nutrition disinformation
Yesterday at the beach:
Eavesdroppee 1: "We should go buy some Gatorade, for the electrolytes."
Eavesdroppee 2: "You could just have some fruit and eat the rest of the pita chips. Sodium and potassium, same thing as Gatorade."
Eavesdroppee 1, scandalized: "But sodium is bad for you!"
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Today, 20 minutes ago:
Coworker 1, eyeing C. 2's box of whole-grain cereal and banana: "Are those... carbs?"
Eavesdroppee 1: "We should go buy some Gatorade, for the electrolytes."
Eavesdroppee 2: "You could just have some fruit and eat the rest of the pita chips. Sodium and potassium, same thing as Gatorade."
Eavesdroppee 1, scandalized: "But sodium is bad for you!"
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Today, 20 minutes ago:
Coworker 1, eyeing C. 2's box of whole-grain cereal and banana: "Are those... carbs?"