Eating healthy is not as easy as some people try to make it out to be. If eating healthy was easy peasy, everyone would be doing it! There are many foods that appear to be healthy, when in fact they are just as unhealthy as traditional junk food. What's that you say? You want examples of what I am talking about? Well I am so glad you asked!
- Apple juice is a very sugary culprit. Even with no sugar added, it contains the sugar equivalent of a soft drink with high fructose corn syrup. Fruit juice used to be served in small amounts during breakfast. Now advertisements promote drinking large amounts of fruit juice throughout the day.
- Carob products are really sneaky. All the added butter and/or oils used in carob products can make them just as fattening as the chocolate items they are supposed to replace. The real difference between carob and chocolate is the caffeine and dairy content not found in carob. Also chocolate made from cocoa contains stearic acid, a saturated fat that does not raise cholesterol, meanwhile "chocolate" made from carob contains palm and coconut oils, which are known to raise cholesterol. So if you are looking for a vegan/vegetarian option to chocolate then by all means.
- Iceberg lettuce is lower in vitamins, protein, and fiber than any of its lettuce buddies. There is nothing wrong with eating iceberg lettuce, just don't be fooled into eating it because it is so "healthy". A better alternative would be Romaine lettuce.
- Don't let the muffins fool you either, even the bran ones! Some muffins contain more fat and calories than doughnuts and danishes, skyrocketing from 340-630 calories and 11 to 27 grams of saturated fat each. I don't know about you but I'm saying "Goodbye Starbucks muffin and hello Krispy Kreme doughnut!"
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