Almost at every corner we can see a fast food outlet or a restaurant which are so tempting that we cannot ignore eating there. So it is difficult to stay away from unhealthy meals. Once we step out of the house we forget to have a look at the nutrition content but try to eat any food whose name is appealing to us and end up having heavy calories within a span of few minutes .This is really dangerous when comparing to the maximum intake of calories being 2000 per day. But by taking such fast food with out thinking we take the whole calorie in a meal. If this is to continue then it will be difficult for weight loss

Let us discuss some of these foods in detail.

Burger:

Burger though seem harmless are capable of increasing to your waistline if consumed often. It is because we no longer go in for ordinary simple burgers but are tempted to decide from how many stacks of meat, cheese and bread we can take. It is because some of these burgers are served with three stacks of meat cheese and bread and consists of 8 strips of bacon. Just think of the intake of the quantity of calories by us. Let me help you to visualize. Some of these so called tasty burgers contain 1520 calories, 111grams of fat, 47 grams of saturated fats, and 2760 mg of sodium. After consuming this we dream of weight loss and slim body. Isn’t it a joke we play on ourselves?

Fried Things:

Next on our top preferences are any thing that is fried. If we look around ourselves we will find that every thing available is fried. You will be amazed to hear that deep fried cola was sold at Texas. The appetizers which we carve for are all fried. The most common appetitive found in almost all the restaurant is the deep fried onion. Any idea of its contents? It can have up to 800 calories, 58 grams fat, 22 grams of saturated fat, and 1520mg of sodium. This is the raw figure without the dipping sauce. Thus we often end up consuming things with out giving a thought on what we are putting into the body.

Sodas and soft drinks:

An average can of soda is said to have 10 tea spoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 mg of caffeine, artificial food colors and sulphities. The sugar free sodas have even more unhealthy artificial sweetener. These sodas and soft drinks have slowly crept into the staple food of the majority of people. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has stated that it is the duty of the parents and health officers to recognize the soft drinks as they are — the liquid candy– and to put a check on its consumption on the basis of good health.

Dough nuts:

Dough nuts contain more refined sugar and flour, artificial flavors and partially hydrogenated oil that’s loaded with trans fats. Though they are found to be very tasty and the thought of it waters our mouths, they have no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Coffee cake and other baked dishes:

This heading includes all the baked food whether it is a cake, pastry or a pack of biscuit. These foods have high amounts of trans fats and a host of other unsavory additives including corn syrup, preservatives and artificial flavors and colors. This is a fact with all the baked food . In fact the baked food for commercial purpose contain a huge amount of trans fat as most of them are made from they often made with hydrogenated oils. Some times they are fried in them too!

Luncheon meals:

Processed meats contain a carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite,a close associate of sodium nitrate. In the words of the nutritionist, Mike Adams, author of the Grocery Warning Manual, “”Sodium nitrite is a dangerous, cancer-causing ingredient that has no place in the human food supply.” A survey made by University of Hawaii, on 200,000 people for seven years revealed that people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 67 percent increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products.

This does not mean that you stop eating processed meat. What you have to do is to search for nitrate free meat at your local shops and go in for it.

Canned soup:

By canned soup I refer to those traditional soups which are canned and available in the local grocery shops. They contain a lot of trans fat, artificial sweetener and sodium.Just one cup of canned soup can have almost 1,000 milligrams of salt but the maximum limit of salt a person can consume per day is 2400milligrams according to the dietary guidelines

We should be careful while we step out to have our food and be selective in ordering the food. We should also end up ordering healthier food like lean meats or fish which is grilled and not fried. It is always a better idea to inquire about the calorie content of the food .If you find some new name in the menu card better inquire what it is rather than ordering it and end up taking in calories meant for more than a day at one meal.