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40 Snacks That A Nutritionist Will Cut From Your Diet

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The ingredients of diets determine our level of exposure to the risk they bear. In some cases, these ingredients could be prepared by frying in saturated fats. A nutritionist will guide your diet plans and avert the danger of junk snacks.

Hot Dogs

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It's better to skip a meal of hot dog sausages and satisfy your cravings with a bag of crunchy almond nuts. Hot dogs are processed meats with unhealthy fats (trans-fats). There's a high risk of colon cancer when you indulge in the consumption of processed meats.

Sweetened Cereals

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The ideal cereal diet that nutritionists recommend is whole grain cereal because of the low-sugar content. However, food vendors prepare flavored instant oatmeal and sweetened cereals from refined sugar.

Veggie Puffs Or Chips

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Ensure to read the food product label before consuming Veggie chips. There might be starchy add-ons like potato flour, rice flour or starch as the major ingredient. However, fresh veggies are low in calorie than these starchy ingredients.

Doughnuts

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Doughnuts are commonly made from refined white flour that is sourced from GMO farms. Refined white flours are high glycemic foods that spike blood sugar levels. However, doughnuts pose a greater risk to your blood pressure because they have been fried to satisfy your cravings.

Sugary Beverages

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Beverages that contain refined sugars and preservatives should be removed from our diet plans. According to the American Heart Association; the recommended daily intake of sugar is nine teaspoons for men and six for women. However, in sodas and sugary beverages; the content of sugar is higher than recommended.

Prepackaged Frozen Foods

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Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) is food poisoning, and it's easily transmitted from repackaged frozen meals. A large chunk of these repackaged frozen meals is filled with preservatives, sodium and refined sugar. These are harmful ingredients to avoid with prepackaged frozen meals.

Fruit Snacks

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Ensure to read food labels properly because most fruit snacks contain unhealthy preservatives. More so, it's common to find refined sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, and artificial flavors in fruit snacks. Most fruit snacks can load your stomach with over 15 grams of carb per serving.

Pita Chips

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Don't substitute whole potato chips for pita chips because the latter is made from refined white flour. The bleaching of flour adds an unhealthy amount of 5 grams of fat and 130 calories in an ounce of serving.

Trans-Fat

Image result for trans fat foodsA consumer of trans-fat can spike their blood's bad cholesterol level. These consumers stand a high risk of cardiovascular diseases. Avoid packaged frozen meals, cookies, and prepackaged biscuits because they're sources of trans-fat.

Canned Cheese

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Although cheese is rich in calcium, they should be consumed in moderation. Cheese has a high calorific value because it contains saturated fat and sodium. Instead of cheese, consume other dairy products like low-fat milk or yogurt.

White Sandwich Bread

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Since it is prepared using refined flour, white sandwich bread is extremely low in protein and fiber. Just from this fact it is clear that it is definitely not going to do your health any good.  Not only this, white sandwich bread had an extremely high glycemic index.

Potato Chips

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You should definitely stop eating chips for various reasons. Not only are do they have high-fat content, but also because their acrylamide concentration is off the roof. This would mean that potato chips are in fact carcinogenic. It does not help the body in any way.

Grilled Meat

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To people who love to enjoy barbecues and grilling, this is sad news. When meat is prepared at very high temperatures with direct exposure to fir the carcinogenic elements present in them are released. Cooking meat on the grill has a very high potential of developing pancreatic and prostate cancer.

White Sugar

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We must all be aware of the fact that sugar consumption is no doubt linked to getting diabetes. This is one of the few good reasons why they are often referred to as poison that kill you slowly. There are a lot of healthier alternatives for white sugar. Why not just go for natural sugars like honey or maple syrup?

Canned Soups

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There are some precautions you must take before you decide to take home a canned soup. Make sure you check the Nutrition Facts chart. Majority of the canned soups always contain a very high level of sodium that obviously makes them an unhealthy choice.

Cereal Bars

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If you think that cereal bars are actually good for your body then we are sorry to tell you that this is a false notion. In fact, they are full of sugar and fat. It is wrong to consider them as a healthy snack. If you still want to enjoy cereal bars, then just make them at home where you have full control over the ingredients...

Processed Meat

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There are so many points about processed meat that makes it one of the most harmful food item. They are made using a considerable amount of fat and nitrites. This is a very unhealthy additive in case you never knew. They can even increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. So just put a stop to it or reduce your intake...

Artificial Sugar

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There is something you should know about artificial sugar. You might think that they are a healthy replacement just because they do not contain calories but artificial sugars contain saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose. All these can cause cardiovascular disease or prediabetes. Not a good idea, after all, are they?

Juices

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While a cup of orange juice may be great, it actually depends on the type of juice you are consuming. Despite the notion, all juices are not as healthy as we expect them to be. Juices that are made almost entirely of sugar and coloring are a definite no-no! They should be banned from your diet for good.

Bacon

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You can close your ears or eyes all you want but you cannot run from or ignore the fact that bacon is an unhealthy food choice. As delicious as bacon may be, bacon is one of the most dangerous meats you will ever have the pleasure of eating. High on saturated fat, bacon can cause heart disease and should be avoided as much as possible.

