I know everyone doesn’t have a personal chef or cook fresh meals for themselves every day.  I also know that people will always buy pre-packaged, processed foods.  They are easy and portable and, due to preservatives, stay fresh a long time.  Additives are used in processed foods to make them taste better, look better and have a better mouthfeel.  Unforunately they may also bring about side effects, food allergies, increased waistlines, decreased absorption of minerals and vitamins, cancer and more. With the economy the way it is can we really afford to eat foods that can make us sick?

Donna Mintz is the owner of Basil & Barbells, Inc., a NYC based personal chef and personal training service that helps busy people fit healthy meals and exercise into their hectic schedules by offering cooking classes, personal training and personal chef services.

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