Brenna Cooper
A nutritionist has revealed the three foods she tells people to cut out of their diets if they want to improve their health.
None of us have the 'perfect diet' and with the constant pressure of modern life filling our days it's so much quicker and easier to order a takeaway for dinner or grab sugary snacks rather than spend time prepping our meals.
However the convenience of fast food is having a noticeable impact on our health - with research showing that poor dietary choices can be linked to illnesses such as heart disease or cancer.
The rise in consciousness over the impact our diet can have has led to several people seeking advice on food dos and don'ts on social media.
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Olivia Hedlund, a US-based nutrition therapy practitioner, is the latest expert to weigh in on the topic of healthy eating, revealing the foods she has axed from her daily diet.
And it's bad news for anyone who enjoys a sweet treat to get them through the day...
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Sharing the advice in a post on her Instagram account @liv.ingwell, Hedlund shared an image of herself enjoying a bowl of food in the sun, listing the three food items she's cut out in the comments.
Stopping off for a midday pick-me-up latte from your favourite coffee shop is part of most peoples' daily routines. However Hedlund has revealed she would never go to 'on-the-go' coffee brands.
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"Not only can coffee become mouldy but it is also sprayed with a ton of pesticides and chemicals that disrupt our whole body eco system like hormone and imbalance our blood sugar," she wrote,
instead advising people to have coffee 'at home' from pesticide-free brands.
Next on the list was plant-based meats, with Hedlund writing that it is often hard to replicate 'nutrient dense meat' in fake vegan meats, adding that they are often filled with 'hydrogenated and inflammatory oils and filler ingredients'.
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She also recommended environmentally conscious people look into sourcing their meat from ethical and 'regenerative' sources.
The most surprising of the three items Hedlund listed was cereal, with the nutritionist writing 'there is truly and genuinely no health benefit to starting your morning with a blood sugar spike'.
She went on to add that it's better to enjoy cereal as a snack and instead have a breakfast which contains 'protein' instead.
"Most cereals are filled with sugar that makes us feel not full and spikes blood sugar," she added.
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Hedlund's post received a mixed reaction from followers, with several people pointing out that its okay to treat yourself to foods that make you happy and that being restrictive with food isn't beneficial for everyone.
Another person also pointed out that plant-based meats can be healthy depending on the ingredients, highlighting nutritional ingredients such as 'tofu' or 'walnuts'.
It's important to note that Hedlund herself wasn't telling people to cut these items out of their diets entirely, adding that she was 'advocating for education and informed decisions' when it comes to food.