The Five Absolute Worst Foods You Can Eat
Check this out ya’ll, my sister sent this to me. It’s disheartening to think that many of the foods we love and were raised eating are actually killing us. I am aware of the importance of a healthy diet and have been a vegetarian for yrs now, despite that I would have never imagined how bad many of the foods we feed to our children and eat daily are for our health. Below is a list of the “5 worst foods you can eat” says the research of Dr. Mercola. If it was up to me, there would be a few more foods added to the list, like anything that has to do with pig, McDonalds and maybe Now and Laters – I always hated those things. Anyway, make sure you read this important post. The foods we eat determines the quality of the lives we will live. Many of us live to eat, maybe we should start thinking about “eating to live.”
peace -daoud
THE FIVE ABSOLUTE WORST FOODS YOU CAN EAT
By Dr. Joseph Mercola with Rachael Droege
There are no “bad” foods, right? Only food you should eat in moderation?
Well, not really. The following foods are so bad for your body that I
really can’t see any reason to eat them. Not only do they have zero
nutritional value, but they also give your body a healthy dose of
toxins, which should make the idea of eating them really hard to
swallow.
1)Doughnuts
Doughnuts are fried, full of sugar and white flour and most all varieties contain trans fat. Store-bought doughnuts are made up of about 35 percent to 40 percent trans fat. An average doughnut will give you about 200 to 300 calories, mostly from sugar, and few other nutrients. It’s too bad that Americans view doughnuts as a breakfast food as, nutritionally speaking, eating a doughnut is one of the worst ways to start off your day. It will throw off your blood sugar and won’t stay
with you so you’ll be hungry again soon. You are better off eating no breakfast at all, or better yet grabbing a quick glass of Living Fuel.
2)Soda
One can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites. I can’t think of any good reason to ever have it. The diet varieties are also problematic as they are filled with harmful artificial sweeteners
like aspartame. Studies have linked soda to osteoporosis, obesity, tooth decay and heart
disease, yet the average American drinks an estimated 56 gallons of soft drinks each year. Plus, drinking all that sugar will likely suppress your appetite for healthy foods, which pave the way for nutrient deficiencies. Soft drink consumption among children has almost doubled in the United
States over the last decade, which is not surprising considering that most school hallways are lined with soda-filled vending machines. Schools often make marketing deals with leading soft drink companies such as Coca-Cola from which they receive commissions–based on a percentage of sales at each school–and sometimes a lump-sum payment, in exchange for their students* health. School vending machines can increase the consumption of sweetened beverages by up to 50 or more cans of soda per student per year. If you routinely drink soda–regular or diet–eliminating it from your diet is one of the simplest and most profound health improvements you can make.
3)French Fries (and Nearly All Commercially Fried Foods) Potatoes are bad enough when consumed in their raw state, as their simple sugars are rapidly converted to glucose that raises insulin levels and can devastate your health. But when they are cooked in trans
fat at high temperatures, all sorts of interesting and very unpleasant things occur.
Anything that is fried, even vegetables, has the issue of trans fat and
the potent cancer-causing substance acrylamide.
Foods that are fried in vegetable oils like canola, soybean, safflower,
corn, and other seed and nut oils are particularly problematic. These
polyunsaturated fats easily become rancid when exposed to oxygen and
produce large amounts of damaging free radicals in the body. They are
also very susceptible to heat-induced damage from cooking. What is not
commonly known is that these oils can actually cause aging, clotting,
inflammation, cancer and weight gain. You can read the article “Secrets
of the Edible Oil Industry” for more information.
It is theoretically possible to create a more “healthy” French fry if
you cook it in a healthy fat like virgin coconut oil. Due to its high
saturated fat content, coconut oil is extremely stable and is not
damaged by the high temperatures of cooking. This is why coconut oil
should be the only oil you use to cook with.
I am fond of telling patients that one French fry is worse for your
health than one cigarette, so you may want to consider this before you
order your next *Biggie* order of fries.
