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0 pointsThePadawan3y ago0 comments

I believe it might be based on misunderstanding the generic category "vegetables".

I.e. "I eat lots of vegetables! I had french fries on Tuesday, mashed potato on Wednesday, ..."

Reminds me of the classic regulatory decision (which I actually looked up to make sure that it wasn't an urban myth, that's how crazy it sounds) that the tomato paste on top of pizza is classified as a vegetable for school lunches [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup_as_a_vegetable

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fsckboy3y ago

what's the basis for thinking that ketchup or tomato paste or sauce are less nutritious than other cooked vegetables? It's tomatoes.

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0 pointsThePadawan3y ago0 comments

I believe it might be based on misunderstanding the generic category "vegetables".

I.e. "I eat lots of vegetables! I had french fries on Tuesday, mashed potato on Wednesday, ..."

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup_as_a_vegetable

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fsckboy3y ago

what's the basis for thinking that ketchup or tomato paste or sauce are less nutritious than other cooked vegetables? It's tomatoes.

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