Many foods exist with a higher nutritional worth

Tag a cookie loving mate, hit save and keep everyone informed on this assortment of shop based cookies. 
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For some, consumption of any cookie produces the same nutritional belief regarding its worth. Therefore, instead of the true nutritional value, the name of the food dictates their nutritional decisions and subsequent emotions after consumption. 
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However, as the graphic shows, each cookie can be very different in nutritional terms. Some have more calories, some have less. Some have more sugar, some have less. Some taste great, some only taste good. -

Many foods exist with a higher nutritional worth, but as long as one is aware, now and then, a cookie can supplement a worthy diet perfectly.

Because according to Paul and Paula in the office; ‘potatoes cause obesity’, ‘cheese clogs arteries’, ‘one portion of mildly processed sausages automatically causes cancer’ and ‘ketchup is full of chemicals’...
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These statements above (along with the obligatory food shaming remarks) are symptomatic of the hysterical, dramatic dieting culture that we continue to perpetuate. Television documentaries, agenda driven social media influencers and Netflix are shaping our nutritional beliefs more than ever before. Sadly, they seem to have replaced evidence based science carried out in unbiased, controlled environments. 
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People only know what they know. And sometimes what they know is exaggerated or inaccurate. They feel a sense of entitlement to inflict their beliefs upon others. But sometimes their beliefs are wrong.
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This graphic represents what one may experience when subjected to external opinions about the food they consume. If one was beginning a journey of nutritional improvement, they are less likely to be completely confident that their process is right. Therefore this opens the door for misinformed, extreme and manipulative comments to consume that individual. Or worse, to demotivate them enough to give up completely.
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This graphic also represents a small taste of opinions about food in 2018 - usually centred around idolisation and demonisation. Life and death judged on a single lunch at work. As well as demonstrating nutritional misinformation among ordinary people, the graphic represents the fruits of supposed nutrition guru’s as they chastise foods and food groups to manipulate their followers into their own agenda.
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If there’s one thing you take away from this post, it’s to carefully chose who you listen to. Learning how to separate vindictive noise from helpful advice is done through your own sourcing of reliable information and support. Once you have this, you can very easily remove the unhelpful noise from your life.