Desire said:
Everyone knows eating small healthy meals, or healthy snack is always great for keeping your metabolism up
You would be surprised at the number of people that disagrees with that statement.
Desire said:
My favorite snack is a waffle with grape jelly on it.
Judging by the look of it, a waffle doesn't look "healthy" to me.
According to a dictionary, healthy can be defined as:
1. Possessing good health.
2. Conducive to good health; healthful.
3. Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.
4. Sizable; considerable.
But the question here is: How can we define healthy to
our purposes? For example, losing fat (Fat, not weight, distinction must be made, weight includes: muscle, bone, blood, water and the amount of food that is still on your system).
We could say "Everything that is good for you is healthy", but that's a pretty vague statement.
What is the set criteria to define healthy? Does it has to be low on calories? Have a lot of vitamins or minerals? Have a beneficial effect for your body? Low on fats or carbohydrates? Have a low Glycemic index?, the list goes on and on.
Could something be considered healthy because it won't do anything detrimental to your system?, Or because It doesn't contain components A, B, and C?
If I'm dehydrated, then water can be considered healthy, but let's assume that the water I'm about to drink has a lot of fluoride, bacteria and some parasites. SHOULD
that water be considered healthy? I need to hydrate myself, But I certainly don't need the other stuff on my body.
Let's say I make a soup; I add meat, rice, salt and lots of vegetables.
Some people may look at it and believe it's healthy because of the vegetables it contains. What if I added too much salt? Would it still be healthy?
If I add too much rice and meat, now you have a fair amount of calories, is it still healthy? What is the breakdown point?
It all boils down to the person's criteria for "healthy" and what he wants to accomplish by eating in that "healthy" way.
One food can have a beneficial effect on the body, this is often considered healthy, but it can also contain a lot of calories. If you consume too much food without counting the calories because "The food is healthy", you can be crippling your fat loss efforts. If you eat 500 calories worth of "healthy" food, 6 times a day, you won't be losing fat anytime soon, unless you are a big person and you need more calories than that to maintain your current weight.
Personally, a food is "healthy" to me if:
a) I enjoy eating that food. (again, would it be "healthy" to force myself to eat something I don't want? It's debatable).
b) It's has the appropriate amount of calories depending on my goal for the day.
c) It has little to none dubious additives or preservatives that may damage may health.
d) It doesn't have a negative effect on my weight loss or health in general.
Having said that, in order to lose fat, which is what most people want to accomplish while trying to "boost metabolism", you don't need to force yourself to only eat what you consider is healthy.
Can you lose fat by only eating "healthy" food
in the right amount? Yes. Do you have to? The answer is no.
