Sometimes I’m amazed that despite the wealth of information available online, it can be remarkably difficult to find useful nutrition resources. I’m not really sure why this is the case. Maybe it’s because there are infinite ways to classify the relative “goodness” or “badness” of foods, depending on your nutrition belief system.

If you talk to an Atkins devotee, they’ll tell you that all protein and fat foods are fine, as long as you avoid carbohydrates. Conversely, if you find yourself talking to someone with vegan leanings, you’ll hear that the human body has no use for animal products and can live off vegetables alone.

But arguing about whether a food is inherently good or bad is typically only an activity for the foolish… or the naïve. To rehash a famous quote, “one man’s food is another man’s poison.” Human kind has a near miraculous ability to survive off of a wide variety of foodstuffs, the key is figuring out how you as an individual works best.

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