Following on from my last blog, where I briefly discussed the overview on how bad food is and the reasons why, I would now like to list a few simple and shocking facts to make you think differently about the food you buy. To read my last blog click here
As a personal trainer it’s my job to find out exactly what is going on with food so I can best inform my clients and these are just some of things I have found over the years. So get ready for a few uncomfortable truths:
1. A small bottle 200ml bottle of Robinson’s fruit shoots contains 5 teaspoons of sugar, not to mention the rest of the junk it contains! Think wisely when making your children’s pack lunch.
2. A bowel of kelloggs Frosties contains 6 teaspoons of sugar, Grrrrrrreeeaaaatt – yeh thanks Tony!
3. One can of coke contains 11 teaspoons of sugar – When you see coca cola think great taste with a short trip to the diabetes clinic!
4. Hydrogenated fats are present in margarine, biscuits, cakes, frozen meals, fried foods, sweets and crisps. This fat is full of hydrogen which allows it to remain solid in warm temperatures. This means it clings nicely around your artery walls. When eating the above think – do I want my artery walls plastered?
5. McDonalds Milkshakes – Ever wondered why there are over 50 different chemicals and ingredients in a strawberry milkshake but not one of them is strawberry??? Will leave you with that!
6. On average, in a ready meal beef lasagne there is only 11% beef (or horse depending on where you shop) so what is in the rest of it???
7. Did you know the FDA in the states accept one maggot contained in 250ml of citrus fruit as safe?
8. A few years ago an experiment was done on rats for breakfast cereal. They took a leading brand which must remain anonymous for legal reasons however the brand sounds like Telloggs. Two sets of rats, one was fed the cereal and the other was fed the cardboard box the cereal was contained in (mixed with milk of course as dry cardboard is just cruel). After 30 days they monitored the health of the rats and the ones eating the cardboard were in better health than the ones eating cereal... Thanks again Tony!
I could go on but I would be here all day writing this blog. So hope you have taken this on board and if you don’t believe me then go and research it. However it is the truth and because it is the truth I would like you to share this with all of your friends and family, everyone should read this! If you want to find out more or if you want to become an Elite member then email me on lewis@elitefitnessconsultants.co.uk or simply follow me on facebook or twitter and you will receive plenty of free health and fitness information.
Keep healthy