No one can resist delicious food, but while enjoying it, have you ever thought about your health? Of course, it's best if you can eat food that is both delicious and healthy. If not, at least avoid pseudo-nutritious food that is neither tasty nor healthy.
Tan Potatoes
Tan potatoes from Iowa are cheaper and easier to grow than common potatoes. However, the starch in them is quickly converted into blood sugar after consumption, increasing the risk of diabetes and obesity. Because their texture is not very good, many people have to take measures to make them more delicious: boil them, then mash them, stuff them with butter, or peel and deep-fry them, then sprinkle a layer of salt on top. Foods made this way are even less healthy.
Fish Fillets
General fried fish fillets are made from cod, which is rich in healthy unsaturated fatty acids (such as DHA). Various fish sticks and fillet products have consequently labeled themselves as "nutritious". However, please note that the packaging boxes/bags of cod fillets often list a dozen or more ingredients. The complicated processing has made them less healthy—large amounts of salt, MSG, and saturated fat from deep-frying. Therefore, if you are buying processed fish products, the harm they may cause to your health may already exceed the benefits they can bring.
Yogurt Products
Yogurt is made from fermented fresh milk and is rich in protein, calcium, and vitamins. For those who are lactose intolerant and cannot enjoy milk, yogurt can be a great choice. However, the yogurt sold in major supermarkets in the United States has been turned into a "dessert" full of sugar and various processed fruits, and merchants use this "packaging" to disguise it as a healthy food. Therefore, when buying, it is best to choose plain non-fat yogurt and add some fruit yourself if necessary.
Canned Soup
Soups are very healthy, inexpensive, and easy to make. However, canned soup is a "mixture" with very low nutritional value, made from salt, fat, artificial additives, preservatives, and maybe some dehydrated carrots. A can of soup contains 1000 milligrams of sodium, which is about half of your daily requirement. Therefore, it's better to prepare chicken, beef bones, and vegetables yourself and make a hot, fragrant bowl of soup.
Green Tea Drinks
Asians generally love green tea and even regard it as an art. Green tea contains antioxidants and other healthy ingredients that can prevent cancer, heart disease, aging, and other age-related diseases. However, most Americans do not like this taste, so manufacturers add sugar and other additives to make green tea drinks, selling them everywhere under the guise of healthy drinks. In fact, any ingredient on the "green tea" bottle, such as saccharin, preservatives, etc., makes it further from being healthy for us.