In life, you might not know that some foods labeled as nutritious or long considered healthy are actually not nutritious at all. Let's get to know these "nutritious foods" that are good at disguising themselves.
Processed Yogurt
Yogurt is made from fermented fresh milk and is rich in protein, calcium, and vitamins. It can be a great choice for those who are lactose intolerant and cannot enjoy milk. However, many yogurts today have been turned into "desserts" full of sugar and various processed fruits, and it is this "packaging" that manufacturers use to disguise them as healthy foods. Therefore, it's best to choose plain yogurt when buying and add your own fruit if necessary.
Green Tea Drinks
Green tea contains antioxidants and other healthy ingredients that can prevent cancer, heart disease, aging, and other age-related diseases. But now, many manufacturers add sugar and other additives to make green tea beverages, 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 less healthy for us.
Breakfast Cereal
Cereals such as wheat, barley, rice, and oats have always been the most important food for humans. The protein, dietary fiber, and vitamins they contain are incomparable to other foods. However, some "colorful" breakfast cereals, made by combining a small amount of grains with large amounts of starch, white sugar, corn syrup, salt, food coloring, and preservatives, greatly reduce the nutritional value of these grains.
Pizza
In Italy, pizza is even protected by law, which specifies that it must be made from whole wheat flour, tomato sauce, white cheese, olive oil, basil spices, etc. Pizza is originally very nutritious. The pizzas sold by many fast-food chains today use preservatives, cheap artificial fats, nutritionless canned fruits, freezable meats for long storage, and a large amount of salt... These pizzas are very high in calories and sodium content, but their nutritional value is negligible.