Why is junk food unhealthy? - Ask Coley - Health Tips for Kids | Educational Videos by Mocomi

Why is Junk Food Unhealthy?  – A dollop of ice-cream, a piece of chocolate, pizza, macaroni and cheese!   I love food. Coley – That is not food. That is junk food! And you know that junk food is unhealthy, right?  I know, I know. But why?   How can something that tastes so good, be so bad for us? Coley –  Why can’t junk food do that for us? Coley – Because junk food doesn’t have enough nutrients in it. I don’t mind not playing if I can have an extra burger. Coley – Really? You prefer a burger over playtime?  Actually, no. Can’t I have both? Coley – You can. If you go slow on the junk food and eat more fruits and vegetables.  Coley –  Junk food does that to you.  I am going to play basketball.  No!  I too want to play. I  will eat fruits and veggies instead of binging on junk food. Playing is a lot more fun! Junk food oh it can be so delicious maybe even too delicious today we're gonna try and answer this once and for all is fast food bad for you let's find out today's episode we've all been there you grab a bag of your favorite snack you start chomping them down your child can   you jump again and suddenly what the bag is empty what games as it turns out junk food can be so completely addictive because well it was designed that way that's right food companies use some pretty sophisticated science-based techniques to keep us chowing down all junk foods are trying to hit what they call the Bliss point for a perfect flavor that isn't too much or too little and keeps you always wanting more the main way that companies manage to keep that flavorful Bliss point is by adding one specific ingredient sugar they add it to all sorts of foods you might not expect white bread salad dressing ketchup barbecue sauce orange juice granola bars and spaghetti sauce just to name a few every year people become more and more aware how bad ingredients like sugar salt and fat can be when you have too much of it as a result junk food companies have tried to use less of the bad ingredients people are looking out for and replace them with other bad but not quite as bad options to make up for the taste that lets junk food companies sell their snacks as low sugar or low sodium making people think that they might be choosing a healthier option so is junk food actually bad for you well if you're eating lots of it every day yes it is and remember if  salty or sugary snack sells itself as low salt or low sugar that doesn't mean it's healthy now you know that junk food really is bad for you no matter how good it tastes comment below if you have a question you'd like to know the answer to and don't forget to subscribe for more episodes of question only on dreamlike Stevie NOW PLAYING 10 Ways.