Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

That Eggs increase your cholesterol.

if you do not eat your crust you will not get curly hair

If you accidentally ate grape or passionfuit seeds a vine would grow out of your tummy , crusts make your hair go curly ,this food will put hair on your chest, you are what you eat,

That eating your crusts from your bread gives you curly hair! I am still waiting for my curls!

That you shouldn’t have any fish soon followed by milk as this would lead to brown & white patches appearing all over your skin!!!

That low fat or skim milk dairy products are healthier for you.

eating crust would give you curly hair

That foods labelled “healthy”, “low fat”, “guilt-free” or “sugar free” wouldn’t go straight from my lips to my hips… we have become label-wise in the last few years and are eating so much less processed food. We all feel lighter, brighter and happier!

If you swallow a watermelon seed it will grow inside and turn you into a watermelon plant. At 5 years old I cried when I accidentally swallowed a seed.

If you swallow watermelon seeds you will grow a watermelon inside your belly.

From Mum, if you eat your crusts you hair will get curls.

I believed the myth for years that bread kept in the fridge lasts longer. It actually makes bread go stale really fast though! I love bread, nothing beats the taste of fresh bread eaten on the day it’s bought. My family doesn’t have it any other way now.

Don’t eat stone fruits before you go swimming because you will sink to the bottom and drown.

Bread is bad for you.

I previously thought white bread was good for you but I have since realised that this is not so

I thought that low fat was always a better alternative. I was shocked to find out low fat often means higher carbs / sugar!

That eating crusts will make your hair go curly – I totally believed that growing up and always ate my crusts in the hope my hair would grow curly.

The biggest food myth I’ve heard is that it takes gum 7 years to digest, I believed that until I was in uni, even though I still swallowed my gum.

Eating nutritionally good foods will keep you healthy and help control weight. However healthy foods such as avocadoes, wholegrain breads, nuts, dark chocolate, sweet fruits, brown rice eaten in large quantities can increase our calorie intake and blood sugar levels. Hence eating these in moderation is essential for good health.