We get it! It is nearly impossible to stick to a healthy diet 24/7. But if you can focus on avoiding the really bad foods, rather than cutting out everything, then you're more likely to succeed.
We should listen to your body and be focusing on the variety of healthy foods we can have, rather than what a hard-to-follow diet says you can't have.
Read up on the TEN FOODS that are really bad for our body:
1- Partially hydrogenated oils
"Partially hydrogenated oils mean trans fat! These are synthetic-made oils that raise your 'bad' LDL cholesterol and lower your 'good' HDL cholesterol. PHOs, found in margarine, vegetable shortening, packaged and processed foods (cookies, crackers, chips), and fried foods.
2- Bright colored yogurt
"Yogurt is meant to be just two ingredients: milk and cultures, a white and creamy healthy treat. Yet, there are so many bright and colorful yogurts on the market today. These yogurts are filled with unnatural dyes and added sugars.
3- Caged eggs
"How animals are raised will translate into both the taste and nutritional value of your food. Chickens raised with limited space and limited diets will result in eggs with lower levels of omega-3s.
4- Artificial sweeteners
"Just because they are zero calories does not mean they are good for your health. They are actually related to many negative health issues such as a distorted natural sense of taste, craving for sweet foods, and increased appetite."
5- High-fructose corn syrup & Frosting
This highly processed liquid sugar has been linked to diabetes, obesity and mood disorders and can be found in dozens of foods, including soda, candy, salad dressings, bread, canned fruit, sweetened yogurt, granola bars, breakfast cereal, baked goods, condiments, and processed snacks like cookies, crackers, frosting and chips.
6- Fat-free salad dressing
Although these dressings typically have fewer calories, they are filled with a long list of not so pretty ingredients (including sugar usually) to try and compensate for the lack of natural healthy fats. And remember, you need good fats (such as olive oil) to absorb nutrients from the salad.
7- Processed Baked Goods & Sugared Cereals & Bagels
So tasty, but so not worth it. Those pre-packaged mini muffins, doughnuts, cereals, bagels and dessert cakes will add tons of calories and loads of unwanted sugar to your diet, plus they aren't easy to digest. Sugar and high carbs increase inflammation in the skin and in the body. You can develop acne, rosacea, look puffy, bloated and increase the risk of diabetes, cholesterol and certain types of cancer.
8- Soda
Soda should be nixed from your diet completely. "One can of soda is like a can of water with 10 packets of sugar in it," says nutritionist Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN, and director and owner of BTD Nutrition Consultants, LLC. "The recommended amount of daily sugar for a woman is about six teaspoons or 24 grams, and soda has way more than that."
9- Jarred Tomato Sauce
Make your own, because the store tomato sauce has a ton of sugar.
10- Soy Sauce
Soy sauce is low in calories and has some good vitamins and minerals like riboflavin and vitamin B-6, but the extremely high sodium content will leave you bloated and at risk for conditions like hypertension. You can buy the light one instead: "A tablespoon of the low-sodium soy sauce is about 600 milligrams of sodium instead of 900.
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