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"Fresh foods are better than frozen foods, but frozen foods are better than canned foods. 10. When buying meats, look for grass-fed meats and free-range poultry. Organic meats and poultry without hormones and antibiotics would be next best; if you can't find them, for meats get lean cuts, and for poultry remove the skin because toxins are stored in the fat. 11. Limit fish with a high mercury content (see page 171), and remember that ocean-caught fish are generally better than farm-raised fish, which are usually laden with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Can I eat frozen foods? Freezing destroys 30-60% of the enzymes in fruits, so eating them frozen is not really ideal. However, during the transition period, a frozen banana can satisfy the urge for ice cream. It tastes wonderful in a smoothie. The enzymes in frozen foods low in water content, such as nuts and seeds, are more resistant to destruction. Thus it is not so bad to freeze them as it is fruit. Nuts and seeds contain almost no water. Unlike most other chemical compounds that contract when they freeze, water expands as it forms ice." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Fresh foods are better than frozen foods, but frozen foods are better than canned foods. 10. When buying meats, look for grass-fed meats and free-range poultry. Organic meats and poultry without hormones and antibiotics would be next best; if you can't find them, for meats get lean cuts, and for poultry remove the skin because toxins are stored in the fat. 11. Limit fish with a high mercury content (see page 171), and remember that ocean-caught fish are generally better than farm-raised fish, which are usually laden with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Most of the oversalting in our system comes from the preprepared, packaged, and many frozen foods (with the exception of flash-frozen fruits and vegetables) we eat as well as from restaurant and fast foods. Food makers put huge amounts of salt in their food to enhance flavor, to hide the lack of other natural flavorings, and to act as a preservative. Look at any food label, and you will see astronomical percentages of salt in food, often more than 25% of a serving. The best way to avoid excess sodium in food is to buy fresh, unprocessed whole foods and prepare your own meals." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Canned and frozen foods, fast foods, and processed/packaged foods are all suspect for high amounts of salt. Read the labels carefully. You may be surprised to find that some of the things you thought were healthy, such as certain salad dressings, are actually loaded with salt. Even a bean burrito at a fast-food restaurant will be high in salt. Look for "no salt" labels on your packaged foods, and go light on the saltshaker in the kitchen and at the table." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"In the frozen foods section of your market, there are many frozen fruits available if you want the added convenience. The frozen fruits thicken the smoothie and make it very tasty. Adding ice cubes also helps thicken smoothies. Banana-Apple Smoothie 1 small banana V2 apple, peeled and sliced Vi cup plain soy yogurt lA cup orange juice or apple juice Vi cup frozen berries Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth—or chunky, if preferred." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain breads are in the frozen foods section of most health food stores and an increasing number of regular supermarkets, and they come in many forms— from sliced loaves (especially good toasted), to tortillas and delicious hamburger or hot dog buns. Read the ingredients. There are three cooking implements that we have found indispensable. One is a rice cooker. You put in rice and water and simply walk away; the rice cooks on its own, worry-free, and you can even start it early. The second is a microplane, which you can find at any good kitchen store." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Don't wash your vegetables until you're ready to use them because excess moisture on them can cause mold. frozen foods of course go into the freezer. Turkey or chicken breast, if fresh, go in the coldest part of the fridge if you're going to eat them in a day or two; it not, store them in the freezer. ft The canned foods—pumpkin, tomato, beans, and such—go into the pantry. I usually mark the date purchased on the top of cans with a permanent marker so I can use the older purchases first. I Fresh Versus Frozen." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"You will spend most of your time in the produce, health food, and frozen foods sections. The supermarket can be filled with temptation at the beginning of your health transformation, so try to avoid certain aisles. The center aisles of most stores contain the most heavily processed foods, so consider them non-existent. What you don't see can't tempt you! Reading Food Labels The most important point about food labels is that you should avoid foods that have labels." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"Americans love the convenience of frozen foods. But if you read the labels, you'll find that most frozen foods contain additives that make the foods less perishable or less expensive. With careful shopping, you can find good quality frozen foods. Microwave cooking has spread like brush fire over the last two decades. Yet there is no scientific consensus about the safety of microwaved food. Many researchers find that although there are some particles in microwaved food that aren't ordinarily found in nature, the food remains nutritious and healthful." - Elizabeth Lipski, Digestive Wellness: How to Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion (Get the book.)

