FIVE FOOD YOU SHOUD NOT EAT AGAIN

When you aretrying to get healthy and lose weight, there arecertain foodsyou should avoid. Most of these food are obvious because they contain ingredients

cause weight gain. There are somefoods not asobvious and can be just asbad for you. These foods are a problem because most people do not know how to avoid them and therefore consume them more often than they should. Here are five such foods you should never eat again.

White bread

White bread is a local staple but the truth is, it doesn’t have any nutritional value. It containsa lot ofsugar and isn’t asfilling asdesired.

Substituteyour white bread for wholegrain or whole wheat bread when possible. Also substitute bread on your sandwicheswith lettuceleaves or whole grain tortillas.

Fried Foods

Many people only associate fried food with fast food restaurants and do not realize they also consume them at home. Avoid frying any meal, consider baking or broiling instead. Fried foods are not nutritious and can cause blood pressure and cholesterol levels to rise. Theycan also causeyou to gain weight needlessly.

Cream-based salad dressings

Salads can be very nutritious but can become unhealthy when covered in cream-based dressings that contain a lot of fat and calories. There can be more calories in your salad dressingthan in the rest ofyour entire salad.

Try oil-based salad dressingsinstead. Theytaste lighter,and have less calories.

White rice

Rice is a common staple but the truth is, white rice can cause your body to store fat when it doesn’t need to. It also has no nutritional value. Local rice (Abakaliki) and brown rice is the best option because it is full of fibre, vitamins and nutrients. It will also keep you satisfied longer so you areless likely to overeat.

High fructose corn syrup

High fructose corn syrup can quickly cause you to gain weight and even make you have cravings for more sugar and sugary foods. Overeating sugary foods and foods that are high in fructose corn syrup can even lead to diabetes and other health problems. Avoid processed sugars and opt for fresh fruits and berries