Homes and Property | Home PageThe top ten foods to avoidFelicity Lawrence|Evening Standard13 April 2012 Sweetened fizzy drinks. Hydrogenated fats, found in many baked products and ready meals. Modified starch, used to thicken many factory foods such as yoghurts and sauces. Artificial colourings to disguise the absence of real food. Synthetic flavourings used to do the same. White sliced factory bread. Processed foods with ingredients I don't understand. Factory-farmed meat. Heavily packaged, as opposed to loose, fresh fruits and vegetables. Anything air-freighted from the other side of the world. MORE ABOUTFoodManufacturingSauces And DressingsSoft DrinksVegetables