Why don't we like healthy food?

[ForumMaster]

who says all good food tastes bad? my mom makes whole wheat bread and a slice of that with some no-fat cottage cheese spread and a bit of salad is a delicious and healthy meal.

in the past, food was scarce and most of the population was starving. so our genes compelled us to eat whenever we could because we never knew when our next meal might be. but not, food is plentiful and our genes betray us. overcoming genes is a difficult thing and is the reason why so many of us our overweight.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Raduque

FTW, :thumbsup: /thread, etc

"Health" food is expensive, junk food is cheap.

vegetables are pretty damn cheap. and whole wheat bread isn't any more expensive than regular white.

 

[Matt2]

Why don't we like healthy food?

Cause it tastes like crap.

/thread

 

[LS20]

who's "we"? i love it

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: CKent
The biological impulse to eat calorie-laden food in preparation for times of famine makes perfect sense, I can totally see why it was an evolutionary advantage. So why isn't it the same way with vitamin-laden food? Doesn't it stand to reason that we'd evolve to crave foods which would help us in an equally important way?

Brb, getting another slice of pizza

Vitamins are not sustaining food. They are extremely low levels of certain presuambly essential nutrients that are "necessary" for healthy living. It's conceivable to me that you would develop a craving or at least a liking for a food that provided a vitamin you severely lack. I ate a few oranges today and thought them incredibly delicious. I didn't do it because I have scurvy.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: CKent
The biological impulse to eat calorie-laden food in preparation for times of famine makes perfect sense, I can totally see why it was an evolutionary advantage. So why isn't it the same way with vitamin-laden food? Doesn't it stand to reason that we'd evolve to crave foods which would help us in an equally important way?

Brb, getting another slice of pizza

I didn't do it because I have scurvy.

*shakes head*

Self-delusion is a slippery slope.

 

[aloser]

Originally posted by: dighn
I"m sure there are many many reasons. but vitamins are only needed in trace quantities so I doubt they'd be "tastable"

I take it you've never bitten into a One-a-Day then...

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Amused
While our surroundings have changed, or genetics have not. We no longer have to do physical labor for our food, and food is cheaper and more plentiful than ever before.

Uh, I had to carry my triple bacon cheeseburger all the way from my car to my desk. If that's not manual labor, I don't know what is.

No, manual laber is chasing down the wild cow, killing cleaning and cooking it. Doing the same with the pig. Farming the wheat and turning it into bread. Oh, and making the cheese.

Wild cow? Where might I find these 'wild' cows?

Text -- the aurochs, or wild cattle, is extinct.

Amused is exactly right. It's why I love healthy foods (I literally crave green salads) but still can't kick my sweet tooth.