What to Avoid

The article below is I think an example of what to watch for when shopping at the grocery store.  The problem is many of us are uneducated about what processed foods actually are.  I as a student when grocery shopping usually look for what is on sale.  The reality is most of the items that are sale items and cheap have no nutritional value and are processed foods.  A big item among college students Top Ramen or Cup of Noodle which is high sodium, processed and no nutritional value at all.  The article below is a good source of what to look for when shopping.  THink about how many of these items you have in your home.......

Myth: All Processed Food is bad for you

By Worldwidehealth Editor

As you can see processed food can be a great thing but the catch is it CAN be a good thing because some processed food can increase the risk of disease and lack nutritional value. The important thing is to know what to look for when buying your food at the supermarket, because lets face it almost every thing is processed except the fresh produce. Look at the ingredients, if you are going to put food into your body find out what is in the food, take responsibility for you health.

Things to avoid:

• Refined White flour, used in bread and white pasta
• Trans fats
• Canned goods with a high level of sodium
• High-caloric packaged snacks such as: chips, cheese snacks, certain crackers
• High-fat convenience foods such as ravioli, frozen dinners, frozen fish sticks, fast food, starchy pancakes etc...
• Packaged cakes and cookies
• Processed meats: hot dogs, ham, packaged lunch meat
• Sugary breakfast cereals