We all love junk food.
We're continuously told to watch what we eat, how many calories are in this, which calories
are good, which are bad, blah blah blah.
Here's a top ten best of the worst foods.
Alcohol Okay, it may not qualify to you as a food,
but alcohol has been a source of calories for people, going all the way back to Ancient
Egypt and Babylon.
That being said, while it may have reliably kept the people fed, distillation techniques
rapidly increased the alcoholic content of the beverages, and we all know more alcohol
means getting drunk faster.
So yes, a good old drink takes the top of our list because of its dietary importance
of the past, and for its reputation as a party substance.
A drink here and there won't kill you, but watch yourself because tomorrow morning might
leave you feeling like you were dead.
Deep Fried Mars Bar Our next item is a Scottish treat that's been
floating around for a few decades until it gained notoriety as the mascot for Scotland's
obesity problem.
You take a Mars bar, cover it in batter and deep fry until it becomes a crispy, golden
lump of melting deliciousness.
Ironically, Mars Inc released a statement that “deep frying one of [their] products
goes against [their] commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles.”
Hmmm.
Who knew?
Hot dogs The American classic street food.
Where would we be without the hot dog?
Originally promoted by successful German immigrants in the late 1800s, specifically by entrepreneur
Chris von der Ahe who owned a baseball team, and an amusement park, which we have ever
since then associated with the hot dog.
Whether you like it with sauerkraut, mustard and onions, just ketchup, or hold everything,
including the bun, the hot dog is a fun food that never fails to satisfy.
French fries Can I have an order of fries with that?
The association of hot dogs and french fries has been long-standing due to their perfect
meat-and-potato relationship.
Despite what their name would suggest, french fries are not thought to be French, but rather
to have been confused as french by British and American soldiers believing the Belgians
to be French.
Since then, they've become a staple of fast food in the English speaking world, known
as french fries in America and chips in Great Britain.
Soda To complete our combo, we're gonna need something
to keep our throats from drying up.
If we thought drinks could top the list, soda would have appeared as item number 2, after
alcohol, but we want to include it anyway because of just how bad it is for your body.
Liquid calories are the easiest to consume without realizing just how much sugar you've
absorbed, and are the leading cause behind tooth decay and many weight issues.
The catch is you can find soda of any flavour, and there's nothing quite like the feeling
of a cold cola soothing your throat.
Doughnuts Maturity is simplicity.
Sometimes all you need is to deep fry a ring of dough, and sprinkle some sugar on it.
Other times, you might need a full round puff of dough with a gooey jam center, covered
in icing sugar as though it just snowed outside.
The doughnut can provide you with both these experiences, and can be eaten first thing
in the morning, or as a dessert.
When eaten for breakfast, the doughnut is king (or queen) of the best of the worst foods...
This would surly make Homer Simpson proud.
Pancakes The easiest to prepare on this list, all you
need is some flour, eggs, butter, milk on a hot pan, and you're in business.
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so when we're eating pancakes,
we're making sure we get the most tastiness we can out of it by topping them with chocolate
chips, bananas and maple syrup.
If that's not for you, you can pull up to any diner in the morning and request this
classic meal...
okay fine, we'll admit it, we only make pancakes as an excuse to eat as much syrup as possible...
Milk chocolate Yeah, I know, we've all heard that chocolate
is good for your heart, but what we don't tend to remember is that the experts are talking
about dark, dark chocolate of the bitter variety.
Healthy is nice and all, but sometimes there's nothing that can replace the creamy sweetness
of a milk chocolate bar, so we don't blame you for eating all your holiday chocolate
in a sitting or two.
Sadly, a large confectionery firm claims we'll be out of chocolate by 2020 at the rate we
consume.
Can you imagine a life without chocolate?
Ranch dressing America's most loved dip, Ranch Dressing has
been the most used salad dressing by Americans since 1992.
Extremely versatile and packed with flavour, it's no wonder we're dipping our celery, carrots,
chicken wings and who-knows-what-else in it.
It's been a hit since its design by Steve Henson in the 1950s and shows no sign of slowing
down.
To be honest, I’m just waiting for the day it's socially acceptable to eat the dip on
its own.
Chips Crunchy, salty, greasy, easily dipped...
what more could you ask for?
The potato chip is our ruling junk food of the day not because it's so artery clogging
or waist-expanding, but because it is considered one of the worst foods for your teeth on this
list.
You think chips are sugar free?
Think again!
Potatoes are mostly made of sugar, and when you fry 'em they absorb a good (or bad) amount
of fats that nutritionists consider the most deadly.
However, when all is said and done, there are few comforts as satisfying as blowing
through a big bag of chips and thinking “I could go for another...”
We hope you still have some willpower to resist digging into your pantry after watching this
video.
Or maybe you'll have been inspired to write a new list of foods to avoid.
Or maybe, like us,you're having a glass of red wine and diet cola to compliment your
chip-stuffed hot-dog covered in chocolate, battered, deep fried, and wrapped in a pancake...
oh, with a few generous spurts of ranch … why?
Because you can.
After all, there's nothing wrong with having one treat a day.
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