What is a Whole Food?
The most obvious way to tell if something is a whole food is whether or not or how directly it came from nature. It’s very difficult to tell what highly processed foods are actually made of because the food label is a never-ending list of ingredients that are nearly impossible to pronounce. But when you eat a banana, you simply eat the banana as it grew in nature; therefore, it is a whole food.
Usually, food found in boxes, bags, wrappers, cans
A whole foods diet is as close to nature as possible. A diet made up of whole foods provides you with the nutrients and natural enzymes your body needs to create healthy cells and support daily functions. In doing so, you’ll avoid countless diseases and ailments, your body will receive optimal nutrition, fiber

Cookies & Milk

Wholesome Ingredients

Baked Broccoli
Take Care Of Your Body. It’s The Only One You’ve Got.
If you can’t pronounce it, Don’t eat it.
There are no hard and fast rules, but here are some things to avoid:
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Refined grains (white flour, enriched white flour, and corn meal)
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Anything that is “processed” or “artificial” like Artificial colors (FD&C Red No. 40, Tartrazine, or Blue No. 1). Artificial sweeteners (saccharin, aspartame, or sucralose). Flavors (MSG, Natural Flavor which is anything but natural)
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Fast food
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Soda and sugary drinks
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Trans Fats any hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, vegetable oil, canola oil, and corn oil.
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Refined sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glucose, Sucrose, Malt Syrup)