Nutritionist reveals how certain products from the supermarket can confuse people who want to lose weight
In food traps These are foods that look healthy and are actually not. Do you know when you have or just started that little summer project and want to improve your diet? We know that the best options, in this case, are always natural ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables and lean meats. However, giving up bad habits isn’t that easy.
When we are on an undisciplined diet, with large amounts of pizza, fast food and sweets, it is difficult to eliminate everything overnight. In this case, the solution found by many is to bet on similar alternatives, which seem healthy. And that’s where food traps live.
In fact, it is possible to use some industrialized products from time to time, without this interfering with one’s goals of weight loss, increase in muscle mass or improvement of health. However, you need to be careful with these food traps.
According to nutritionist Aline Huguenin, some foods should be ignored in the supermarket because they contain a lot of sugar, fat, salt and additives, without any nutritional value. Therefore, you have separated a list of the main food traps that we can find. Watch:
1 – Canned fruit juices
It is important to be aware that canned juices are not necessarily natural. They can have preservatives, dyes and sugar in high concentrations. Even more than some drinks. Therefore, according to the nutritionist, the ideal is to replace them with natural drinks.
2 – Cereal bars
It is absolutely possible to find bars that are healthy, high in fiber, low in sugar and low in chemical additives. However, behind the tempting appearance of some packages, there are products with high levels of glucose, preservatives, fats and dyes. Stay tuned.
3 – Turkey breast
A classic for those who have just started a diet and do not know what to do. Replacing items like ham, salami, and mortadella with turkey breast can also be less aggressive for your body. However, it should be remembered that all these products belong to the sausage family. “It has a great deal of sodium and additives like nitrate,” reveals Aline.
4 – Diet chocolate
Just like any other diet product, it’s not necessarily healthier or less caloric. “Suitable for diabetics and not for those looking to lose weight or follow a healthy diet, as it contains a greater amount of fat”, concludes the nutritionist.
Bonus: pay attention to the labels
The great advice, perhaps, lies in knowing how to correctly read and interpret the product packaging. “Spend even a minute looking at the ingredients list. And when you make an exception and eat things that aren’t that healthy (which you can and should do, sometimes yes), do it with conscience, common sense and with that that really is worth it “, recommends endocrinologist and metabologist Dr. Paola Pires. She even warned us about 12 common jokes that labels can have.
Sources: Aline Huguenin, nutritionist at Grupo Prontobaby / Dr. Paula Pires, endocrinologist and metabologist at the USP (University of Sao Paulo).
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