9 common foods you should stop buying at the grocery store

Some of the most common foods in supermarkets are to be avoided. These are 100% industrial products, very poor in nutritional qualities and, on the contrary, rich in elements (for example sugar, preservatives or salt) which worsen our health.

Check if they are a regular part of your shopping list and, if so, look for healthier alternatives.

Margarine contains large amounts of saturated fat when heated to high temperatures. These fats are dangerous to health, especially for the heart and arteries. Therefore, prefer traditional butter.

Once again a distinction must be made: traditional maple syrup is different from what is found in large retailers.
The latter, to be avoided, is composed of corn syrup, additives, sugar and artificial flavors. It's worth paying a little more to get a quality product.

Make your own ketchup: the tomatoes with which industrial ketchup is prepared are so diluted with sugar and salt, that very little of the natural remains.

White chocolate contains less than 20% cocoa butter; in other words: it does not deserve to be called chocolate. It is made up of 55% sugar and sweeteners, not forgetting the vegetable oils that replace a large part of the cocoa butter.

Surimi is generally made from cod, a much cheaper fish than crab. However, it is later blended with starch, salt, sugar and a lot of other chemicals. So don't think about buying it to eat fish, or "healthy eating".

Freeze-dried mashed potatoes are one of the largest repositories of chemical ingredients. We invite you to read its composition carefully and we are sure that, after doing so, you will never buy it again.

Chicken nuggets pose an eternal question about their composition. It is difficult to know exactly how they are produced, but it is certain that they have almost nothing natural. Chicken puree, flavorings and other industrial spices are just ingredients that should make us think twice before choosing this "fast food".

Industrial iced tea contains a lot of sugars, artificial flavors and colors. Don't be lazy: make it at home without added sugar.

Ready-to-eat salad dressings are high in salt and other ingredients that make them excessively caloric (up to 120 calories). Prepare yourself a vinaigrette using a few quality ingredients such as extra virgin olive oil, half a clove of garlic and a little ground pepper.