Mano Minute (1/9): 5 Hard-No Ingredients for Me 🚫


Mano Minute (1/9): 5 Hard-No Ingredients for Me 🚫

I try not to live in absolutes when it comes to my health.

But there are a few ingredients that I’ve learned just don’t serve me well.

Here are my 5 Hard-No Ingredients:
πŸ₯€ High fructose corn syrup
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Sodas, juices, packaged snacks. Easy to overconsume and leaves me feeling off.

🍬 Refined sugar
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Candy, desserts, sweetened foods. Big spikes, quick crashes.

πŸ›’οΈ Processed oils
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Soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, vegetable oil, sunflower oil, and other seed oils. Common in fast food, packaged snacks, sauces, and restaurant meals.

πŸ§ͺ Preservatives
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Sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, BHA, BHT, sodium nitrite. Common in packaged meats, snacks, sauces, and shelf-stable foods.

🎨 Food colors
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Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2. Often found in drinks, candy, cereals, and processed snacks.

Removing these things made it easier for me to enjoy higher quality food without doing damage to my body.

Bonus Tip: Focusing on ingredients and food quality goes a lot further than focusing only on quantity (calories).

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