was told that I was not able to actually have the required treatment as my BMI was 41 and it required a lower bmi of 40. Now 13 years later my weight has gone up and up, my mobility has continued to get worse, to the point now that I am unable to walk around my home without help. I was told that I am considered voluntarily disabled as I refuse to lose weight when told to, for my operation. I've fought eating disorders, and my weight all the time. But my bmi has always been cited as my downfall

[@reeflarkin1919]

BMI also pisses me off no end. I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets put as 'Obese' when I'm mildly chubby and actually quite healthy. I ride my bike 30mins to work every week day, do rock climbing 4 times a week and I'm vegan (a sort-of healthy vegan mostly because I'm too poor for vegan junk food or even fake meats). I just have a different build that's kinda stocky-chubby and there's not much to be done (without starving myself but even when I did that+ walking 5hrs a day, I lost a total of 4kg in a year). BMI also meant my sister, with a similar build, was denied health care for anorexia because her BMI was still too high (it was in the 'healthy' range) despite her being close to death.

[@LBelacquax]

God that's so awful what happened with your sister, I truly hope she was well cared for in spite of that, and that she's doing ok now

[@olivialuvzpurplecows]

what happened to your sister makes me so angry!! The idea that only thin people are under eating is dangerous

[@blakea.e.1681]

Obese is just a word meaning you're past being overweight. It means you should watch your health. It's a medical term. Why do you want to make it into an insult?

[@kate1423ful]

I mean to me personally i was just a point over the obesity scale. Just like you, i was quite fit. I played tennis competitively and was capable of easily practicing different physical activities. In addition to that i have a robust build as well. You could be a obese and still be fit but at some point you should understand that you might be a bit to heavy for ur body to handle (especially as you get older). You're not just on the overweight scale where your bmi may not take muscle mass into consideration. It takes a lot to get obese. I lost the weight(reached normal bmi) and as i look back i realized how things were a lot harder than they were now.

[@kate1423ful]

Best wishes to you and your sister tho! I hope she reaches a speedy recovery!

[@harmonyhope1709]

Thanks so much for this video. I struggle with an Ed and have been plagued with an Ed for 27yrs and BMI and the calories on menus has infuriated me!!!!! I agree with everything you say.. We are given so much misinformation about food. So annoying!!!! ❤️

[@beyondapostcard]

"I'm calm" 😂Leena you continue to amaze me with your passion and knowledge. All of these are things I needed to hear (that oat milk tip might just change my life) so thank you 💛

[@savannahhartje4490]

That bit about BMI was really helpful. Personally I've always known it's a shit determiner of health, but that label of "obese" has still hung over my head since junior high when we had to calculate our BMI in health class and write it on the board for everyone to see. It's so hard to have confidence in yourself when you're being attacked from so many different angles. But what you shared in this video was so well put and so kindly spoken that I think it has probably made other people feel a little better about themselves as well (: thank you for the encouragement!

[@Elle-eq4hy]

I have to question that kind of teacher...... how??

[@user-vn6mu6so8v]

Just found your channel earlier and I'm loving it so much. You're like the cool older sister I wish I had ♡ thank you for these videos!

[@Kamopop]

As far as I understand it (what I have researched) the best way to eat to help the environment is to eat local. So eat the food that is grown and available around you. For example, if you live north or south, where you get a harder winter, instead of eating really out of season strawberries in the middle of the winter that have been shipped from the equator, eat apples that were grown locally and stored properly. It's kind of amazing how long apples and citrus fruits can last when stored properly. Also eating less meat is a good idea for most Americans (where I live).

[@samanthapadgett292]

I’m here. I’m 22, please make my future self life easier.

[@AsmathDanshi]

The whole PCOS, BMI and weight rant thing really spoke to something deep in my brain, made me feel a lot, made me feel better about myself. As someone currently rolling through my twenties. Thankyou.

[@FLAGENHAW]

Whenever I think about BMI and how doctors treat me now I think about when I was too thin to get my period and recently I just popped into the BMI calculator that particular weight when I was my thinnest and it said I was healthy. I had in fact never been less so. (I'm much healthier now though, I'm doing great)

[@naughtscrossstitches]

yep I had a friend through high school who was anorexic with severe issues around food. But she looked up to me and once I realised that she wasn't eating at home at all. I would sit with her at lunch until she ate her food. This is all well and good but it kept her BMI in the barely healthy area if only just because she would be eating one good meal a day. So the doctors dismissed her. So it took her a LOT more years before she got the support she needed thanks to a BMI. Just looking at her you could tell there wasn't anything healthy about her weight!

[@SophieJHill]

I had the exact same thing happen to me. My period had completely shut down during my eating disorder and at that time, my BMI was in the "healthy" range.

[@FLAGENHAW]

@@SophieJHill if that doesn't just scream that BMI is not only pseudoscience but actively harmful and encouraging bad behaviour I don't know what does!

