Discussion»Questions»Health and Wellness» Nutritional experts of aM, what does the research say about having fruit roll-ups every day, as part of a nutritionally-balanced meal?
Fruit roll-ups have 50 calories, so that saves me 9 calories a day. With 365 days in a year, that's 3,285 calories. That leaves me plenty of room for two slices of cheesecake.
That would be under the false presumption that I'm not already getting an adequate amount of those vitamins through other sources. In that case, the Fruit Roll-Ups would be the better option.
I'm going to The Cheesecake Factory to get my red velvet cheesecake on.
Fresh or dried fruit, 1-3 pieces per day is ideal in a healthy diet. Added sugar should never be more than one level teaspoon per day - but preferably only a treat, not more than once a week. The science is in - regular added sugar in the diet rots teeth and causes dry and prematurely aging skin. Sugar destroys good bacteria in the gut and feeds and multiplies the bad gut bugs. It encourages inflammation of the gut lining, sends signals to gut nerves which increase hunger, and interferes with some aspects of the immune system. Long term excess sugar (anything more than naturally occurs in fresh foods) leads to diabetes and all the attendant ills that come with it. It contributes to obesity, heart problems, poor joints and arthritis.
Young people often believe that how they eat now doesn't matter because they can always reform once the problems begin. The trouble is that sugar is addictive and it's not nearly so easy to reverse bad habits and health as they imagine. Once people gain weight, many find it exceptionally difficult to lose.
Conversely, if one chooses a healthy diet, the palate adjusts - inside six weeks things like fruit roll-ups and soda pops taste far too sweet - unbearable - totally yuck.
This post was edited by inky at July 2, 2019 9:48 PM MDT
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