5 Foods that destroy your metabolism
Keeping your metabolism in high gear works wonders on the way you feel and keeps you fit and trim. Avoiding foods that slow down your metabolism is just as important as eating foods that rev it up. These are the most common foods that slow down your metabolism.
1. Donuts
Donuts are made from flour and containing copious amounts of sugar. As if this weren’t enough to send your metabolism packing, they are often deep-fried in oil that is not a natural oil, which pretty much makes your metabolism wonder what you’re doing to it.
Better Choice: Baked donuts may be an option, especially if they are made with almond or coconut flour, which provide extra fiber and will help speed up your metabolism rather than slow it down
2. Colas
The caffeine in colas and other carbonated drinks might give you a surge of alertness, but in the long run it stands a big chance of shooting down your metabolism. The corn syrup is going to make it too, so you have an easier time of gaining weight, and a tougher time of losing it. It’s found in nearly every soft drink on the market, and it’s just one of the many sugars these drinks contain that will wreak havoc on your metabolism.
Better choice: It's simple, drink clean, pure water. Water will speed up your metabolism and also will help to flush out sodium and hydrates your body, so it can function better.
3. Whole Milk
Probably with drink a glass of whole milk you think that you have just done something good for your body, but actually that slow down your metabolism. Milk that you buy in the market is fortified with vitamins because the processing that it goes through kills off important nutrients. That means you’re not really getting naturally occurring vitamins and minerals, but rather industrial grade synthetic vitamins and minerals manufactured by the food industry. Aside from it being the milk of another species, there’s really nothing natural for the human body in a glass of conventionally manufactured and fortified milk.
Better choice: If you are a milk lover you can drink it skim, so that you can get the benefit of the protein, calcium and vitamin D. You can also drink some organic milk or almond, coconut, soy... or you can drink or it another organic diary products.
4. Pasta
You know that sleepy post-pasta food coma you find yourself in after a big bowl of it? That’s the feeling of your metabolism taking a hit. Pasta not only packs on the pounds, but can really do a number on your metabolism. Pasta is made from flour, and most times the flour it’s made from is not helping you out nutritionally. Pasta can cause a spike in your blood sugar, and makes you lethargic after a meal, making you less likely to exercise which will have a negative effect on your metabolism.
Better choice: Instead of conventional pasta, switch to whole wheat pasta or better yet swap it out for a vegetable-turned-pasta. Spaghetti squash is a popular choice or you can use a spiralizer to turn zucchini into a pasta-like dish.
5. Fast Food
It’s no secret that fast food has a negative impact on your health, and one of the reasons is because it can slow down your metabolism. There’s MSG in almost all fast food, which makes the food taste really good, and gets you to want more and more of it. French fries are one choice that will take a toll on your metabolism, both because its made from potatoes which are deep fried in oils. The beef used at every fast food restaurant is mass produced and there may be bits of dozens of cows in one burger. This increases the chances of getting sick from it and you’re basically guaranteed to ingest antibiotics and growth hormones given to the cows to keep them from catching colds and to grow faster.
Better choice: Eat fresh vegetables and fruits and lean meat and protein sources. If you think that they aren't as tasty as fast food than try to eat them for a mount straight without eating any fast food. You'll find you crave these healthy foods and have no more desire for fast stuff.
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