Are you trying to lose weight? Or dieting to look fabulous and fit? If yes to both questions then you need to read this. There are fattening foods disguise as healthy foods so don’t be fooled. The market is full of products disguise as healthy foods. But in reality, these foods are not really good for you. Companies are just trying to fool you to make money.
What are the words often used in good marketing to promote a product or food? Less fat, fat free or sugar free are words often used by companies to disguise fattening foods. So, it is important you are vigilant in unmasking these food frauds to achieve your goal.
Foods To Avoid to Lose Weight
Below are some of the fattening foods disguises as healthy foods that you need to avoid.
Caesar Salad
Salad is healthy and good to eat if you are losing weight, but not if it’s a Caesar salad. A small bowl of this salad contains about 30 grams of fat and 300 to 400 calories. Thanks to the salad dressing, you will be jeopardizing your diet plan when you use Caesar as dressing. The best thing to do is use only 1 tablespoon dressing and two tablespoon parmesan cheese no more. Or you can try other salad dressing that does not wreck your diet plan.
Less Fat Milk or 2% Fat Milk
Whole milk contains about 8 gram of fat, 150 calories and 5 gram of saturated fat. 2% fat or less fat milk contains 5 gram of fat, 130 calories and 3 gram of fat. If you are buying less fat milk or milk with only 2% fat, you can still gain weight. 2% fat milk sounds healthier, but it still contain half of the saturated fat of whole milk.
So what milk is good? Skim milk contains 80 calories, 0 gram fat and 0 gram saturated fat. The taste is not as good as whole milk, but you are trying to lose weight so taste should not be your first priority.
Some people combine whole milk with 2% fat milk and then later on whole milk with nonfat milk to get used to the taste of skim milk.
Protein or Energy Bars
The market is full of candy bars that according to companies selling them are healthy options. Well, these energy bars often contain up to 500 calories and preservatives. And they cost a fortune. Eating candy bars is not enough to curb hunger so most of the time you will eat more than one bar. And that would destroy your diet and workout plan. The calories contain in one bar, will double if you eat two or more to satiate your hunger.
If you are hungry and love energy bars, protein bar, granola or whatever they are called these days. Choose an energy bar that contains only 200 calories and no more, 5 grams of protein and fiber. But if you ask me, it is still best to eat the real thing as you can save on money and calories.
Sugar Free Drinks or Diet Soda
Soda that claims to be sugar free is flooding the market. Many dieters drink diet soda when they are craving for something sweet.
They think they are safe because there are no calories in diet soda. Well, they are right! There are no calories just artificial sweeteners and other chemicals. And drinking diet soda and similar drinks can make you crave for unhealthy food and feel bloated.
There are more fattening foods disguise as healthy foods that you need to be aware of. So, you will not be wasting time and effort losing weight. I’ll talk more about them on my next post, so stay tune.