"Trans fats are typically found in commercially processed foods that have been prepared under conditions of high heat, such as snack foods (for example, potato chips and roasted nuts), frozen foods (including entrees, snacks, whole dinners, desserts), commercially made cookies and crackers, packaged dinners, and baked goods ?saturated fat, found primarily in animal products (meat, poultry, whole-fat milk and dairy products, lard) The bottom line is this: think olive oil, fish, and green leafy vegetables, and go light on meats and processed foods." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Considering the huge and ever-increasing consumption of aerated drinks, alcohol, canned and frozen foods in general, fried snack foods, potato chips, french fries, ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, chocolate and candies, is it any wonder that the health and well-being of Western societies is being affected? Add to this the increasing use of refined white flour rather than wholemeal, salt, sugar, tea and coffee, and the picture gets gloomier. Food is being heavily refined, and preservatives and artificial colourings added. Nutrients are lost from the refined end products." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Anthropologists have apparently discovered that cooking began in northern Europe, where people would put frozen foods over a fire to thaw them out. Fine. Then they got careless and left them over the fire too long, and that's when our troubles began. Conversely, raw food diet helps me to stand extremely hot weather better, too. All that having been said, I can suggest ways to cope with the winter cold better during and after transition to raw eating." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "The enzymes in frozen foods low in water content, such as nuts and seeds, are more resistant to destruction. Thus it is not so bad to freeze them as it is fruit. Nuts and seeds contain almost no water. Unlike most other chemical compounds that contract when they freeze, water expands as it forms ice. The tiny ice crystals in all cells that contain water are like little bombs going off inside the food. These destroy enzymes, vitamins and all sorts of other molecules. That's why nuts, seeds and dehydrated foods are not much damaged by freezing. Their enzymes remain largely intact." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"They are usually used in restaurant salad bars and are also present in many supermarket foods, including frozen foods, dried fruits, and certain fresh fruits and vegetables. Many people are allergic to sulfites. The types and severity of reactions to sulfites in sensitive individuals vary, and may include breathing difficulties, anaphylactic shock, severe headaches, abdominal pain, stuffy and/or runny nose, flushing of the face and a "hot flash" feeling, diarrhea, irritability, and/or feelings of anger." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Canned foods can be stored for years, as can frozen foods. The least damaging way of storing food is to freeze it, followed by canning. Removing the enzymes and the reducing compounds will decrease the rate at which these foods oxidize. Removing vitamins and minerals will discourage bacteria and fungi, which must also have these nutrients to grow. The more a food is deprived of nutrients, the more apt is that food to be stable. This is why starch extracted from wheat or potatoes is much more stable and can be stored much longer than the original plant material." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"Avoid frozen foods, canned products and leftover foods. Take gymnema sylvestre to heal damaged pancreas cells, and evening primrose oil to improve nerve function. Refer to chapter 7, for information on auto-urine therapy and blood-sugar-balancing foods, herbs and spices, including oils and cinnamon. Cleansing of the main organs of elimination (liver, colon and kidneys) is essential for reversing diabetes of both types. Read labels. If a processed food contains more than two to three separate items on it, it is likely to be of no use for your body." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"You'll have to eat fresh foods or minimally processed frozen foods (such as cooking frozen chicken breasts or steaming frozen vegetables). Avoid eating microwave meals, most other packaged foods, and anything from fast-food restaurants. If you are overweight or discover that you are especially sensitive to sugars and carbohydrates, you may have to eliminate nearly all starchy and carb-containing foods. You might be able to eat small amounts of brown rice, however, if the rice is buffered by protein and high-fiber vegetables." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"High-fructose corn syrup now is found in an astonishing array of processed goods, including soft drinks and fruit juices, as well as condiments, breads, cookies, breakfast cereals, pasta sauces, frozen foods, jams, and jellies. Food manufacturers made the switch from cane- and beet-based sugar to corn-based HFCS because it's far cheaper to produce than sucrose. Not only that, but high-fructose corn syrup is sweeter, is easier to handle during processing, has a longer shelf life, and keeps baked goods soft while giving them a warm, toasty color." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"The foods that have the most acidifying effects in the body include milk, dairy products, meat and its products, tinned or frozen foods, white bread, pasta and pastry made from bleached and refined flour, refined sugar, alcoholic beverages, diet beverages, soft drinks, sports drinks, packaged fruit juices, preserved foods, processed breakfast cereals, chocolates, ready-made cakes, potato chips (crisps), hydrogenated oils and fats, and most fast/junk foods. The exaggerated ratio of daily-required vitamins may apply only to the severely undernourished person." