The nutritionist talked about the most harmful products for a growing body.
Every day a child or teen is faced with a huge number of attractive and well-advertised products, which, however, can be a threat to his health. Together with a nutritionist Dmitry Tolstoy will try to sort out the most harmful foods for a growing body.
1. Foods deep-fried: chips, fries, pies, meat pies, donuts. Under prolonged exposure to oil mixture, formed the substance acrylamide, which has carcinogenic activity. In products cooked in deep fat, contains TRANS fatty acids that interfere with the functioning of the antioxidant system of the body, create predisposing conditions for the development of type 2 diabetes, reduced immunity. In addition, all products are made with the greatest amount of fat, whether vegetable or animal – is very high in calories. For example, 100 grams of crisps contains about a quarter of the daily requirement in calories. Also do not forget about the flavors and flavor enhancers. The best solution, if Your child likes similar foods will be cooking homemade chips in the microwave, cakes and donuts can be cooked in the oven.
2. Fast food: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, Shawarma, sausage and meatballs in the test. A large number of the food bought on the street, should cause a fair amount of concern among parents, but to say that fast food is definitely not harmful. The main street food is the quality of the constituent ingredients (the seller is interested in maximum reduction of the cost of the final product cost) and the method of its storage. The longer food is on the counter – the greater the number of organisms it appears in, this risk increases significantly in warm time of the year. Output for small lovers of fast food can be cooking similar dishes at home: hamburger Patty of high-quality pig-ground beef, bun with a whole wheat crust, homemade sauce, fresh vegetables and salad.
3. Sweets: cakes, chocolate bars and candy. Almost all children and adults love sweets and consume it without any regard to: wanted – ate. However, almost all sweets have a high glycemic index – that is, after eating quickly raise the blood glucose level, thus starting the production of several hormones. The abuse of food with high glycemic index (GI) is a prerequisite for the development of acquired diabetes mellitus. Sweets are high in calories and poor in its nutritional composition, but most importantly, they stimulate appetite, creating a vicious circle; they ate sweet, hungry again – eat another sweet. Fortunately there are a number of sweets that are less harmful than others: honey, dark chocolate with high cocoa content, fruits, berries and dried fruits.
4. Fast food: soups, mashed potatoes, noodles, porridge. The modern market presents a truly huge variety of dishes, for cooking which only needs 3-5 minutes. Unfortunately, the nutritional value of these products is close to zero: calorie due to almost some “fast” carbohydrates, lack of vitamins and many important minerals. But there is a wide range of preservatives, thickeners, emulsifiers, food colorings and flavor enhancers – and very few of them are considered harmless. The alternative would be the preparation of traditional dishes: the cooking time of pasta or cereal in little more time than steaming to fast food.
5. Sweet soda, canned juices. As in the case with sweets, sugary drinks also has a high glycemic index and lots of “empty” calories. Juices that are canned, losing many of its beneficial qualities, the preservative is a large amount of sugar. The output can be fresh juices, compotes without sugar and jelly.
Habits, including food, are formed in childhood and adolescence and lasts for life. Teach Your child to eat right, eliminating from his diet of junk food or replacing it with domestic counterparts, You lay the Foundation to his health and longevity.
