Let’s Discard Some Nutritional Myths.

Last Updated on July 27, 2025 by Pen Pixel

I’ve been lied to. You’ve been lied to.

We’ve all been spoon-fed nutritional rubbish so long, we started calling it a balanced diet.

• No, you don’t need to cut carbs to survive.
• No, starving yourself on lemon water isn’t detoxing.
• And yes, eating after 7 PM doesn’t automatically turn you into a mattress.

The Key Takeaway.

You don’t need more rules. You need unlearning. Because most of the stuff we’ve been taught about “healthy eating” is just fear, perfectionism, and control issues dressed up in avocado toast.

REALITY CHECK: Food Fear is the New Fad.

Let’s call a spade a spade, nutrition has become a cult.

People aren’t eating anymore. They’re calculating, tracking, panicking.

• They don’t ask, “What do I feel like eating today?”
• They’ll ask, “Will this make me fat?”
• They look at bananas and see sugar.
• They look at rice and see regret.
• They’ll look at their plate and forget they’re allowed to just… enjoy food.

This is the real problem. The problem is the shame stuck between every bite.

So Let’s Discard Some Nutritional Myths.

“Carbs are bad.”

Bad? For who?

Your brain LIVES on carbs. Your mood? Your energy? Your sanity? All linked.

• Cut carbs too low and you’ll start fighting air.
• You’ll snap at your mom for breathing too loud.
• You’ll cry because your socks don’t match.
• You’ll confuse hunger with sadness and wonder why you “lack discipline.”

No bee, you lack glucose. Not grit. Just sugar. Simple. The end.

“You need to eat clean 24/7.”

What does that even mean? Is food dirty now?

• If I eat jollof rice with turkey, is that “dirty?”
• Is cake suddenly evil because I didn’t bake it with coconut flour and guilt?

Let’s stop pretending health is about purity. You’re not sinning by having pizza.

Obsession with clean eating can lead to something worse than any cupcake: orthorexia.

A silent food fear that looks like discipline on the outside but feels like prison on the inside.

“Detox your body with celery juice and lemon water.”

This one makes me laugh till my stomach hurts.

Your liver exists. Your kidneys exist.

• They don’t need a bright green smoothie to “wake up.” 
• They are already doing the damn job silently, every day, even when you disrespect them with 3 shots of alcohol and a cheeseburger at 2 a.m.

Want a real detox?

• Sleep.
• Water.
• Stop overthinking every calorie.

Boom. Detoxed.

“Eating late at night makes you fat.”

Please, stop.

Your body doesn’t have a clock that goes, “Oh it’s 8:01 PM, let’s store this as fat immediately.”

What matters is how much you eat and what you eat over time and not whether you had rice at 6 PM or 9:32 PM.

Sometimes, that late night meal was the only time you had peace and quiet. You deserve to eat in peace, not panic.

“Fat makes you fat.”

Okay, let’s do this slowly.

Fat does not make you fat.

Overeating, stress, no movement, trauma, binge cycles, hormonal issues, eating like a bird all day then inhaling a fridge at night, those are the real culprits.

And some fats? LIFE-SAVING.

• Your hormones? Built on fat.
• Your brain? Mostly fat.
• Your skin, mood, periods? Fat helps regulate all of it.

Stop avoiding peanut butter like it’s a loaded gun. It’s not.

“Skipping meals = faster weight loss.”

No. You’re not losing fat, you’re losing sanity.

Skipping meals triggers your body into survival mode. And when your brain thinks food is scarce, it clings to fat even harder.

You don’t become skinny, you become foggy, tired, moody, and eventually, binge-y.

You think you’re strong for skipping breakfast. Meanwhile, your body is planning revenge by dinnertime.

“If it works for them, it’ll work for me.”

Comparison is a scam. Let me tell you why.

• The influencer with abs and green smoothies?
• You don’t know their genes. Their history. Their mental health.
• They might cry after every meal. Or hate their body silently.
• They might not even eat like that. It’s just content.

Your body is YOURS. Your pace is YOURS.

Trying to copy someone else’s “success” story is how you lose yourself in someone else’s mess.

Nutrition is not just what you eat. It’s how you eat, why you eat, what you believe while eating. And how safe you feel in your body when you’re not tracking anything. A plate of rice with joy is healthier than kale with shame. Read that again.