At Keeko, we love a good wellness trend… but we also love the truth. And honestly? The internet has been serving up some wild fiction disguised as food facts. So we’re here to help you separate the snackable science from the straight-up silliness 🤪.

Let’s dive into the myths that deserve a one-way trip to the bin 🗑️.

Myth #1: “Carbs are the enemy.” 😱

Reality: Your brain literally lives for carbs.
They’re your body’s favourite fuel — like charging your phone. Cutting carbs completely just turns you into a tired, grumpy crouton. The trick isn’t ditching them but choosing the ones that don’t behave like glitter bombs in your bloodstream.

Myth #2: “Eating after 7 p.m. makes you gain weight.” ⏰

Reality: Your metabolism doesn’t clock out for the night.
Your body is not Cinderella; it doesn’t turn into a pumpkin at 7:01. If you’re hungry at 9 p.m., eat. Your body will cope, promise 😌.

Myth #3: “Celery juice cures everything.” 🥬

Reality: Celery is great, but it’s not a magical green wizard.
Sip it if you love it — it’s refreshing and looks insta-worthy. But curing acne, stress, or whatever TikTok is preaching this week? Nahhh!

Myth #4: “Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs.” 🥚

Reality: Same nutrients, different outfits.
Brown eggs just look bougie — that’s it. Nutrition? Identical twins.

Myth #5: “Frozen food isn’t healthy.” ❄️

Reality: Frozen fruit is basically the caped superhero version.
Picked ripe, frozen fast, and often more nutritious than the sad mouldy berries crying in your fridge. Plus, frozen mango chunks? Elite snack status 🥭.

Myth #6: “Chocolate is unhealthy.” 🍫

Reality: Reality: This is only half true. If you eat a lot of the milk kind, then yes it has more sugars and fats than actual cocoa (looking at you white chocolate). When you start to have dark chocolate that has more that 70% cocoa and in moderation, science have shown that it can be beneficial.

Myth #7: “Cooking vegetables kills all the nutrients.” 🥦🔥

Reality: Some veggies get more nutritious when cooked. Tomatoes? More lycopene. Carrots? More beta-carotene. And for some people it is harder for their digestion if eaten raw.

Myth #8: “White rice is healthy.” 🍚

Reality: White rice went to the spa and came back… stripped.
Most nutrients removed, mostly starch left. Still tasty, but not a nutrition powerhouse. Go for wild, red, black and brown instead.

Myth #9: “Fat is bad.”

This one is a biggie, some people still believe all fats are bad, but as we know not all fats are created equal. Cold pressed olive oil directly put on your favourite protein, carb, veggie, salad is completely different to the fat content in your ultra processed food😬.

The Beginning, Not the End

So there you have a comprehensive list (not everything) of myth busting from us. As science evolves and discovering new things all the time, healthy state and healthy foods are dynamic and does not remain static. Fingers cross that science one day discovers that dark chocolate mousse is a wellness supplement.

As you ponder the real meaning of food click here to look after those beautiful pearly whites.