Doughnuts - taste good?  Sure.  Nutritional value – zero.

Refined white flour, sugar, hydrogenated fats, artificial color, flavors and preservatives.

Commercially baked goods – Cakes, cake mixes, biscuits and biscuit mixes, breads. Most all contain Trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, artificial flavors and colorings for long shelf life, taste and eye appeal.

Canned soups and soup mixes. Did you know the amount of sodium in most products is enough to take you over the RDA for the entire day! That the preservatives can interact badly with some combinations of prescription drugs common to people taking meds for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. That they contain high fructose corn syrup, even though you don’t taste the sweetness.

Sodas, having the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar, HFCS, sulphites, artificial colorings and flavorings, caffeine, all bad for the already over taxed immune system. And the high levels of phosphorus which can cause leaching of calcium from the bones, leading to increased  levels of calcium in the blood, while the caffeine causes the body to excrete more calcium. Low calcium levels can cause a multitude of unwanted problems, including mis-diagnosis.

Hot Dogs, Deli meats, lunch meats processed turkey, ham, pepperoni, sausage, bacon are all processed for long keeping. But cause short life in people who eat them, known to cause pancreatic cancer in as early as seven years.

Fried foods,  known to cause cancer and brain damage from a chemical, Acrylamide, which is formed during the process of frying. The acrylamide levels in a large order of fast food French fries contained 300 times the amount allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a glass of water.

Each of these so called foods should be avoided completely, find good substitutes, for your healths’ sake. Bake your own cakes and breads from scratch, using butter and healthy oils. Or find a baker who uses natural ingredients. Make your own soups – in your down time make a large batch of soup, freeze in portions to heat and eat when needed. Drink purified water. Roast your own turkey for meals and sandwiches. Remove pork and shellfish from your diet altogether. Skip all fried foods - bake, broil and grill fish and chicken instead. Enjoy meatless meals a couple times per week.

And keep working to get those 9 - 13 fruits and veggies each day. Remember, Health is Wealth.