4)Chips
Most commercial chips, and this includes corn chips, potato chips,
tortilla chips, you name it, are high in trans fat. Fortunately, some
companies have caught on to the recent media blitz about the dangers of
trans fat and have started to produce chips without trans fat.
However, the high temperatures used to cook them will potentially cause
the formation of carcinogenic substances like acrylamide, and this risk
remains even if the trans fat is removed.
5)Fried Non-Fish Seafood
This category represents the culmination of non-healthy aspects of food.
Fried shrimp, clams, oysters, lobsters, and so on have all the issues of
trans fat and acrylamide mentioned above, plus an added risk of mercury.
Seafood is loaded with toxic mercury and shellfish like shrimp and
lobsters can be contaminated with parasites and resistant viruses that
may not even be killed with high heat. These creatures, considered
scavenger animals, consume foods that may be harmful for you.
Eating these foods gives you a quadruple dose of toxins–trans fat,
acrylamide, mercury and possibly parasites or viruses–with every bite.
If you have a taste for seafood, there’s an easy solution. It’s best
to avoid your local fish fry and try the only fish I now eat–the
delicious wild red Alaskan salmon that was proven through independent
lab testing to be free of harmful levels of mercury and other
contaminants.
Droppin' Jewels | Daoud *Brooklyn Sheikh* February 9, 2009
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By Rasupreme, February 9, 2009 @ 11:38 AM
Word. Real talk. I’d have to add cigarettes. Although they are not “technically” food, I think they are absolutely one of the worse things created. A person does not only mess themselves up, but anyone nearby gets effected by the second-hand smoke. YUCK!
Honorable Mentions:
-Chitlins
-Crabs
-Blood Pudding (you don’t even want to know what this is)
-Honey Buns
By Renae, February 9, 2009 @ 4:43 PM
Great information, guys! Thanks for the reminder to “eat to live.” Speaking of which, I need to find my book by Elijah Muhammad. It’s been MIA for a minute now!
Love the blog and plan to add it to my list of daily reads!
By Daoud *Brooklyn Sheikh*, February 9, 2009 @ 7:47 PM
I have to cosign Honey Buns lol all those damn corner store snack cakes are terrible
By Fatima, February 9, 2009 @ 9:55 PM
Finally, the healthy food connoisseur speaks! What took you so long
By Dashaun From Brooklyn, February 10, 2009 @ 2:10 PM
Damn Joe, I knew fries weren’t the best of foods but yikes. Thanks for the info.
By Jshonette, February 12, 2009 @ 8:05 AM
Wow.
By Natasha, February 12, 2009 @ 6:44 PM
OMG.
I had no idea these foods were so bad for you!!
Great Info.
By Elissa, February 14, 2009 @ 7:37 PM
I really didnt think they were that bad!
By allan, February 15, 2009 @ 8:06 PM
that just goes to show us that we should watch what we eat…..
By Amber, February 19, 2009 @ 12:51 AM
We all know that some foods arent good for your health. We need to realize that the foods that are posted here are some of the best. We just need to watch how much we consume in our bodies.
Thanks for the great info!!:-)
By tara, February 26, 2009 @ 6:02 PM
Thanks for the info. I am glad to know that I made the right choice in cutting most of these things out of my and my children’s diet already, but now french fries are out. I never thought of them as healthy, but I certainly did not think of them as as bad or worse then cigarettes!! I am hoping home made oven fries are better…Again, thanks for the good info. My microwave gets no use, fries are out and I urge all to use stainless steele drink bottles over plastic. Peace.
By Daoud *Brooklyn Sheikh*, February 26, 2009 @ 7:27 PM
yeah, the argument that they’re worse than cigarettes is debatable.. i’ve eaten quite a few fries in my day and i’m not addicted.. i actually threw my microwave away, some time ago.. yes in this country you have to unfortunately make a effort to insure your children eat healthy, its well worth it…
-daoud