Food-cheaters: what trends in the diet imposed on us and say that they are useful

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As in the fashion industry, in power have their own trends, which decided to follow. But they invented to sell more goods. You can even see how the passed title of "healthy product": people pounced on tofu and granola, We switched to a raw food diet and dietary food and do everything possible to stay healthy and be form. But it was enough to change trends, and we know that all these superfudy not so useful. And some can lead to health problems. Therefore, we offer a list of 15 products that only pretend to be helpful.

Plantain chips

Plantain Chips advertised as an excellent substitute for sweets. Why have chocolate when you can eat banana chips! Bananas are in fact useful, right? But the point is that the banana chips fried in deep fat. Even one serving contains 10 grams of saturated fats, which raise cholesterol levels. It is better to eat fresh banana, then health will be all right.

sushi

Sushi - an example of how useful the food turns into harmful if eaten it over and over. Sushi little subjected to heat treatment, so it is referred to a healthy diet. But sushi restaurants often prepare fish with high mercury content. And if you eat too much mercury can get symptoms of poisoning. What kind? Insomnia, nausea, hair loss, high blood pressure... and much more unpleasant consequences.

Muesli

Muesli become synonymous with a healthy breakfast. Many people gave up bacon and eggs to start the day with something useful for the organism. But the pack muesli, standing on the shelves hide a nasty secret. Ready flakes with fruit contain about 500 calories and an immeasurable amount of sugar per serving. So if you want to eat really healthy muesli, buy a pack of oatmeal, dried fruits, sunflower seeds, mix and enjoy a healthy breakfast and not a fake in a beautiful packaging.

energy bars

Energy bars often can be found in a special department store with diet and healthy food. Nevertheless, dietary them can not be called. Favor in them are hard to find, they can be even more harmful than candy. The fact that energy bars are mainly cause your body to store fat and store calories, which in one bar may be up to 500 - so we have to eat for lunch. When you decide to once again enjoy bar, think about these figures.

Low-fat yogurt

When people strive to lose weight, they are looking for products with the lowest fat content. Buy low-fat yogurt and think it helped my body, but I was wrong. When the fat content of the product is significantly reduced, many lost flavor. To compensate for this, manufacturers add sugar. And low-fat yogurt is pereslaschonnym.

gluten-free products

If you can not eat gluten for medical reasons, you have no choice but to go on gluten-free diet. For everyone else, buy gluten-free products would be a waste of money. Such products with a high degree of purification does not contain whole grains, it means that they have little fiber and antioxidants. So, if giving up gluten is not vital, do not waste your money!

isotonic

Top sports drinks are harmful. Actually, on this planet, there is no useful products such shades. They are considered to healthy foods, because they are useful lemonades. Sweet drinks, of course, an absolute evil, made from sugar or chemical ingredients. But it does not make a sports drink useful. They are full of sugar, dyes and preservatives, so many of them banned in Europe and Japan. Do you want to recover after a workout - prepare isotonic independently.

wholegrains

Whole grains are useful because there are a lot of dietary fiber and contains vitamins group B. But even with such products need to be careful. The fact that manufacturers often called whole grain products that these are only conditionally. Whole grains - one that contains all parts of the seed. Peeled grains, which are more common in foods are stored longer and have smaller structures, but also for the body are less valuable.

ready smoothies

If you are cooking smoothies home, you're on the right track. What could be better for the body than mixed juices, fruits and vegetables? At home you chef can add smoothies everything you want. But some people forget or do not have time to prepare a cocktail on their own and buy ready-made products. Be careful! Sugar in them may be more than you think!

Popcorn

You heard of the diet on the popcorn? It was very popular. Who would refuse popcorn? But the corn out of the microwave - so-so idea. It contains a part of diacetyl, which is added to all the synthetic oils. Tasty, but terribly bad. Diacetyl is safe if it is, but it should not be inhaled. And when in front of you hot popcorn, it is very easy to breathe.

frozen dinners

Frozen ready meals - the salvation for busy people who can not cook every day. But there is a caveat, which makes semi-finished products harmful: they are very salty. Processed food loses its taste, and manufacturers solve the problem by adding salt, sugar and fats. In preparing dinner a lot of salt, but low in nutrients. And very rarely found whole grains.

muffins

Fans muffins justified by the fact that fresh muffins healthier than candy and fried donuts. But there exists a muffin and 400-800 calories! If you live without a cake you can not choose one in which fewer ingredients. The simpler structure of a product, the more difficult it to hide the sugar, fat and calories.

Granola

Granola - a term that is often referred to as a healthy breakfast of cooked cereals and nuts. The hype surrounding the product was created mostly good advertising. As in the case of cereals, which is similar to granola, it often contains a lot of sugar, which increases the calorie content per serving to an average of 600 calories. When cereal mix more sugar than grains and fiber, it becomes completely useless. Carefully read the composition of the product, if you want to have a really healthy meal.

Nut butter

Nuts contain many nutrients that improve our condition, and help fight obesity as part of a diet. But it is necessary to process the nuts into a paste as the benefits are completely lost. During the processing of natural fats break down, but the product is added artificial. A more salt, sugar, preservatives and colorants. It is better to use almond oil instead of pasta.

Dried fruits

Dried fruits are fine. When you dry them at home, maintaining all the vitamins, fiber and minerals. But if you buy candied fruit in the store, then you take the package Sahara. Sucrose manufacturers add dried fruit for flavor. And in order to preserve the color of the fruit, add sulfur. Such supplements may be dangerous, and certainly will not help to lose weight.