1. Pasta: a concentrate of carbohydrates
Pasta, so much praised as part of the Mediterranean diet, a careful analysis reveals no more than a concentrate of carbohydrates, no fiber, no vitamins or minerals. Moreover, the paste is made from a mix of white flour, united to water and eggs (although in small percentage).
2. White Bread: a different form of pasta
As the paste, the same can be said of white bread, which is nothing more than a dough presented in a different aspect. Also in this case we are to have to do with a concentrate of starchy carbohydrates, which in no way represent the ideal for the balance of our organism.
3. Processed cheese: salt at will
You know the melted cheese, a deep yellow color, like what you would use for burgers? Definitely very tasty, but certainly unhealthy, because high doses of salt it contains. It is definitely one of the healthy foods to be included in the diet. With two or three slices of the cheese you can get to overcome our daily requirement of salt, and this is not at all to the benefit of our health. We know what the consequences are of a high consumption of salt.
4. Juice: where are the fibers?
When you think of fruit juice, you immediately think of all essential and beneficial properties of fruit. But it is not necessarily so: the fruit juice contains many vitamins, but it is often full of sugars and the pulp of the fruit there is almost no trace. In this way we are lacking fiber, essential for intestinal health. Better to eat fresh fruit that the juice.
5. Peanuts: salt and fat
Peanuts, a real mixture of salt and fat, which can not maintain a proper balance in the intake of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty fatty The peanut consumption should be limited or otherwise based on a dried fruit consumption natural, with no added salt.
6. Soy sauce: it's really worth it?
Eat the soy sauce and we with a clear conscience, thinking that they are doing good, be acting in a healthy way. But it really worth it? If we analyze well the issue and the composition of this type of salsa, we realize that not only contains a large amount of salt, but there are also very harmful chemical substances for our body. Fortunately there are restrictive rules, which impose to limit the use of these substances, but, in terms of cost - benefit, maybe not much we earn.
7. Diet Soda: an inevitable weight gain
Often it is believed that drinking diet soda instead of the one with sugar, you will safeguard your health. But it is not so, because several studies have shown that the drink without sugar is responsible for an inevitable increase in body weight. Also artificial sweeteners used in these types of drinks, such as aspartame, may play a major role in influencing the risk of onset of certain diseases.
8. Ketchup: a lot of sugar and a few antioxidants
Ketchup, being based on tomatoes, should contain many antioxidants, such as lycopene, can exert substantial action in terms of prevention of aging. The problem, however, is constituted by the fact that the ketchup of which we use is often not such a natural product, but the result of processing that leads to a high content of sugar and to the reduction of the antioxidants.
9. Soup: salt and preservatives in quantities
And how about soup? We refer in particular to those already ready, real attack on health because of salt and preservatives, which often do not tend to make the case. Yet there are. The salt is very bad and forces an effort to the work of the kidneys.
10. Vegetable oils: attention to what the fast food
It is commonly believed that vegetable oils are healthy. In fact on this point we should do some 'clarity and to make relevant distinctions. Such oils are used for frying in fast food restaurants? Usually it resorts to palm oil, which is also a vegetable oil, which, heated, does not reveal healthy indeed no.
11. Food low fat content
Some foods, such as some seasoning, are labeled as "low fat". Apparently it may seem a beneficial element for health. We hold, however, that these foods often have a high content of sugar to compensate for the taste.
12. Chocolate bars nutrients: not really healthy snacks
Often we eat as a snack of chocolate bars, which are called nutrients. It is one of the most dangerous foods, a snack that we should be wary, because it is not the best to stay healthy.
13. Yogurt: a nice little sugar
Although yogurt is widely regarded as a food that can do well. However, many yogurts on the market contain a lot of sugar.
14. Nectar agave: an incredible amount of fructose
It can happen to use as a sweetener agave nectar. The latter, however, contains an incredible amount of fructose. It is said that our body is able to absorb it entirely.
15. Bread cereals: check the ingredients
The whole grain breads, that all believe could be a boon to health, deserves our attention: we must always check the ingredients. Sometimes it can happen that, in spite of the name, are used refined grains.
16. Ranch Salad: attention to seasoning
The ranch dressing for the salad is one of the most popular American in power. You have to pay attention to this dressing: it is said that it is so healthy, although in many consume it.
17. Oatmeal: attention to sugars
Oatmeal, unlike what you might think, would contain a lot of sugar. Precisely for this reason it can not include among the healthiest foods.
