Good Foods Bad Foods

For a normal growing teen, you should limit or altogether avoid these foods:

·      Foods you have a hard time digesting

·      Cooked Foods

·      Foods with excess salt, sugar, processed carbohydrates, and protein

·      Foods with preservatives

·      Artificial sweeteners

·      Deep Fried Fat Foods

Foods you have a hard time digesting are not necessarily "bad" for you, for instance, if you are lactose intolerant, then you'll have a hard time digesting milk even though milk is a great source of protein.

       Cooked and processed foods like BBQ, red meats, and processed wheat are stripped of most of their nutrients, so you'll be getting a lot less from that than say oatmeal and fish.

       Anything in excess will usually end up in your body turning it into fat, so no foods in excess salt (chips, fries, etc…) or sugar (candy, soda, etc…).

       Don't even try artificial sweeteners because it has the exact same effect only it tastes worse…

       Deep Fried food is the worst because it can increase LDL (bad cholesterol) and decrease HDL (good cholesterol)

      

         A healthy teen should limit their intake of protein (meat, fish, dairy) because

1.   eating too much can cause acid reflux in your system

2.   too much of it turns into fat

3.   tuna and some other fish have mercury, and that's like using thermometers as a condiment.

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People with diabetes, no matter what the degree of the condition is, should avoid these foods no matter what.

·      Sugar and artificial sweeteners (except for stevia) because they could raise your blood pressure

·      Limit or avoid chocolate and "sugar-free candy". Dark Chocolate with 70% or more cocoa solids is fine though

·      Any food that contains a large amount of ingredients that end in –OL, or –OSE

·      Carbohydrates including:

Grains (wheat, rye, corn, rice, cake, cereals), and veggies (potatoes, parsnips, peas, carrots)

·      Beans (except runner beans…you can have runner beans)

·      Limit milk to SMALL amounts

·      Sweetened, fruit, and low-fat yogurts

·      Stay away from TV dinners, fast food, and snack foods

·      Fruit Juices

(Don't worry diabetics, for there are plenty of other great foods you can still eat!)

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http://www.msgtruth.org/avoid.htm