We crave the foods that should be most forbidden to us. Artery clogging, fat filled, high cholesterol laden, waistline busting, high blood pressure inducing foods. Why do we do this? Because they taste good and we become addicted to satisfying these cravings. You can and should retrain your body to eat and crave good for you fresh foods like vegetables, fruit, low-fat dairy and lean proteins.
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What are the Worst ten foods?
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- Chips: Just a couple of handfuls can pack in over 150 calories plus 3 grams of saturated fats (the unhealthy kind of fat) and 10 grams total fat.
- Non-dairy toppings: Like cool Whip for example. Pack with artery clogging oils the calories easily load up.
- Doughnuts: No nutritional benefit here – just oodles of fat and carbs. One glazed doughnut can pack in 200-300 calories with up to 20grams of fat. Only 30% of our total diet should come from fat. Based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, this amounts to about 44 to 78 grams of total fat a day, so you can see why blowing 20 grams on one doughnut is a no-no.
- Pasta: Covered in drenched with butter, cream and parmesan cheese. Again, loaded in fat and calories. Aportion the size of your fist, and lets be real, who is stopping at a fistful, can contain over 500+ calories and over 30 grams of total fat.
- Sausage:Â Another artery clogging fat and calorie buster.
- Fried chicken: Just one fried chicken breast has nearly 400 calories and 22 grams of fat.
- Canned cheese: Two tablespoons have 21 grams of fat, 13 grams of which are saturated.
- French fries:Â A six ounce serving contains 570 calories, half of which are from fat!
- White bread. Like all processed foods, there is little nutritional benefit and loads of carbohydrates.
- Soda: Loaded in sugar, calories and chemicals it simply has no place in a healthy diet.
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If you want to promote your health you think to think fresh. Load up on healthy fresh fruits, vegetables, low fat dairy and lean protein – all of which are packed with healthy and metabolism boosting fiber, vitamins and minerals. To give your healthy diet a jumpstart try a natural metabolism booster like MetaboSpeed!