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"In fact, prepared, processed foods, frozen foods, and baked goods accounted for more than 40 percent of supermarket sales in 2000. (Produce generated a mere 9 percent of sales.) Moreover, many people gravitate specifically toward ostensibly "healthy" quick snacks such as protein bars, which are often laden with high-fructose corn syrup and/or other sweeteners. Or maybe they'll buy some low-fat "goodies" that are likely filled with sugar and not even necessarily low calorie. Or they'll grab quickie-carb crunchies that, 9 times out of 10, have used some kind of sweetener." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Symptoms may also be triggered by eating frozen foods, iced drinks, or watery fruit that is overripe. When the appetite returns there is a temptation to eat small amounts often, rather than large meals. There may also be a desire for warm, sweetened milk, which soothes digestive discomfort and uneasiness. Nux vomica: To ease gastritis that has been triggered by a combination of high stress levels combined with too much junk food, alcohol, coffee, and cigarettes, use Nux vomica." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Even when they're locally owned, they tend to rely on a lot of processed, prepackaged, and frozen foods. As a general rule, breakfast is usually the safest meal, but you'll have to order eggs and avoid hash browns, toast, muffins, pancakes, waffles, and other rich sources of carbohydrates. Ask whether you can get your eggs poached—cooked in water instead of with oil—along with a side of fresh fruit. A second choice is an omelet, again with a side of fresh fruit. Canned fruit almost always has added sugar or high-fructose corn syrup." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.) "Canned foods tend to have a higher glycemic index—more of a sugarlike effect—because sitting in water breaks down much of their fiber. frozen foods are acceptable when fresh ones aren't available, but read the Ingredients list carefully, and reject foods with unhealthy ingredients. Food-Philosophy Principle #4. Don't Take Food for Granted Over the last hundred years, many nations have made great strides in sanitation and hygiene, resulting in a food supply that is mostly free of disease-causing bacteria." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"If fresh produce is unavailable, use frozen foods instead. Do not use canned vegetables or boxed vegetable dishes, because they usually contain significant amounts of salt and other unhealthy additives. If raw produce does not agree with you, steam your vegetables lightly in a steamer, cooking pan, or wok just until slightly tender. Avoid Overcooking Your Foods As just discussed, cooking foods for all but brief periods of time can destroy many valuable nutrients." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "Do not consume any alcohol, barley, chocolate, coffee, dairy products, fried foods, highly seasoned foods, meat, oats, refined foods, rye, salt, spices, sugar, tobacco, wheat, or processed, canned, or frozen foods. Q Take a fiber supplement. Fiber is important for avoiding constipation. Periodically take warm cleansing enemas with the juice of a fresh lemon. A clean colon is important for keeping toxic waste from interfering with muscle function. (See colon cleansing and enemas in Part Three." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "Thaw all frozen foods, especially meats and poultry, in the refrigerator, not at room temperature. • Eat hamburger and other meats only if they have been cooked at least until they turn brown. Meat or poultry that is even a little pink in color may still harbor bacteria. To ensure that all bacteria have been destroyed, it is best to cook meat until it is well done. • When preparing a chicken or turkey with dressing, do not stuff the bird until you are ready to put it in the oven." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Proponents also point out that stevia has been used legally in Japan since the 1970s as a sweetener for carbonated drinks, yogurt, candy bars, frozen foods, and chewing gum, and as a tabletop sweetener. Advocates say that stevia is inexpensive to grow, harvest, and produce; is heat sensitive; and is an effective flavor enhancer and preservative. It should be noted that to become a white powder or clear liquid, stevia undergoes a multistep process not unlike that which sugar undergoes, but you can purchase the whole or ground-up stevia leaf, something I enjoy. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT AGAVE?" - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Avoid foods grown outside of the United States (even frozen foods), because places such as Mexico, Central America, and South America may not have the same high standards as we do in the United States. Furthermore, even though certain toxic pesticides may be banned in the United States, we export them to other countries, and then get them shipped right back to us on the fruits and vegetables we import! Do you know how the meat or fish was raised or the living conditions of the animals? Buy only organic or free-range, hormone- and antibiotic-free meats whenever possible." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Commercially frozen foods are often soaked in hot water before freezing, a process known as 'blanching'. After studying twenty different types of commonly eaten vegetables, Finnish scientists discovered blanching destroyed up to one-third of the vitamin C content of vegetables, with a further slight loss during frozen storage. Folic acid proved to be particularly sensitive to blanching, with more than fifty percent being lost, although levels remained stable during freezing." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

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