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J is for Junk Foods
Junk Foods - the term ‘junk food’ is used frequently and generally used to describe foods with low nutrient content and considered to be‘unhealthy’. This would include foods that are high in saturated fat and/or high in added sugar and/or high in preservatives and low in the micronutrients vitamins and minerals.
The real issue about these types of foods is how much we eat of them in comparison to other highly nutritious foods. If we eat so called junk food every day we are probably eating too much. This can be translated to mean too much saturated fat, too much added sugar, too much preservatives and not enough vitamins and minerals.
Junk foods are generally the foods we should be considering as ‘treats’ and used for this purpose and limited to once per week. It is best to replace these ‘junk foods’ with more nutritious foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats or wholegrain cereals and breads, or combinations of these.
