Here is What Nutritionists Actually Consider Healthy Food

Here is What Nutritionists Actually Consider Healthy Food

We can all pretty much agree that soda is unhealthy and kale is healthy. But there are lots of foods on the soda-to-kale continuum whose nutritional value is murky.

For example, what is the deal with granola? Frozen yogurt? Red meat? And are you supposed to eat butter or never eat it?

To answer all this, the New York Times hired a polling firm to ask hundreds of nutritionists (all members of the American Society for Nutrition) whether they considered certain foods healthy. The firm also asked the same question of "a representative sample of the American electorate."

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