Remodel Your Kitchen – Trash the Junkies

Trying out new restaurants, food chains and different kinds of cuisines is approved and enjoyed by everyone. We all crave for our favorite snacks in the middle of the night and gulp down loads and loads of scoops of Choco chip ice cream. Be it any time of the day, nobody ever says no to junk food. They satisfy all our hunger pangs and nothing gives us more joy than that feeling of utmost content. Junk food is everyone’s comfort food because it feels like a reward to the body. Your brain releases large amounts of dopamine making you more susceptible to eat more junk and fatty food. When you start attending to all your cravings by eating more and more junk food, it turns into a food addiction or emotional eating.

Processed foods are full of fats, salt, sugar, preservatives, and carbohydrates. These kinds of food are over before you know it and indicate to your brain that you haven’t eaten enough. Food companies put in a lot of research into their products that make you reach out for more. But you need to understand why saying no to junk food is necessary.
Here are some reasons:

• Junk food lacks nutrition
• Impairs digestion and blood sugar levels
• It hampers brain function
• Puts the body at risk of chronic diseases
• Results in weight gain and obesity
• Saturated fats that can increase the chances of heart diseases
• Risk of developing depression
• It can turn into a food addiction leading to eating disorders
• You can suffer from fatigue

These reasons are more than enough for you to get rid of junk foods and stock your kitchen with healthier food options. Finding better alternatives to unhealthy food is essential for the body to function effectively. Eating a nutritious diet has always been a key factor in achieving a healthy and fit body.
Here are a few ways in which you and your body can benefit from when you avoid eating junk food:

• Weight loss: Eating right and light is extremely important for the body to get rid of extra fat. Not eating at all or eating loads of junk food will cause damage to the body.
• Increased nutrient intake: When you start making healthy food choices, your body gets the right amounts of nutrients. Pick a bowl of fruits over potato chips and you will feel fuller and better.
• Improved skin health: What goes inside your body, reflects on your skin. Cutting down junk food from your diet will make your skin appear clear and glowing skin.
• Reduced health risks: For a disease and illness free body, maintaining a balanced diet can go a long way. When your body isn’t consuming any bad carbohydrates or excess fat, it will automatically reduce the chances of any chronic health diseases.

These are a few healthy snack alternatives for you to try out:

• Mixed nuts
• Yogurt with berries
• Kale chips
• Fruit salad
• Chia pudding
• Boiled eggs
• Granola bars
• Smoothies
• Vegetable juice
• Figs and dates
• Oats
• Popcorn

Footnote

When you understand that junk food does no good to the body instead damages it, you become extra cautious and switch to healthier alternatives. Fill up your kitchen with fruits and nutritious snacks and trash out junk food for a healthy mind and body.