In this age of getting it fast, boxed foods make eating a very convenient thing. People don’t seem to think about the artificial sweeteners and high sodium that the majority of these foods have in them.
Did you know that both refined sugar and salt are washed and bleached?
Artificial sweeteners are linked to many illnesses and diseases. They also cause a false surge of energy and when you come down it is very similar to what a drug addict experiences.
Did you know that boxed and canned foods have little or no nutritional value?
Once foods have been cooked to the extreme the nutrition is basically gone. When canning, the heating process destroys from one-third to one-half of vitamins A and C, riboflavin, and thiamin. Each year that the food is stored, canned food loses an additional 5 to 20% of these vitamins. When we purchase canned and boxed items that have been cooked, dehydrated, and chemically processed we cook them as well. What little nutrients, in any, were in them are gone as well.
So, why do we pick up these items?
There are a number of reasons.
* Some of us grew up on them.
* Others of us love the convenience of them.
* Still others just refuse to believe that they are not good for us.
There are some canned and boxed items that are fine to eat; however it pays to be careful not to fill your basket with foods of convenience. Instead of buying all that processed stuff, pick up fresh fruits and veggies. Even frozen is better than boxed or canned.
Eliminate the bad stuff.
This article was written by LaTara Ham-Ying. (You may not reprint this article)
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