5 trendy products we waste money on

It is not always worth paying extra for food with a healthy reputation.

The healthiest parts of pineapple we throw away anyway

The highest concentration of bromelain - the useful part pineapple - concentrated in the stems, upper part and stem of the fruit. In cases where the diet still involves pineapple, you can replace it kiwi. It contains a substance similar to bromelain - actinidine, which also helps to lose weight.

Dried fruits are treated with preservatives to preserve color

Dried fruits - this is a storehouse of vitamins, but you should not abuse them. If you see bright dried fruits on the counter, do not reach for them - sulfites are used to preserve color. They can cause allergies.

Replace snacks with regular fruit or tea with honey. Honey will help fill the lack of trace elements.

The benefits of spinach are over-estimated 10 times

They say that in the product description they simply put a comma in the wrong place, in spinach 35, not 3.5 mg of iron per 100 g of greens. The plant also contains oxalic acid, which prevents the absorption of this very iron.

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We recommend to safely buy cabbage - in terms of vitamins, it is close to spinach.

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Tuna is called "sea dump"

Like any fish, tuna contains fatty acids and phosphorus. But only in it they often find something that we absolutely do not need - mercury. If you want to cook fish, it is better not to overpay and buy mackerel.

Cane sugar is sugar too

Experts say that in reality, cane sugar practically does not differ from the white we are used to. So buy regular white sugar - your body will not notice the difference.

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