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Overeating “Healthy” Foods? | EP 096

7 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker highlights a range of foods that are commonly perceived as healthy but are often eaten in excess, potentially contributing to long-term health problems. The list includes nuts such as almonds, cashews, and peanuts; a handful of leafy greens—Swiss chard, beet greens, spinach, and the less common sorrel—frequently overused even in baby foods; pseudo‑grains and seeds like quinoa, teff, chia, and hemp; starchy vegetables such as sweet potatoes and beets; certain fruits like blackberries; and other items like plantains and bran. The overall message cautions listeners that even “good” foods can become detrimental when over‑consumed.

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Things that you might be overeating that can contribute to long-term health problems are the nuts, like almonds, cashews, and peanuts being the primary ones. The top greens are really just 3 or 4 greens, and that is Swiss chard, beet greens, spinach, and sorrel. Sorrel is not a common one, but the others are very common and overused, and even in baby foods. There's things like the pseudo-grains, like quinoa and teff, chia seeds and hemp seeds. Sweet potatoes, my personal hero. Beets. And then, you know, blackberries. The fruits aren't too bad. Plantains are not great. And bran is another problem.