Many people want to eat healthy food to stay in shape. The food industry knows this too and advertises certain foods as healthier than they actually are.
If you're looking to eat healthy or lose weight, you can read a lot of interesting facts about nutrition and calorie content. However, products are often useful in theory but contain many unwanted additives in practice. The key word here is processing.
“As a result, products, even those that can be very healthy in their natural state, become unhealthy as a result of chemical processes and artificial additives,” says nutritionist Igor Strokov, especially for MedikForum.
Vegan alternatives meat
Commercially produced vegan meat alternatives are made to closely resemble the taste and texture of animal products. Artificial flavors and binders are added in large quantities. Therefore, with these products, it is more important than usual to carefully check the list of ingredients.
“There are plenty of plant-based alternatives out there that don't need chemical additives.”
Not always smart: light foods
Manufacturers advertised with less fat, sugar and calories. The latter is especially attractive to those who want to lose weight but do not want to give up certain foods.
In order to be able to reduce calorific value so effectively, manufacturers have to resort to their own tricks.
“They often add unhealthy fats or sugar substitutes that have no or fewer calories.”
Is white rice a healthy side dish?
White grains are low in fat and, unlike bread, and pasta (with the exception of whole grains), more valuable, complex carbohydrates that have little effect on blood sugar levels and keep you feeling full longer.
Vitamins and minerals are mostly hidden in a thin shell. It is removed from many types of rice, and with it valuable nutrients.
“Brown rice is the best choice if you want not only more nutrients from rice flour, but also more fiber.”
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