1. Bran Muffin - These contain refined sugar and flour and are loaded with calories. Did you know that most muffins have about twice the calories of a doughnut?
2. Dried Fruit - Most dried fruit contains lots of added sugar. Read labels carefully!
3. Granola/Granola Bars - Often loaded with fatty oils and tons of sugar.
4. Low Fat Salad Dressing - When the fat content is reduced, sugar and lots of chemicals are usually added to make it taste better.
5. Egg Beaters - These are filled with garbage and chemicals. You are way better off with egg whites, or even whole eggs.
6. Canned Fruit - Most canned fruit is soaked in sugary syrup.
7. Margarine - Loaded with trans fats and linked to heart disease.
8. Whole Wheat Bagel - A better alternative to a regular bagel, but still a poor choice. Bagels are chock full of carbs and basically a nutritional wasteland. There is no protein, vitamins, minerals...just a bunch of carbs (which turn to sugar in your body).
9. Pretzels - Again, empty calories. These carb-laden snacks just turn to sugar in your body and often leave you hungrier.
10. Yogurt Cups - Some yogurt is really healthy, but you just need to read the labels. A lot of the "fruit on the bottom" varieties contain sugary syrup.
11. Microwave Diet Meals - Not only are these tiny portions packed with tons of sodium, but they are processed and filled with preservatives and chemicals. In order to make these dishes low fat and low cal, so many weird unpronounceable ingredients are added to make it taste better.
12. Protein Bars - Again, loaded with fat, sugar, and chemicals and a million ingredients (which is always a red flag). Eat a piece of chicken or have some hardboiled egg whites.
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