Sausages

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Because of the fact that bacon is made up mainly of fat and salt, it undoubtedly unhealthy. Typically, sausages are prepared from the edible “leftovers” of various meats including the animal’s heart, tongue, stomach, or blood. Now, do you in the right mind think this would be of any help to your health? We think not...

Muffins

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You might argue that they sometimes contain healthy ingredients like nuts or whole flours but store-bought muffins are nothing like they appear to be. They actually contain a heavy amount of calories that end up having very little nutritional value. So it is best you do not consume too much...

Chocolate

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There are some food items that no matter what we do will always be dangerous to your health. Even if chocolate is from a reputed brand or an organic variety, one thing for sure is that they contain a heavy dose of sugar, fat, and of course calories. So just stay away from them.

French Fries

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When you think of junk food, what comes to your mind immediately? Most of us would say french fries. However, just like potato chips, french fries have acrylamide in them. This is a substance that has been developed by the amino acid in potatoes that have been exposed to 120°C (250 °F) or higher.

Bisphenol A

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There is something that makes all of these canned foods so bad for your health. Food cans have bisphenol A (BPA) in them. These substances can actually get absorbed by the tomatoes due to their high acid content. BPA has the chance of developing heart disease or cancer so, therefore, they must not be taken in regularly or if possible, not at all.

Popcorn

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Even though the actual popcorn may not be harmful, the packaging contains chemical components that can be life-threatening. These components if detected in the body of the consumers can hike up the risk of cancer. Not only do they harm the body, they can spread across the environment, contaminating other entities.

Potatoes

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Even though potatoes may be a great source of vitamins and minerals, some potatoes that have been exposed to pesticide treatments can cause them to be more harmful than other vegetables. Root veggies like potatoes absorb pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides in the soil. They are usually treated before and after harvesting too.

Frozen Pizza

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Just like a majority of the prepared foods, frozen pizza had a huge amount of sodium present in it. They are also very low on the nutritional value scale and instead will just feed your stomach with empty calories. If you are a pizza lover and you cannot live without it homemade pizza should be preferred.

Cow's Milk

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There are many negative notes given by nutritionists when it comes to cow’s milk. Initially, our bodies had trouble absorbing lactose can grow to be able to absorb it after years. Milk can actually harm the insides of your body as its consumption can result in gastric acidity and heart disease. Milk also makes you gain excessive weight too.

Energy Drinks

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We must not fall victim to the lies that have been presented to us in the form of energy drinks. Not only do they not provide energy to us, this type of beverage actually makes up an illusion of energy. These drinks are made with a highly concentrated source of caffeine. This can lead to nervousness and headaches in the far future.

Corn Syrup

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Corn syrup might even be way worse than sugar. In fact, they could even be more dangerous to your health. They are quite popular and are used in almost every prepared meal that exists, even in cold meats. Corn syrup can make you fall into the trap of type 2 diabetes.

Artificial Flavors

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You must remember that it is healthier to just chug a big glass of cold water than to add artificial flavors to your drink. Even though they may be marked “sugar-free,” these syrups are full of sweeteners and artificial sugars. Heavy does and abundant intake of these can lead you to get painful headaches.

Hydrogenated Oils

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Hydrogenated oils exist in many food items. They can be found especially in those yummy store-bought cookies. Hydrogenated oil gets transformed into its solid form and then used to extend the shelf life of many of the perishable goods we consume. It actually leads to high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

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Monosodium glutamate is a food additive that is contained in prepared dishes or even in the meals in many of the restaurants we eat in,to better the taste. Since they work just like drugs, you can actually get addicted and lead you to consistently want to eat more. There are people who get allergic to them which causes issues health wise.

Jam

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You must remember to do away with jam that contains sodium benzoate. This is actually a chemical preservative that can be used to prevent bacteria from growing in food products. Several researchers have unfortunately proven and linked this to hyperactivity in children.

Ready Made Smoothies

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You must always be conscious of the smoothies that you get from restaurants or the ones sold in stores.  Why? you ask? Well, the majority of these smoothies are prepared using loads of fat and sugar. But, if you actually made smoothies yourself from fresh fruits and vegetables, now that is one healthy choice!

Sulfites

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Make sure to always say no to foods that have sulfur dioxide, sodium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, or sulfurous acid anhydride in them. All these are sulfites and do a lot of damage to your body. These food preservatives are commonly used in wine and are known to be notorious allergens.

Whipped Cream

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If you pay close attention, you will know that most of the time, whipped creams that are cannot usually do not even contain dairy. The canned whipped cream is usually made from water and hydrogenated oil that can result in some cardiovascular diseases in the long run. Just buy the cream and make whipped cream yourself to be on the safe side.

Ham

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Ham is certainly one of the unhealthiest food products you can ever consume. You will find that ham contains a lot of nitrites with large amounts of salt. It does not take a genius to know that this combination is a dangerous duo for your health that can cause serious health problems. Just stop your consumption to make your diet a healthy one.

White Rice

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White rice is white solely for the fact that it had been washed and cleaned. White rice has a lot of unhealthy effects on the body, even more so than you might think. It has a lot of carbs which can cause you to gain extra weight. Wholegrain rice is a better choice if you cannot stay away from rice. It has more nutritional value.