[@FLAGENHAW]

@@naughtscrossstitches god it really says something that eating one meal a day is what the BMI calculator says is healthy. That is so sad that your friend wasn't receiving the help she needed because doctors used an archaic weight system and not their damn eyes. 💖

[@naughtscrossstitches]

@@FLAGENHAW much more complicated than that... she also had parents that wanted to believe that no matter what their kid was perfect, which caused most of her issues so they weren't going to fight for it either. Actually wouldn't have been surprised if they were encouraging the doctor to ignore it. Thankfully she did eventually end up in hospital and got the help she needed.

[@TheRacingWind]

I subscribed 2 minutes in without seeing any of your other videos. You are so funny and genuine, and this is amazing content! As a 23 year old who just moved into her first non-college apartment, this is verryyyyyy helpful

[@dr-pq2du]

has anyone here ever successfully counted the number of times a day they think about their body/size and how often it's associated with what we plan to feed ourselves?

[@dreamingofraaain]

This is so true. Every single time food enters my mouth - be it healthy or not - I think about my body and how it's going to affect me. Not sure it's the best way to live.

[@ckrwgn3753]

At one point I admitted to my therapist that thoughts around food took up about 70% of my mental capacity. Surely we have something better to live for.

[@carolinem.5044]

I just think about how how I am and stare at myself in the mirror

[@bethanybell1529]

I feel so fortunate to have found this video & your channel! I’ve recently been diagnosed with a few things meaning I need to completely change my diet, and I’m struggling hard but you’re right in saying learning a new diet takes time and loads of it! Thank you 💛💛

[@danielle2102]

Really love the message in this video as an eating disorders dietitian, could not agree more. Just one huge caviet. While making milk yourself at home is a great solution when your a bit stuck please do not do this regularly as vegan milks are fortified with calcium and phosphate and other nutrients to make them comparible to cows milk nutritionally. Please please please do not substitute for homemade all the time (especially important for kids as it will cause huge developmental issues)

[@caijon123]

Hi Leena! Would you be able to make an update video regarding your PCOS that you mentioned in this video & the ways that you manage symptoms? I really love your videos & I look up to you in many ways so it was cool to see you mention PCOS, I feel less alone & inspired by your continued confidence! I know you made a video a couple of years ago but it would be cool to see how you are going with it now and if it has much of an impact on your life?

[@gabriela9411]

This vid might have come from a good place, but you don't know that much about nutrition so please stop giving advice on this topic, as you are quite wrong about many of the things you are saying. You've had many comments correcting the info in this vid, so i hope you are reading through that and not just dismissing it as 'hate'

[@mariandelion7672]

Yeah, it's irritating that she acknowledges that nutrition takes a lot of training, and the misuses a bunch of facts and statistics, or doesn't have facts at all. The nachos, oat milk, and bread are the kind of content this should be.

[@shannon2711]

When you shared your story about being diagnosed with PCO, I honestly wanted to cry because the same thing happened to me. My Dr was very unhelpful when it came to food and I still struggle with it and my weight, but after living through my 20's and all the joys of a fluctuating waist I find that actually like myself at any size. Huzzah for self confidence! Thanks for the great vid! New Subscriber here to stay!

[@Jezthesiren]

This read is meant lovingly... but as a California-raised foodie I was traumatized by the entire nacho bit. 😅 Still, you're right that you don't have to pop out to a shop for nachos. I almost never order them when I'm out because I can make them way better at home. Tortillas and tortilla chips are staple food items in my house, idk what I'd do without them.

[@mishkaatrawjee1271]

This was such a refreshing video on every level. The research, the rants, the different kind of foods. I am in love. Thank you for the KZbin algorithm for this gold-like content

[@whylal]

So much wisdom in this video! I was always partially aware that I cycle through the same few meals, but viewing vegetarianism/veganism through that lens makes it seem so much more manageable. And I will now let my bananas fully ripen! I always appreciate the way you frame your videos, acknowledging the importance and severity of what you're speaking about but not getting too dark about it.

[@ashby7m]

As a 20yr old who will move out in a month thank you so much this video is amazing. I've come from Jessica's reccomendation and I absolutely love this video beyond words. Thanks for making it! Off to check out the rest of the series and your channel now ☺️

[@meush22]

About protein- there are a few different studies that claim different things about your protein intake, so the number you said abut yourself might not be that accurate. Having said that, even if there's no protein deficiency, if you eat more protein you're more likely to be full for longer, heal faster from injuries (especially if you do some sort of exercise), get less sick (like the flu and common cold), and there were (as far as I could find online) no down sides for having a lot of proteins in you diet. About the banana- also not accurate as there are so many different kinds- some are ripe when yellow, or almost black, or even green. It really depends and can vary greatly. I just go by how easy it is to peel (worked for me this far) and the taste. The volume you eat is and isn't a choice, depending on your perspective, but in most cases it's not your genes that defy it (unless you have a disorder or take drugs that influence this) but the amount of food you eat. I agree that calories and BMI are a horrible way of measuring this though, but as you said- less processed more healthy will probably help no mater who you are. The amounts are also important, but it's really individual.

