Food Tips: Nowadays the culture of ‘ready to eat food’ is growing rapidly. In this, food is prepared without much effort. Its (Ready to Eat Food) taste is excellent, hence it is liked more. But most Indians avoid this food. They like to go out and eat in restaurants and hotels but not ready-to-eat food. The biggest reason for this is that many preservatives are added to packaged foods, which are harmful, whereas food is prepared instantly in hotels and restaurants. Ready to eat food also has serious harm to health. Today in this article we are going to tell you why most Indians avoid this type of food…
What are the disadvantages of ready to eat food?
1. Use of preservatives
Preservatives, artificial colors and flavors are used extensively in ready to eat food, which are harmful for health. Salt is also used extensively to increase the shelf life of these foods. In such a situation, eating these increases sodium in the body. Due to this, the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke increases manifold.
2. Zero nutrition
By eating ready to eat food, you get taste but there is zero nutrition in it. This type of food lacks fibre, vitamins and minerals. Eating these preservative foods causes accumulation of calories in the body and can cause many problems.
3. Calorie intake
Eating ready to eat food can increase calorie intake in the body. Due to which obesity and chronic diseases can increase. Due to this, digestive problems can also occur. Therefore one should avoid eating them.
4. Are expensive
Ready-to-eat food packets are much more expensive than home-made food, so most people avoid eating them. In many homes, it is avoided to buy it, some people also consider it harmful for health because of the packaging.
Check out below Health Tools-
Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
