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9 bad foods you should be eating

9 bad foods you should be eating - By Nicci Micco, M.S., editor-at-large for EatingWell Magazine - Some healthful foods have gotten bad raps they just can’t shake. Do you avoid peanut butter because you think it's super-fattening? Have you banned egg yolk because you're concerned about your heart health? Get the good truth about these and more “misunderstood” foods and why you should eat them—in moderation, of course. What healthy foods do you think are “bad?”

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Fri, 26 Aug, 2011 2:54 PM EDT

Bread
The bad rap: Bread is bad for you, because it’s loaded with carbs.

The good news: Bread isn’t bad—eating too many refined grains is, and that’s why the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend making at least half of the grains you consume whole grains. Switching to 100% whole-wheat bread, or other whole-grain breads, is one way to do that. And good news: research in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who
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Bread
The bad rap: Bread is bad for you, because it’s loaded with carbs.

The good news: Bread isn’t bad—eating too many refined grains is, and that’s why the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend making at least half of the grains you consume whole grains. Switching to 100% whole-wheat bread, or other whole-grain breads, is one way to do that. And good news: research in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who eat more whole grains may live longer.
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