Food Myths, 101

A rundown on common myths about what makes for healthy food. For one, 'Kosher' != 'Healthy'... and neither does fruit juice, which "has been linked in the U.S., Australia and Spain to increased calorie intake and higher risks of diabetes and heart disease." Most grass-fed beef tastes worse than corn-fed (and has a larger carbon footprint). And white foods make a come-back:

[W]hite cabbage happens to be one of the most nutritious foods for you, packed with Vitamins K, C, A, B and even calcium, iron and fiber. White beans? They’ve got as much protein and fiber as red or pink pinto beans. The oft-overlooked celery, with its greenish pallor has some calcium and protein in addition to Vitamins A, C and K, and is pretty low in calories to boot. Perhaps the palest produce of them all, white cauliflower is a dense nugget of antioxidant power (and don’t forget to eat the stems, too).