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by babuskov 34 days ago
That's the problem with the definition of "healthy". No single food is "healthy" on it's own. It's a wrong way to look at it and why most people fail at finding a good diet. There's no super food you can just eat unlimited amounts of.

A diet can be healthy if it's the nutrient combination of different foods that result in certain number of calories, protein, fat, carbs, minerals and vitamins per unit of time.

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You also have to adjust those numbers over time based on input and output. Your body’s energy system isn’t closed.
The more colorful the plate, generally; the better it is for you.
That's why Skittles-based diets tend to perform so well!