Coincidence or psychological?

[smart1]

Just why is it that food supposedly 'bad' for us tastes more delicious than the alleged 'healthier' stuff?

[ummmm]

It doesn't...not to me anyway.

[redman41]

Probably due to the extra Salt and other Addatives that they put in. It pays to look at the back of the pack and study the list of Ingredients

[cazzz1975]

we get used to the intense flavourings that unhealthy foods contain making healthy food seem bland and unappetising, it also hits all the feel good triggers in our brains and of course because its considered bad we want it all the more.

[flobadob]

What redman said.

[smart1]

I didn't really mean that redman - but I would take rhubarb crumble & custard over a low fat yoghurt anyday

[redman41]

I was referring more to the 'value' Foods that Supermarkets offer these days. Some of it is good but some of it I would not buy

[smart1]

Ok tremeserus - but what about a fried egg sarnie versus an egg white omelette?

[cazzz1975]

a fried egg sarnie isnt bad for you though

[redman41]

fried Egg sarnie wins hands down as well as Bacon Butties !!!

[tinkerbell23]

Id take the nic comforting stodge ANY day lol....x

[snags]

Egg white omelette :-(

[smart1]

they are if you have enough of 'em cazzzz - but I would imagine you could eat egg white omelettes by the truck load and still be cholesterol free - not to mention empty and dissatisfied

[Zeuhl]

Processed foods compared with 'raw' foods contain chemicals that avoid the body's natural signal for 'had enough'.

Love fruit? Or salad? or raw nuts?
How much can you stuff down in a greedy sitting before your body says 'that was delicious but I've had enough'?

Love bread? Love Crisps? Love chokky biscuits?
How much of them can you stuff down and keep going?