With all the focus on getting healthier through eating right and exercising these days, I am making a stand try to completely eliminate processed foods from my diet. If you see a food product in a box, a bag, or any type of packaging and it did not come from a health food store chances are it’s processed. Foods that are processed lose most of their nutritional value and substituted with unhealthy fillers like sugar and carbohydrates. Artificial colors, sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, and salt are some of the other unhealthy substitutes used in processed foods. Consuming too much high fructose corn syrup itself is believed to be a factor in weight gain, dental cavities, and overall poor nutrition. Not only does it taste better, but fresh foods also provide more nutrients than processed foods. When attempting to get the full benefits of fresh foods, one should purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. These fresh foods contain vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and fibers that are all needed in order to maintain optimal health. Eating fresh foods over processed makes it easier to lose and maintain weight as well as providing more energy because processed foods are not nutritious.
A big part of fresh food and its vitamins is when it is consumed. Fresh foods start losing their vitamins the moment they are picked and sometimes sit in stores or warehouses for weeks before being purchased. This is a good reason to try and purchase food from a farmers market where everything is fresh. There are different ways of buying and consuming fresh foods, one is referred to as a raw diet. A raw diet consists of foods that is not cooked, applied to a fire or fragmented in any way. The thought is that when you cook anything it will decrease the nutrient content and kill the enzymes. Another way of purchasing fresh foods besides the local grocery store is to go to a farmers market or buying organic products. Organic products are grown in rich, natural soil that is free of harsh chemicals and additives. Most foods that are processed today contain some form of corn whether it is from acids, sugars, or starches. Every part of corn is harvested for something in food processing from the kernel, to the skin which is crushed for its oil.
The Essay on Thai Food as a Cultural Product
The use of food as cultural products by tourism industry today affects the culinary heritages in negative senses Do you agree with this statement? Please explain and give example. Cultural products as a part of tourism industry have become an influential strategy in modern international trade. Food is one of the distinctive goods, which have popularly been brought to represent the country and the ...
Corn is now broken down and rearranged into organic compounds. These compounds form ingredients that are on most processed foods ingredients labels such as lactic acid, fructose, glucose, and MSG. Glucose and fructose are fine in moderation and both play a part in the body’s blood sugar. Fructose however can be harmful if too much is consumed in one sitting because the liver cannot process it fast enough for the body to use it as sugar. What it does instead is make fats from the fructose and send it into the bloodstream as triglycerides which is a risk factor of heart disease and may facilitate insulin resistance. Fructose is not only in processed foods, there are also small amounts of it found in fruits and vegetables that are easy for the body to handle.
Though there are clear nutritional differences between fresh and processed foods, the idea of processing food was ingenious. Preserving food in early history was essential for beating out nature and having foods last longer. That is the question in making your decision the next time you buy food, do you want food that will last longer or food that both tastes better and is better for your health? While processed foods may last longer, fresh foods could very well help your life last longer. Sure it is more expensive to buy fresh over processed but in my opinion it is better to spend a little, my health is worth it.
The Essay on Comsumer Buying Process and the Book Industry
“Describe the major stages in the consumer buying decision process, and discuss their importance for purchasing a book. What might be the impact of the Internet on the purchase?”The consumer buying decision process can be explained through six different steps. The different steps overlap frequently and are not isolated. Two or more steps in the process may also take place at the same time. The ...
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