It’s very important to choose the right food nowadays. Healthy and balanced diet is useful for every person. Different types of food contain different nutrients for our body. Some supply us with carbohydrates, some with proteins or fats, some with vitamins and minerals, etc. One of the healthiest types of food is fruit and vegetables. Such organic products can be only useful if they don’t contain any chemicals and additives, which has become a common phenomenon in modern supermarkets. More people tend to grow fruit and vegetables in their own gardens, instead of buying them. The most dangerous for health is so-called “junk food” or food containing empty calories. It is food with low biological value and high content of solid fats, calories and sugar. This category includes carbonated soft drinks, sweets, fast-food, chips, chocolate bars and other snacks. For example, carbonated drinks, such as Cola and Pepsi contain no natural ingredients, and a lot of artificial chemicals – sweeteners, taste modifies and nature-identical flavourings, which are not just unsalutary. They are addictive like drugs – the more you drink, the more you want. Lemonades don’t allay thirst, and their “refreshing effect” is just an advertising trick, no more. Sweets that are sold in supermarkets, such as candy, biscuits, cakes and chocolate bars are also virtually uneatable. In order to extend their shelf-life, producers use various preservation agents and chemical additives. Moreover, nowadays almost all natural ingredients are substituted with cheap analogues. So, store sweets contain palm oil, hydrogenated fats, milk powder and margarine. Of course, sweets in general are not very healthy food, but if you can’t live without desserts, you’d better cook them at home using high-quality products. Apart from “junk food”, there are other categories of unhealthy food, for example, manufactured meat products. This category includes all types of sausages, hamburgers, and any food made of processed meat. All sausage products contain very little meat and much animal fat, tallow, soya, ground bones and skin. These unhealthy saturated fats are accumulated in your organism, causing obesity. If you like meat, try to opt for natural low-fat red meat, poultry and fish, and avoid fatty pork and especially manufactured products. So, if you want to be healthy, pay attention to what you eat. If you like sweets, choose natural ones – honey, dried fruits, or, at least, natural bitter chocolate. If you can’t live without flour products, opt for wholegrain food. And please, never eat fast-food, convenience meat products and chips. And never drink Cola.
The most dangerous for health is so-called “junk food” or food containing empty calories. It is food with low biological value and high content of solid fats, calories and sugar. This category includes carbonated soft drinks, sweets, fast-food, chips, chocolate bars and other snacks. For example, carbonated drinks, such as Cola and Pepsi contain no natural ingredients, and a lot of artificial chemicals – sweeteners, taste modifies and nature-identical flavourings, which are not just unsalutary. They are addictive like drugs – the more you drink, the more you want. Lemonades don’t allay thirst, and their “refreshing effect” is just an advertising trick, no more. Sweets that are sold in supermarkets, such as candy, biscuits, cakes and chocolate bars are also virtually uneatable. In order to extend their shelf-life, producers use various preservation agents and chemical additives. Moreover, nowadays almost all natural ingredients are substituted with cheap analogues. So, store sweets contain palm oil, hydrogenated fats, milk powder and margarine. Of course, sweets in general are not very healthy food, but if you can’t live without desserts, you’d better cook them at home using high-quality products. Apart from “junk food”, there are other categories of unhealthy food, for example, manufactured meat products. This category includes all types of sausages, hamburgers, and any food made of processed meat. All sausage products contain very little meat and much animal fat, tallow, soya, ground bones and skin. These unhealthy saturated fats are accumulated in your organism, causing obesity. If you like meat, try to opt for natural low-fat red meat, poultry and fish, and avoid fatty pork and especially manufactured products. So, if you want to be healthy, pay attention to what you eat. If you like sweets, choose natural ones – honey, dried fruits, or, at least, natural bitter chocolate. If you can’t live without flour products, opt for wholegrain food. And please, never eat fast-food, convenience meat products and chips. And never drink Cola.