Well, this is one site’s take on the top 5 worst foods you can eat:
1. Eggs Benedict – the site states that because of the high fat and calories, this is a bad food choice. If this is a favorite food of yours, just ease off on the hollandaise sauce and either get rid of the bacon, or use a turkey substitute.
2. Cheeseburger – the “bad for you” status of this comes from the high saturated fat, high calories, high sodium, and white bread. To make it more heart and waistline friendly try a bean burger or vegetable burger instead of the beef burger. Also, choose a whole wheat bun and only have half. Or skip the bread altogether!
3. Duck Confit – this has tons of salt, fat, and calories. I’ve never tried it…I just don’t think it sounds good. I have no alternatives to offer!
4. Fondue – as this is essentially cheese, you can probably figure out why it’s on this list. If this is a favorite (I certainly love it!), I can only say to enjoy this once in awhile and try not to eat just this for a meal! Make a fondue and share it with others and then have a big salad and other healthy side dishes to make the meal complete.
5. Fettuccine Alfredo -Again, this is laden with calories, fat and usually refined starch (white pasta.) Choose a tomato based sauce and whole wheat pasta to make your meal healthier.
Read here for the full article.
There are hundreds of other items that could be on this list, but most can be modified to be healthier options. If I had to add anything to the above list, it would be desserts! The reason I say this is because desserts also have tons of refined sugar – which is not only completely un-nutritious, but also depletes the nutrients from your body. It is a double whammy.
If you’re following a natural weight loss plan, you should be able to enjoy most things in moderation. Just try to make about 80% of your choices natural food products.
To your health,
Kimberly
I totally agree with the Fondue. Just make up for the extra cheese, perhaps a healthy salad or a broth fondue with just lean beef and veggies. And of course skip on the chocolate fondue if you already had the cheese fondue, lol!
Yes, I would think choosing fondue as either your main meal or your dessert would be good
Your site looks scrumptious, by the way!