We all go to supermarkets and buy preserved food. It somehow is very easy to cook them when we are in short of time. We sometimes eat frozen sandwiches and go to our office, it somehow saves you from the hassle of cooking and also saves a lot of your time. Who doesn’t love shortcuts right? While some frozen food might be good choices but some might not be. Nutritional values might miss in some. Let’s look at some examples.
Pasta/Noodles Dishes:
Avoid the packed ready-made pasta related dishes, which u get frozen and already cooked from the market. Those packed items are loaded with sodium and fat, which is not good for your health. Instead, spend little time and make it yourself.
Fruity cakes:
Don’t be fooled because a waffle or pancake which contains any fruit is highly nutritious. This is a misconception especially if it’s a preserved item for a long time. These contain high sugar and sodium, but low in nutrition. Instead, you can cut some fresh fruits or berries to eat with them.
Ready-made Breakfasts:
Frozen breakfast sandwiches are the most common of all. We all must have eaten many times in our life to quickly eat something. But these sandwiches contain high-calorie which is loaded with sodium and saturated fat, which is very harmful to health. You are sacrificing the nutrition of the most important meal of the day for the sake of quick option; you are doing a mistake. Always have a proper breakfast.
Fried food:
Those fried egg rolls and pizza bites you love, harms your body, do you know that? They are loaded with sodium and saturated fats, which would increase your risk of heart disease and obesity. Instead, buy some healthy snacks rather than getting tempted by these frozen fried products.
Frozen meat:
You should very know the expiry date of the frozen meat. Negligence can bring food-borne illness to your whole family.
Frozen food lacks not only nutritious value but also has more hazards attached to it. Lots of preservatives are added to the food items to keep the food items in normal condition. Frozen products contain a lot of starch. Starch not only maintains the taste but also enhances the appearance of the food. Eating excess starch can make your body more prone to diabetes and can even damage body tissues. Excess of sugar, salt and fat added to it can increase the risk of blood pressure and heart diseases. One study shows that frozen sausage and hot dogs increase the risk of cancer by 65%.
From next time onwards these above points should click your mind before buying frozen products from supermarkets. If you still want to buy, then check on the sodium quantity before buying the products. Buy the ones with low sodium inputs in them.