Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Foods Teens Should Limit or Avoid

Some foods teens should limit or absolutely avoid because it's unhealthy and can cause bad eating habits. Some foods are:

Candy bars like MilkyWay. One MilkWay bar has seven grams of saturated fat in it, which is only 35% of the candy bar. It also contains 31 grams of sugar in it. There are no vitamins or protein value in one. Most candy bars contain a similar amount of sugar and fats, if not more. 
                   



Sodas like Coca Cola is another food one should limit. A 12 ounce can of Coke has a whopping 39 grams of sugar in it. It also contains 45 grams of sodium and has no protein value in it. Many types of soda contain a similar amounts of sugar and fat.

                      

Packaged Pastries like Twinkies are also an unhealthy choice. A single package of Twinkies has four and a half grams of saturated fats in it which is 23% of the cakes. There are 360 milligrams of sodium, and 33 grams of sugar, which is more than a MilkyWay bar. Almost all packages pastries contain a similar amounts of sodium and sugar.

               


Sources: https://www.milkywaybar.com/nutrition 

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