What are considered as refined foods?"?!
I'm looking for a list of foods to limit in order to maintain optimum health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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white sugar, white flour, white pasta, ect!. are classed as refined!. choose food with low HI (human interference)!.
eg!. boiled potato not chips
apples not apple pie
lean meat not processed salami and ham
raw sugar not white
whole meal flour
honey to sweeten things
eggs , unsalted nuts!. you get where im going!?
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eg!. boiled potato not chips
apples not apple pie
lean meat not processed salami and ham
raw sugar not white
whole meal flour
honey to sweeten things
eggs , unsalted nuts!. you get where im going!?
hope that helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Generally, a diet "closer to the source" is healthier!. The more steps between the plant and the "food," the more refined the food is!.
Sugar cane goes to molasses, then brown sugar, then white sugar, then confectioner's sugar!. Each step is useful for different things, but also more processing is required!.
If we ate more beans, lentils, and whole grains, while we reduce the amount of meat and processed foods, we'd probably be healthier in the long run!.
also, steaming veggies is generally better than boiling them, to preserve the nutrients that are in them to begin with!. An exception, I just read, was broccoli!. Bean sprouts also are good for you!.
*edit for clarity - I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but we do limit the meat in our household for health reasons!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sugar cane goes to molasses, then brown sugar, then white sugar, then confectioner's sugar!. Each step is useful for different things, but also more processing is required!.
If we ate more beans, lentils, and whole grains, while we reduce the amount of meat and processed foods, we'd probably be healthier in the long run!.
also, steaming veggies is generally better than boiling them, to preserve the nutrients that are in them to begin with!. An exception, I just read, was broccoli!. Bean sprouts also are good for you!.
*edit for clarity - I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but we do limit the meat in our household for health reasons!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
In 1976 George McGovern's Congressional Committee established Dietary Goals for the United States and cited too much flesh and refined foods as being the cause of the top 8 out of 10 killing diseases!. What are the refined foods!? Flours, Pastas and Sugars!. And I would caution you that there are new evils to add to the list: anything containing Aspartamine, all GMO Foods, Flesh Foods laden with Growth Hormones, Anti-biotics, Steroids and Pesticides!. Be aware that the FDA has mandated that fruit and vegetables are sprayed in the supermarkets with pesticides so that all organic foods are now packaged to maintain their integrity!. Bad for the landfill and the environment yes, but it is the only protection we have against those poisons!.
Hope that helps!.
What we need is a change at the top and the removal of the corporate influence at each and all of the Government Watchdog Agencies!. Take a look at http://www!.your-vegetarian-kitchen!.com/y!.!.!. which is my review of Andrew Kimbrell's wonderful book Your Right To Know!.
I think it is important to understand how terribly compromised we Americans have become when it comes to food safety!. E-coli, salmonella notwithstanding, there are chemical additives and GMO's that are really scary as are the issues of cloning animals for meat and milk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hope that helps!.
What we need is a change at the top and the removal of the corporate influence at each and all of the Government Watchdog Agencies!. Take a look at http://www!.your-vegetarian-kitchen!.com/y!.!.!. which is my review of Andrew Kimbrell's wonderful book Your Right To Know!.
I think it is important to understand how terribly compromised we Americans have become when it comes to food safety!. E-coli, salmonella notwithstanding, there are chemical additives and GMO's that are really scary as are the issues of cloning animals for meat and milk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Anything that is "prechewed by a machine" or "chemically treated to remove impurities" before you put it in your mouth!.
If you can't pronounce the first three items on the ingredients list it is probably refined food (if it can be considered food at all)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you can't pronounce the first three items on the ingredients list it is probably refined food (if it can be considered food at all)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
processed foods, such as lunch meat, Velveeta, anything that says "processed" on the label!.Www@FoodAQ@Com