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Bad foods are generally considered to be foods that offer little nutritional value and are commonly referred to as “empty calorie foods;” foods that offer little to no protein, vitamins, or minerals and have lots of sugar and fats. They include:
Refined white flour products
- bread
- pastas
- cakes
- muffins
- pretzels
Refined sugar products commonly referred to as “dense” products
- cereals
- candies
- baked goods
Processed foods (sugar, fat and salt)
- canned or frozen foods
- real or fake buttered popcorn
- sugary and salty snacks
Margarine, butter, shortening and any hydrogenated oils
Smoked or cured meats
- bacon and sausages
- hot dogs
- lunch meats
- ham
- Spam
Fatty or burned over-cooked meats
Heavily or artificially sweetened beverages
- soft drinks
- flavored fruit drinks
- teas
- smoothies
Fried foods
- french fries, onion rings and veggies
- chips
- doughnuts
- meats
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| melsBuzz |
- The more you eat refined foods, the more your immune system is under attack. By eating whole foods, you can immediately make a difference.
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| melsAdvice |
- If you have to have a fast-food meal, make sure the rest of your food for the day is comprised of whole foods, fruits and veggies
- Always read labels. Even healthy whole foods might have too many bad ingredients added for this food to be good for you
- Avoid all nitrate foods, which have been known to promote cancer. If you want the taste of bacon, try Fakin Bacon or Morningstar’s Veggie Bacon strips
- Eating is about feeling good and satisfied. Whole foods have more of a lasting good feeling
- If you want to use a natural sweetener, try maple syrup
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| DidYouKnow? |
- One of the primary reasons for developing the refinement of foods was to establish a longer shelf life. What would happen is that whole wheat flour left alone for any period of time would cause bugs to appear. Bugs need nutrients to live. With the nutrients removed, the bugs no longer have a “food” source
- One of the great characteristics of whole foods is that they are easily assimilated and absorbed into our body, whereas refined foods are not
- The wheat kernel is the part of the wheat plant that is made into flour. This kernel is comprised of four main parts – the germ, the endosperm, bran and the husk. Refining involves removing 3 of the 4 parts of the kernel, leaving only the endosperm, which is composed mainly of starch and very little protein
- When any grain is refined, fiber is lost
- Most health experts link refined and processed foods to the growth of obesity in America
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| melsTips |
- Avoid anything labeled refined, enriched and fortified
- Eat only whole grains
- Buy whole grain bread
- Healthy foods do not have to taste bad. Experiment with different whole grains and spices to find the right mixture for you
- Avoid any kind of fast food
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| melsQuiz |
- Whole foods are nutrient-rich. Processed foods are ______?
- A cup of whole wheat flour has 15 grams of fiber, while a cup of enriched white flour has how many grams?
- The Enrichment Act of 1942 and amended in 1996 required?
- Stone ground refers to a milling process using?
- What’s the difference between wheat flour and whole wheat flour?
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| melsQuiz Answers |
- Stripped of their original nutritional value
- 3 grams
- Adding iron, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin and folate back into refined grain products
- Limestone to grind any given grain – including refined grains – into flour
- Whole wheat flour is made from whole wheat kernels and wheat flour is any flour made from wheat and is not considered whole grain
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