Unfortunately, there is still a widespread perception of "healthy" and "unhealthy" foods in the field of nutrition today. And, just as eating "healthy" foods depends on their quantity and total energy intake, there is actually NO commonly available food that should be absolutely avoided.
Unless a person has health problems (e. g. Celiac disease) or the athlete is in the last phase of pre-competition training, it is crucial that the MAJORITY of the diet consists of quality food sources within the required energy intake to provide sufficient macronutrients, vitamins and minerals for the body's needs.
If individual nutritional requirements are covered, occasional consumption of "low quality" foods and foods in small quantities (which some may consider absolutely unhealthy and bad) is ABSOLUTELY fine and there is no point in beating yourself up about it. This is also what I always tell my clients, since my programme is based on the 80/20 rule.
On the contrary, it's a good mental support that makes it easier in the long run to stick to an otherwise quality diet and be more at ease with food on all occasions and not be afraid of some restrictions and "forbidden foods".
Plus, a small and occasional amount of "low quality" food is much preferable to strict adherence to a diet followed by a gigantic CHEAT DAY marked by 24-hour raid on fast-food chains and Instagram photos of a bed full of chocolate bars.
Therefore, rather than worrying about whether any one food is healthy or unhealthy, it is far more important to objectively assess whether the overall diet is appropriate or inappropriate and properly adjusted to a person's individual goals and lifestyle.
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