If you haven’t caught up by now, the Standard American Diet – appropriately nicknamed SAD – is horrible. It’s literally killing people every day. Driven by profit-hungry food industries, misinformed social media personalities, and a number of fad diets, it’s almost impossible to read between the lines without doing your own research.
We’ve done some of the legwork for you and identified 30 healthy foods that you can substitute for the more common, unhealthy options we’re all so familiar with. Stick with these swaps and you’ll see (and feel) your health improve almost immediately!
1. Gatorade – Coconut Water
Gatorade: the refreshing electrolyte drink to help replenish lost water and nutrients during and after physical activities.
What the advertisements leave out is how much sugar is used to give it a sweet and satisfying flavor.
If you’re a professional basketball player who exercises for several hours a day this might be ok, but it’s more sugar that any average Joe could reasonably make use of in a day.
Try nature’s gatorade: coconut water. Coconut water is naturally loaded with magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, and sodium – the electrolytes that the body loses during physical activity.
If you’re in a pinch and unable to find coconut water, at least go for Pedialyte instead of Gatorade – don’t give extra sugary stuff to your kids!
2. Sugary Lattes – Black Coffee with Butter or Coconut Oil
