There are many factors that should go into choosing the right healthy foods to eat. Following are the three important factors of eating healthy food:
1. Does it promote health benefits and not weight gain? This may sound obvious, but it can be difficult. People sometimes make pizza and claim that it is a healthy food to eat, by tossing only a few vegetables. But pizza that is likely to contain a large amount of calories will contain white flour and cheese. Even though you’re getting nutrition from vegetables, the overall effect is negated by the other fat-boosting ingredients.
2. Is it organic? It’s always best to get fruits and vegetables organically, but it focuses mainly on meat products. Claims lean chicken breast is a healthy food to eat due to its high protein content and minimal fat content, but what is the actual quality of the meat? With the appalling conditions of factory farming and the potential for disease, most meat products should really qualify as healthy food to eat if it falls under the umbrella of organic.
3. What is the sodium content? I include this because it is an overlooked aspect of today’s healthy eating to eating decision making process. There are a lot of negative health benefits of high sodium. Too often someone will think they are choosing a healthy food to eat without realizing the sodium content is actually through the roof. An example of this could be bread. Many breads in the market that are being promoted as a healthy food to eat actually contain high sodium levels. There is a brand called Ezekial that is one of the lowest sodium breads available. Canned fruits and vegetables that you might consider a healthy food to eat are often loaded with sodium from the solution needed to preserve the product. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always best.
An additional note that any normal sauce you put on your food will add a huge amount of sodium to your food, making it not a healthy food to eat.
Here are three important factors to aid you in your search for healthy food to eat.
Source by Chess McDoogle
