5 Foods to stay away from to live a healthy life!

These are the 5 most important food you must avoid if you want to live a healthy lifestyle.  You will be surprised how unhealthy some food may be. 

1. Processed Meats-
These include salami, sandwich meat, beacon, hot dog pepperoni and other similar meats. These processed meats have a lot of additives including MSG. And are also high in fat, cholesterol and sodium. A better alternative is just buying a whole chicken, roasting it yourself and cutting it into small pieces ready for a sandwich.

 

2. Fried Foods-
Fried food contains so many trans fat. It is okay once in a while to have fried food but if you have it too often then chances are you will gain weight and have a bad cholesterol. Fried food for example potato chips or doughnuts are not very healthy as it is fried in oil and sometimes these oils are being re used a lot of times. If you guys ever crave fried food why don't you just bake them. Baking is a healthier alternative and it doesn't involve and oil.

   

3. Refined Grains-

Stay away from foods like pasta, bread, rice and some breakfast cereal. These food all contain a high content of carbohydrate which not only make yous gain weight but also make you more hungry faster. A better alternative is brown rice, whole wheat pasta or bread with oatmeal in it. And for those of you who are on a special diet and needs to eat carbohydrates, there are also good carbohydrates that you can gain from eating vegetables such as sweet potato. 

  

 

4. Alcohol 

Alcohol is a depressant and it does not give you any nutrients at all other than empty calories. However drinking too much gives you liver problems. It can also bloat you up. Alcohol can be consumed once in a while at every special occasion how ever everyday is a no no as it bad for liver.

 

 5. Diary 

You may have heard that milk is really good for your bones however milk is full of fat and so is cheese. Thee items contain a lot of calories, cholesterol and unhealthy fats. For those of who who really love milk and cheese a better alternative is buying skim milk ad lite cheese. 

   

Overall, not everyone is perfect, not everyone can avoid these unhealthy foods. However there are other alternatives little changes that can help the future of your health. Other tips for staying healthy is swapping a bad meal for a good. For example if you have 6 small meals a day and all six are full of fat and high in calories, You can swap 3 meals for a healthier alternative meal such as salad, roast chicken and fruit salad.

References-
http://www.livestrong.com/article/353955-10-foods-drinks-to-avoid/
http://voices.yahoo.com/10-foods-avoid-448686.html?cat=51