Healthy and Unhealthy Foods:

Everybody must know the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods. For a healthy body one must take a well balanced diet rich in proteins, carbohydrates and many different vitamins and minerals such as vitamins C and A, iron and calcium from a variety of foods and anti-oxidants. It is best to include more servings of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and protein sources in our diet. It is always best to choose what you eat from the bottom of the food pyramid. Go for high green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, fiber cereals and bread, and increased servings of fruit juices. To determine whether food is healthy or unhealthy we should look at the calories, fat content, salt content, and fibre. Unhealthy foods would be high in saturated fats, sugar, and salt. Unhealthy methods of cooking are deep-frying foods. Instead, try healthier cooking methods, such as boiling, grilling, roasting, and steaming. It is best to limit low-nutrient, deep-fried fast food items, such as pizzas, burgers, fried chicken, potato chips, French fries and sugar laden candies because they lack any of the essential elements such as proteins, fiber, vitamins and minerals. These are examples of Empty calorie foods which are high in calories, but low on nutrition. Unhealthy foods can also cause cancers and diseases from unhealthy fats such as statured fats and cholesterol. Statured fats and cholesterol can block up your arteries and statured fats can effect the blood cholesterol. The best diet is a healthy one has a healthy balance of all types of food in it but correct proportions.