Clean Eating Sunrider NuPlus
Clean Eating Sunrider NuPlus
– Introduction – What is “Processed” Food?
You have probably heard about the dangers of processed food. Everyone is telling you to eat more vegetables and fruits, and avoid “manufactured foods”. But what exactly is processed food? Just about anyone can look at a chicken nugget and realize that whatever chicken might be present has gone through an extreme alteration.
Some foods that qualify for the definition of processed could be considered improved. Some milk, juices and other beverages have vitamins added to them to make them healthier. But for the most part, processed foods should be avoided. Because a lot of the process that gets them from nature to your table includes packing them with preservatives, sugar and trans fats.
By definition, processed food is food that has been altered from its natural state. So a package of chopped lettuce is actually processed. It has been made more convenient, and then bagged. Those types of processed foods are usually good for you. The types of manufactured foods you want to avoid are those that involve combining raw ingredients and chemicals into food-like items.
Pesticides can also be a part of the process. When foods are being grown, they are often treated with chemicals to ward off hungry bugs and insects. That is why eating clean or organic foods can cut down on the amount of toxins a human being consumes every day by as much as 80%, according to the Environmental Working Group.
Sugar, Fat and Salt – Health Hazards and Addictions
When ingredients such as sugar, fat and salt are added to food to enhance flavour or make it last longer, this type of processed product can end up getting more than the recommended amounts of those items into your body. Health hazards and addictions to salt and sugar are often the result.
Those types of items are also usually higher in calories, which means packing on the pounds. And if you eat a lot of red meat that has been processed, you run a much higher risk of contracting certain forms of cancer. So you want to avoid products that have lost nutrients and gained unhealthy and unneeded chemicals and alternatives.
Just how can you spot which food is good for you and which is unhealthy? Learn how to spot “clean” foods. We will cover this in our next blog post. Diana Walker, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles
In the meantime, please look at my Sunrider Clean Foods Nutrition, which I have been eating for 28 years now.
These are “clean foods” that I have daily. Sunrider NuPlus (Nutrition Plus)
Easily make delicious smoothies with flavours like: Apple Cinnamon, Mixed Berry and Pina Banana!
This is one of my favourite Sunrider Whole Foods ~ Juiced plants so I don’t have to do the juicing!
Learn more here: SUNRIDER NUPLUS made with with Whole Foods, Clean Foods!
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Alice Gerard says
Thank you. This is helpful information, as I am in the process of changing my diet and making it healthier.
Tara says
It’s so important to be careful about what you put in your body. I cut out all processed foods and sugars a few months ago and I sure feel better!
Diana Walker says
Hi Alice! Oh, I’m so glad that you found my information on Clean Eating helpful! Wishing you success in your journey of healthier eating! Diana
Diana Walker says
Hi Tara! Excellent! That is a big achievement to cut out processed foods and sugars. Isn’t it wonderful to feel better?!! Diana