Food is very important to life and health. Some foods are
particularly important as they help build our immunity against certain diseases.
In the same vein, research has shown that some foods when eaten regularly, set
us up for disease conditions like Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and even
cancers. Here are some of such foods and they should be eaten RARELY.
Added sugar from all sources: white sugar, brown sugar, soft
drinks etc make your blood sugar rise and fall erratically. And they contain
empty calories which do not help you at all.
Baked goodies like cakes, doughnuts, pies etc contain a lot of
unhealthy fats, processed carbs and of course, added sugar.
Processed meats like bacon, sausages and ham are certainly not
as healthy as white meat like skinless chicken. Fish is also a good
alternative.
Dairy foods like full cream milk, ice cream and cheese should be
replaced with skimmed milk, unsweetened low fat yoghurt and low fat cheese. You
could add some cut up fruits to the yoghurt to ‘jazz it up’ or pour it over
your cereal like muesli.
White carbs like white bread, polished rice, cookies etc should
be replaced with whole wheat versions. If you bake, you could add oatmeal to
your cookies for a healthier option.
Salt should be used very sparingly and the only way to this is
really re-training our taste buds to ‘accept’ less salt as tasty. Remember that
you can use spices to ‘jazz’ up your food.
#EatHealthyFoods#HealthIsWealth#YouAreWhatYouEat!
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