Is “eating healthy” more about eating good food or not eating bad food?
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There’s not really ‘good food’ and ‘bad food’. Your goal is to hit your targets for macronutrients (fats/proteins/carbs), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), fiber, and calories (which come from fats/proteins/carbs).
You have to consider your lifestyle and how much of each category you need, then eat foods that will help you meet those goals. Exceeding goals also isn’t really a good thing.
The problem in the US and many other countries is that people eat too many calories and too few of the other calories – therefore, for an average person, a lower calorie food that’s high in micronutrients and fiber would be considered ‘good’. A higher calorie food that’s lower in micronutrients and fiber would be considered ‘bad’.
However, whether or not that food is ‘good’ for you depends on how much micronutrients and fiber you’re currently getting – if you already get enough, then there isn’t any benefit in getting more. It also depends on your calorie expenditure. For most people, this is fairly average but there are some outliers (particularly sedentary people or professional athletes for example)
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