We think some foods are healthy, even though the opposite is true. Many of these foods are also too tasty for some people to avoid them altogether. With these unhealthy foods, however, less would be better. For sure less playing book of oz demo is not better.
We all want to eat healthily – at least in theory. And you’ve probably long since stopped listening to nutrition tips or are now completely confused about what you should and shouldn’t eat. There are a lot of myths surrounding food and healthy eating in particular.
There are all kinds of different diets: From paleo to raw food and low carb to veganism, detoxing, or so-called clean eating. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide which diet you feel comfortable with.
However, some well-known foods fall into the category of unhealthy food – and some of them are even harmful to our environment. We should therefore stop eating these foods (or at least eat them much less often). Fortunately, there is a good alternative for almost everything.
OUR LIST OF WHAT TO AVOID
1. unhealthy food: White rice – contains few nutrients, but often contains harmful substances
Brown wholegrain rice is better than white rice. Not all rice is the same: for white rice, the grains are milled. This means that the husk, the so-called silver skin, and the germ are removed from the unhulled rice. The grains are then polished. Only the starchy core of the rice grain remains. The valuable nutrients contained in the husk are lost in the process. White rice therefore “only” fills you up without providing you with many nutrients.
Parboiled rice is slightly better than white rice: it is soaked, steamed, and dried before being hulled and polished. As a result, the nutrients migrate to the inside and the end product still contains around 80 percent of the vitamins and minerals. However, it lacks the fiber.
The healthiest rice is whole grain rice: it is neither milled nor polished and therefore contains much more fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Wholegrain rice has a brownish appearance and is also known as brown rice. We recommend organic whole-grain rice.
2. instant vegetable broth: too often is not healthy
Instant vegetable stock does not contain a lot of vegetables. Instant vegetable stock powder is practical for quick soups, broths, or sauces. However, there are often not many vegetables in it: salt is usually the first ingredient in the list of ingredients, followed by the flavor enhancer glutamate. Glutamate has fallen into disrepute because it can potentially lead to allergic reactions and is said to stimulate the appetite. The scientific evaluation has not yet been completed, which is why recommendations are ambiguous.
Organic vegetable broths are a better alternative: no flavor enhancers or other questionable additives may be used. Even better than organic vegetable stock: simply make your healthy vegetable stock (for stock).
3. ready-made salad – an unhealthy food
Ready-made salad in bags is full of germs. Ready-made salad is full of germs – it’s better to buy fresh, unpackaged salad instead of unhealthy food. Salad from a bag is tempting: no washing, no chopping, all you need is the (ready-made) salad dressing and your “healthy” meal is ready. But unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Apart from the fact that ready-to-eat salad does not come without environmentally harmful plastic packaging, it is also often unhealthy for various reasons.
One problem with the finished lettuce is its bacterial load: the destruction of the natural leaf structures causes cell sap to escape and provides the ideal breeding ground for mold and bacteria, which can lead to illness.
In addition, lettuce is often treated with chlorine when it is processed into bagged products, as chlorine or chlorine oxide is sometimes added when the lettuce is washed. If you wash your lettuce yourself, you can easily avoid chlorine.
We recommend: A fresh, seasonal, organic salad is healthier, germ-free, has a longer shelf life, and doesn’t need packaging.
4. instead of unhealthy white flour products, it’s better to eat wholemeal
Wholemeal bread is better than baguettes made from white flour. To avoid unhealthy food, choose wholemeal bread instead of baguettes made from white flour. Unhealthy food: White flour is usually wheat flour “type 405” or “type 550”. This is the normal household flour that is often used for bread rolls, for example, due to its good baking properties. The number stands for a low degree of grinding and reflects the mineral content. Type 405 is the lowest number and therefore contains the least minerals. The higher the number of flour types, the healthier the flour.
In addition to their low nutrient content, white flour products have other health disadvantages: They are often high-calorie, high-fat, and high-sugar products such as cookies, croissants, cakes, or toast. Similar to white rice, white flour products simply make you “full” without providing your body with important nutrients.
Whether wheat or spelled, wholemeal flour retains all the components of the grain. That’s why wholemeal products contain more minerals, vitamins, and fiber and keep you full for longer.
5. avoid unhealthy food: Muesli instead of cereals
Not a healthy breakfast: cereals. Unfortunately, chocolate muesli, cornflakes, and honey pops are not a good start to the day. Breakfast cereals are highly processed products and unhealthy food because they often contain far too much sugar. They are high in calories but do not fill you up for long and are often enriched with artificial minerals and vitamins.
The latter may sound good, but it is not: in Germany, most people have a sufficient supply of nutrients. Excessive intake of fortified foods can even have harmful effects on health. How about a muesli made from wholemeal flakes, fresh seasonal fruit, and a few hazelnuts instead?
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