33 Cooking Ideas That Some People Are Unaware Are Myths

Also, drink lots of water. That's all the detox you need.

Yup. It's a bunch of pseudoscientific woo. Drink the drinks because they're good sources of healthy nutrition and they taste good, not because they magically "detoxify" you That's what you have a liver and kidneys for.

Phrases containing "cleanse" or "detox" are both reasons to ignore any further health advice from someone.

This one gets posted often and people neglect to include "lungs".

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Maybe it takes 25 minutes to cook but who will talk about the extra 50 mins to soak ingredients, cut, chop other things, make pastes/spice mixes.

yes and this is fine. its a food recipe not a tutorial on how to adult and keep your stuff tidy.

Yeah, I'm going to call BS on this one. Just because you're inefficient doesn't mean the recipe time is wrong. As long as a reasonably capable cook can do it in 25 minutes then that's accurate.

Yeah, I recall Jamie Oliver's 30- and then 15-mnute meal programs. Pre-peeled onion? Check. Pre-weighed ingredients? Check. Pre-boiled water? Check. Etc.Not to mention the clean-up.

That sounds like a you problem. Like YOU have issues with having an already clean kitchen before you start to cook.

This! Take a moment to learn how long your oven needs to pre-heat, and just start pre-heating then. My oven is very fast so it is not unusual for me to have almost finished the work before I turn on the oven, and more often than not my oven still beats me to it.

This isn't really fair. They put that first so it's easy to find the info when you need it. Since everyone's oven heats up at a different rate, and everyone works at a different rate, how would they know where in the steps to put the "preheat oven" instruction? They assume you're smart enough to know to do it when you're getting close to the end.

One of my greatest pet peeves!

Unless I am baking I never preheat. Food still cooks in the required time. The only time you -really- need to preheat is when you are making something needs the higher temperature right from the start in order to create a reaction (rising/puffing), like bread, pastry etc.

Plus the ones who say preheat your oven, then you mix up your dough and it says refrigerate overnight.

Carbohydrates are healthy. Salt is healthy. Fat is healthy. Water is healthy. But in moderation. Even water can cause harm if you drink too much clean water, you will demineralize your body and you will have headaches. If you don't eat enough salt, you will have muscle cramps, if you eat too much your heart will race like crazy. Moderation is the key for good life.

About the only "food" you should avoid is super saturated fat, blowfish which can kill you if not prepared properly, and highly processed foods.

That reminds me of the woman who asked in a forum whether it would be a good idea to use Stevia in home made hummingbird nectar, so the hummingbirds would not get all that evil sugar. Ehm- that's what hummingbirds eat. Imagine those little guys filling up on what they believe is nectar, and all they get is calorie-free sweet water..

whether carbs are "good or bad" depends on how processed they are.

Not all carbs are created equally. Whole grains and complex carbs can be fine but we strip all the fiber and nutrients out of everything because it tastes better. Therein lies the problem.

I kind of agree, but it's undeniable that some foods are more nutrient dense than others and, if possible, these should be favoured.

I'm Dutch, and kale is an old-fashioned winter food here. It's part of the beloved national dish "Stamppot Boerenkool", which most families eat weekly during the cold season.▪️▪️▪️ When it was branded a superfood and sold for top dollar we collectively peed our wooden shoes in laughter. It's dirt cheap here, and just a cabbage. ▪️▪️▪️We still frown or laugh at kale smoothies. Just boil it with potatoes, make a creamy mash, add baked lardons, brown gravy, and a smoked sausage. Perfection!

just wondering what superlative will came after "super".... megafood, hyperfood, or food²?

What gets me is that? It always seems to be some kind of obscure fruit or vegetable and some tropical country that no one has ever heard of any cures cancer, insomnia, bad credit, death, Resurrection…

There are some foods that per equivalent weight hold far more vitamins and minerals than many others. Spinach has far more vitamins and minerals then ice berg lettuce. Choose vegetables with deeper and more color than pale or white ones.