[@welovemaddy]

Danke!

[@lowietrevena]

i just love ur not bullshit approach ... so refreshing (esp. as someone with a history of EDs)

[@rebeccaroca3448]

Dude, how is this video not viral. i LOVEDLOVEDLOVED it ..... why cant youtube push content like this, i cant understand. Leena, if that is in fact your real real name, your content is bomb. keep doing you thing. THANK YOU (#hope this doesnt fall into the enormous black void of unread comments)

[@KSchannel23]

Ok I understand the banana thing but I like the taste of them when they’re under ripe 😬

[@chelseaoocandy]

Me too, if there is no green they just taste almost fermented to me.

[@babybunny3854]

Me toooooo

[@disneybunny45]

I absolutely hate soft fruit, so I don't like bananas if they get to spotty.

[@samfitz9]

Same! I cannot eat bananas that others consider ripe.

[@TaterKakez]

MEE TOOOO!

[@karol-xavier]

I had to stop the video after 42 second to let you know how much pleasure your books organized by color gave me 😍😍😍😍

[@kirstyd8909]

BMI, interesting! When I was 19 a GP was really rude to me about this, she took my BMI and announced that it was ridiculous that I wasn't eating and called me anorexic. In reality I had a big appetite and I am naturally petite! She made me feel like crap.

[@angelhellokitti]

I can relate to feeling like crap because of BMI I actually have anorexia nervosa but the doctor constantly focusing on my weight and my BMI made it even harder to get better if I gained or lost one or two lbs it was a big deal there was so many times I cried in that doctors office lol 😬 She literally made me feel like I was doing something wrong when I just had a fast metabolism 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kirstyd8909]

@@angelhellokitti that's awful, I hope you have better support now

[@OrangeYetti]

Everything in this video was interesting and potentially life changing for me, a 21 yr old, recently moved out. You may have just saved me a lot of time worrying. The 9 dish average cycle people go through blew my mind. Definitely made me feel not alone as someone who comfortably has about 4, with the occasional 5th & 6th to cycle through. I thought I was the exception. But that last point about genetics being the biggest influence of appetite (along with many other things) helped me SO much, I never realised how much internalized shame I had when I felt like I'd eaten almost as much or often as my boyfriend, or even that feeling of judgement eating more/more often than the women around you. This is fascinating and really helpful, thank you. ^-^

[@dervob7262]

Leeeeena this was so so so helpful! I DIDNT KNOW ANY OF THIS!! I CAN MAKE MY OWN FLOUR??? THE BMI SCALE IS BASED ON THAT FLIMSY RESEARCH!?!? thankyouuuu

[@papayasaf5134]

BMI started there - it doesn't mean there has been no research since then. Researchers love criticising other research, if someone could publish a paper saying oh shit we've done no research on BMI for hundreds of years that would have happened by now

[@egghead6091]

Thank you for bringing up the thing about doctors and nutrition education. No hate to doctors at all, but this is why certified specialists are so important!

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

Huh - I knew BMI wasn't a good measurement, but I didn't know it was THAT bad... Thanks for the clarification.

[@MissMoontree]

There are a lot more accurate ways to measure being overfat/overweight. BMI does not take into account where you carry weight and its composition. Other than that, I think it is more important to live healthy. Sports boost your metabolism, bowel movement, immune system, work like natural anti depressants and so much more. Malnutrition is a serious issue often seen in both overweight and underweight (and sometimes even healthy weight) people. Olive oil is good for you but contains a lot of kcal. Yes, we shouldn't eat too many kcal, but that doesn't mean we should feel guilty when we eat a bit too many kcals today. Enjoy that cupcake, eat fruits you love, the stomach is too small to eat food you hate. And don't ever be ashamed if you go swimming. Your body is good to you, so be good to it and love it.

[@mariannek6735]

Apparently it isn't that bad, there's been research done afterwards too. What she says in this video is only the origin story of it.

[@honeydew75]

BMI isn't evil lol it's useful for most people as most people aren't bodybuilders. and the healthy weight range is quite large so anyone can find a comfy weight to be at. what she said about it is only the origin story, obviously there's been more research since

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

Never said BMI was evil, only that it's not a good measurement of health or a healthy weight. Also, the racist roots of BMI doesn't disappear just because more research has been done since.

[@honeydew75]

@@bookishdaydreams4993 BMI has since been adjusted for race, the healthy weight range is lower for Asians and I think they're considering changing it for African Americans as well. lots of things originate in a non-perfect way, that doesn't mean we should dismiss them as well as further research. it's just scientifically the most up to date scientific information