Top-Ten Junk Foods To Stay Away From

[sanj]

1. French-Fries. Deep-frying in oil adds the carcinogen acrylamide into potatoes and most chips. A large serving of fries can contain over 300 times the allowable limit set by other countries such as Sweden.

2. Processed Breakfast Cereals. Avoid those which use genetically modified grains. They are packed with refined sugar and offer little protein value. Just wander into the cereal aisle and see if you can find a bag of plain oatmeal.

3. Diet Pop. It contains aspartame and has no nutritional value. Aspartame is metabolized into a formaldehyde compound, which can lead to problems. There is evidence that artificial sweeteners can stimulate the desire for sweet food.

4. Pop. It is packed full of refined sugar and has no nutritional value, yet high school students use it as a primary source of hydration. Large amounts have the potential to demineralize bones. We do not have to look far to see that the osteoporosis cycle begins before the bones are fully mature.

5. Decaffeinated Coffee. If you are going to drink coffee, then do so. Some of the decaffeination processes utilize filtration that imparts active chlorine into the coffee. There is a study suggesting women who drink decaffeinated coffee have a higher incidence of rheumatoid arthritis.

6. White Bread. It is made with refined flour stripped of vitamins, fiber, protein and minerals. Refined liquid sugar is added.

7. Commercial Pizza. High in sodium, carbohydrates and fats, pizza is heated at over 180C, destroying a great deal of the nutrient value. Making your own, by using pure flours, vegetables, minimizing cheese and sodium, may be an alternative.

8. Low Fat Ice Cream. It is made from genetically modified soy. Taking fat out of the ice cream drives up the glycemic index. Either eat ice cream or don’t. Don’t think that there is any such thing as healthy ice cream.

9. Donuts. Donuts are deep fried white bread coated with sugar.

10. Fruit Drinks. They are mostly water, sugar with some coloring. Even the labeling on fruit juices can be misleading.

[sanj]

i use to think diet pop was ok to drink, but i was so wrong.

[Cell-Tech]

That's a real good list... I'm glad I have more fire power against "diet" soda etc.


Two things though...

1)site your sources

2)white bread is ok PWO.

[IROCthe5.7L]

Diet Soda really shouldn't be on that list. It contains no carbs/cals, and if you research the amount of it you'd have to drink to have any ill effects on your body, it's tremendous. It's not going to hurt you, if you want a soda, definitely have a diet.

[Cell-Tech]

Originally Posted by IROCthe5.7L

Diet Soda really shouldn't be on that list. It contains no carbs/cals, and if you research the amount of it you'd have to drink to have any ill effects on your body, it's tremendous. It's not going to hurt you, if you want a soda, definitely have a diet.

Wow... Let's also ignore the facts about regular soda... which also apply to diet.

[Morgour]

I had pizza and garlic bread today, it was awsome.

Im taking a week off, i feel really refreshed.

[Duper]

Great list.

Personally, I eat whatever I want. I'm young w/ fast metabolism, enjoying it while I can.

[NorwegianBadass]

I drink diet soda a cuppel of times every week... havent hurt me yet!

[Torg]

2)white bread is ok PWO.

White bread isn't so much bad for you as it is useless.

Also, fruit juice is fine if it's not from concentrate, but the usual rules about simple carbs still apply.

[smalls4130]

There are far worse things you could drink/eat than white bread, low fat ice cream, and french fries (home made french fries, fried with good oil are actually good for you)...

Process breakfast cereals come with tons of vitamins, same with fruit drinks.

Donuts should be up high though, i completely agree with that.

[garret]

nice post you should also put it in the nutritional section

[Cell-Tech]

Originally Posted by Torg

White bread isn't so much bad for you as it is useless.

Well it is high on the GI... but basically, that's my point exactly.

Aside from protein, you're not looking for nutrients PWO... you're just not. You want an insulin spike and get that protein in ASAP... white bread will help you achieve this as well as replenishing depleted glycogen stores.

PWO= yes

Any other time= no

[sanj]

so will brown bread..

[Classical]

I would have to say POTATOE CHIPS are a bad one. Especially those greasy rippled old dutch ones with the bacon dip.

I know that just made a lot of you guys drool and a apologise but that's a BAD junk food.

[AmateurWrestler]

that list made me hungry.

[c10d]

9. Donuts. Donuts are deep fried white bread coated with sugar.

lol that made me laugh for some reason, like BAM!! all of the bad stuff combined to make a donut

[Dosquito]

argh, can someone link me to a study on what aspartame is so bad?

[Jams]

2. Processed Breakfast Cereals. Avoid those which use genetically modified grains. They are packed with refined sugar and offer little protein value. Just wander into the cereal aisle and see if you can find a bag of plain oatmeal.

^and you can guarantee that the protein that it mentions in the nutritional data comes from the milk it is served with...

[Jams]

Originally Posted by Dosquito

argh, can someone link me to a study on what aspartame is so bad?

There are plenty of website stating its good/bad just google it. Noone can prove its bad for you though.. also you notice how lots of protein powers use it as a sweetener?

I reckon people are looking too far into things, too much of anything is bad for you.. eg. too much red meat.

[ukstrongman]

Good post.

Diet soda is ok occasionally, and helps me eliminate carb cravings if I'm starting dieting.

[Trained TBagger]

I wish they could make oatmeal taste like fruit loops.

[mhschiefs97]

the list is missing twinkies, pound cake, oreos, oatmeal creme pies, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm the list can go forever with worse foods

[G0LD3NRuL3]

Originally Posted by Trained TBagger

I wish they could make oatmeal taste like fruit loops.

put honey in it

[bbking]

Good list, but be aware it is not a be all and end all for the stuff on there.

What I mean is the white bread made in teh breadmaker, non of the ingredients in there have added sugar or any of that crap. Not all shop bread layers the sugar on like McDonalds do.

About the protein, I eat this white bread with added wheat protein...8g of protein / slice. Bread beats out fleshy stuff in my diet mainly because its quicker and cheaper.

Same with pizza, you can get some real quality pizzas over here with double the protein over the fat content.

Glad french fries are at the top, I've always thought it was greasy good for nothing ****, good job I got bored of it like 5 years ago.

[conman87]

Most my cheat foods are on the list lol.

[j_downey50]

Originally Posted by conman87

Most my cheat foods are on the list lol.

Same here. lol
One night a week, I usually down a large pizza with my oreo milkshake. *drools*

[CellTechRage]

the donut one made me lol

[Apollo 13]

What kind of oil is good to eat fried foods in? I stopped eating fried foods almost a year ago, but if there is certain kind of oil I can use then I want to know. I would like to eat fried food once in a while without it being bad for me.

[tkpepper]

boy am I glad beer didn't make the list!

[Bombers]

Originally Posted by Apollo 13

What kind of oil is good to eat fried foods in? I stopped eating fried foods almost a year ago, but if there is certain kind of oil I can use then I want to know. I would like to eat fried food once in a while without it being bad for me.

any cold-pressed oil...except flax, i dont think you want to heat that....