Top 10 Deceptively Unhealthy Foods

SexyIsPainful

http://www.thatsfit.com/2011/03/18/top-10-deceptively-unhealthy-foods/:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

MissTizz

THANKS!

hollyknouse

Thanks for the article! I fall prey to the frozen yogurt all of the time!

rmhand

Thanks!

ski3r4life

Granola cereal... banana chips... apple sauce... I love those! Wow! But... I mean, seriously - those are still better than your everyday junk food right? Or are they really just as sinful as Cheetos/ice cream/chocolate?

mirna_ayala0428

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mandykasase

Aaaawwwwww, i love couscous, damnit!

lutzsher

Unfortunately many of those items ARE about as unhealthy as junk food, high fat and sugar.

lutzsher

Aaaawwwwww, i love couscous, damnit!

Try the organic whole wheat version, it is really good. It is only the plain "white" stuff you should avoid.

liezelcha

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not_your_average_fairy

Granola cereal... banana chips... apple sauce... I love those! Wow! But... I mean, seriously - those are still better than your everyday junk food right? Or are they really just as sinful as Cheetos/ice cream/chocolate?

Vegi and fruit chips are healthy only if you have the dehydrated kind. I make them for my kids and rats. The applesauce can be healthy if you make it your self and don't add any extra sugar. It all comes down to if you have the time to make it yourself. I can make many of my favorite restaurant/frozen dinner/bakery items healthier just by making them at home from scratch.

bunnyb11

WOW!!!! i had no idea. I have fallen prey to the Turkey Hotdogs thinking it was healthier. Thanks for the heads up i will have to start looking at the labels a little closer next time.

JulieBoBoo

I confess, the couscous surprised me. Thanks.

LemonCitron

Thanks!!!

I LOOOOVE frozen yogurt. I like to make my own at home but I use frozen cherries or blueberries and plain yogurt. Then I throw it into my Magic Bullet and blend it up. SOOOO GOOD

lwyz_smln

I must admit I actually knew about most of those. I'm surprised. lol

frostiegurl

Vegi and fruit chips are healthy only if you have the dehydrated kind. I make them for my kids and rats. The applesauce can be healthy if you make it your self and don't add any extra sugar. It all comes down to if you have the time to make it yourself. I can make many of my favorite restaurant/frozen dinner/bakery items healthier just by making them at home from scratch.

That's so sweet that you make fruit and vegi chips for your rats. I need to pull out my dehydrator and try it out. Right now I usually give them fresh fruit and veggies with their normal food mix (which I make myself) and various meat proteins.

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread. As far as Applesauce, I usually get mine from Trader Joe's (the organic no sugar added kind)

reese66

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abeare

Granola cereal... banana chips... apple sauce... I love those! Wow! But... I mean, seriously - those are still better than your everyday junk food right? Or are they really just as sinful as Cheetos/ice cream/chocolate?

Vegi and fruit chips are healthy only if you have the dehydrated kind. I make them for my kids and rats. The applesauce can be healthy if you make it your self and don't add any extra sugar. It all comes down to if you have the time to make it yourself. I can make many of my favorite restaurant/frozen dinner/bakery items healthier just by making them at home from scratch.

Exactly! I make my own granola & granola bars, bran muffins, trail mix (all raw unsalted nuts with dehydrated cranberries)! As I don’t eat any red meat and very limited lean meats, some of these items (such as the nuts) are very important in my diet. Some foods are a bit higher in calories but they aren’t empty cals.

kevanos

I thought the bagel would be up there, those are packe dwith calories.

Couscous is just another form of refined flour pasta. Try quinoa instead of couscous, you will love it.

skinnyhopes

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wolfchild59

None of those actually surprised me. I hadn't eaten any of that stuff for a few years, even before MFP. But I've also been a label reader for as long as I've been shopping on my own, so I've pretty much always known what I was eating. The only difference is that I started actually caring. lol

Mike523

I agree with most of that list... but there are plenty of applesauce varieties that have no added sugar. I don't eat a ton of it, but I usually include a 1/2 cup in my post-workout recovery smoothies.