What Type Of Ham Is Healthy?
Types of ham :
- Chicken, tuna or hard-boiled egg salad — you can replace the mayo with a mixture of plain Greek yogurt and avocado
- Fresh or roasted vegetables, such as peppers, shredded carrot or sprouts, with hummus
- Roasted or fresh veggies on their own — load up!
- Peanut butter and honey (instead of jelly) or banana or apple slices
- Bean, veggie or lentil burger
- Chicken, tuna or hard-boiled egg salad — you can replace the mayo with a mixture of plain Greek yogurt and avocado
- Fresh or roasted vegetables, such as peppers, shredded carrot or sprouts, with hummus
- Roasted or fresh veggies on their own — load up!
- Peanut butter and honey (instead of jelly) or banana or apple slices
- Bean, veggie or lentil burger
It’s rich in protein and several beneficial nutrients. However, regularly eating processed meats like ham may increase your risk of certain cancers. Thus, it’s best to limit your intake and stick to fresh, less processed types of ham as part of a balanced diet.
Well, the are a few problems with it:
- Low quality protein: Ham is the processed pig’s leg, so you got a lot of cartilage in it, which in turn have few of the amino acids your body needs.
- Fat: Ham has a lot of fat in it, and you may taking that into consideration since your energy intake may skyrocket leading to weigh gain.
- The pornographic amount of conservants:
Sodium nitrite is used as an additive for 3 reasons:
- To preserve the red/pink color of meat.
- To improve flavor by suppressing fat oxidation (rancidification).
- To prevent the growth of bacteria, improving flavor and cutting the risk of food poisoning.