There are certain foods you should not eat when you are hungry.
The foods we’re going to look at below are major contributors and creators of poor eating habits. Not only do some of them offer zero nutritional value, but they also leave you hungrier and make you want more.
In your relationship with food, these foods are toxic partners.
Here are some foods you may want to cut from your diet.
1. Cheese
Humans are wired to have an ‘addiction reaction’ to the protein casein found in milk. This allows babies to desire more of their mother’s milk. When it comes to cheese, casein is more concentrated which means its compounds known as casomorphins, when combined with salt and fat result in an obsession with cheese. So the more you eat, the more you crave.
2. Juice
The process of making juice strips them of their fibre making them high-calorie beverages. Once stripped of the fibre, they travel very fast not allowing absorption into the bloodstream. They also cause your blood sugar to spike and then crash leaving you hungrier.
The best way to prepare your juice is to mix fruits and veggies in a blender and drink them. Use a nut butter or protein powder to make the blend better for absorption. Stick to eating your fruits and veggies and drinking water for hydration.
3. Egg whites
Most of the nutrients in eggs are concentrated in the yolk. This includes vitamins, fats, and minerals. The saturated fats in the yolk are important in making you feel full and in hormone production that supports the absorption of vitamins and minerals. So if you eat only the white part, you will feel hungry faster.
4. Fruit smoothies
Smoothies often lack vegetables and proteins which makes them fructose. When you take fruit smoothies, your blood sugar goes crazy and then crashes, and since the smoothies are often low in calories, you are left with more hunger and a blood sugar hangover.
5. Fast foods
Fast foods are loaded with HFCS, salt, trans fats, and preservatives which interrupt the communication between the stomach and brain. The hormones that are responsible for regulating eating and satisfaction are not released which leaves us eating more. The salt also makes the body retain water leaving us feeling bloated and dehydrated.
Hunger goes hand in hand with the body’s need for water. Sometimes hunger is the body’s way of telling you to rehydrate.
