Beware of So-called “Health Food”
Here are 12 examples of food that are purported to be healthful for you, but really aren’t:
Yogurt with Fruit at the Bottom – too much dangerous corn syrup in them.
Baked Beans – too much brown and white sugars.
California Roll – packed with fast-digesting carbohydrates and almost no protein.
Granola Bars – oats are basically glued together with ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, honey, and barley malt — all of which quickly raise blood sugar.
Pasta Salad – white-flour pasta, a close relative of white bread, which is not good for anyone. Also has too much mayo.
English Muffins – raise blood sugar significantly and are nearly devoid of fiber, protein, and vitamins. This makes them a great example of a food that provides only empty calories.
Croutons – usually made with the same refined flour that’s used in white bread, a food with a higher glycemic index than sugar.
Fat-Free Salad Dressing – removal of fat reduces your body’s ability to absorb many of the vitamins found in a salad’s vegetables.
Fruit Cocktail – packed in heavy syrup.
Reduced-Fat Peanut Butter – Many commercial brands are sweetened with “icing sugar” — the same finely ground sugar used to decorate cupcakes. In fact, each tablespoon of Skippy contains half a teaspoon of the sweet stuff. Reduced-fat versions are the worst of all, because they contain less healthy fat and even more icing sugar.
Pretzels – have one of the highest glycemic indexes of any food. In fact, they rank above ice cream and jelly beans in their ability to raise blood sugar.
Corn Oil – Corn oil has 60 times more omega-6s than omega-3s, the type of healthy fats found in fish, walnuts, and flaxseed. Studies suggest that a high intake of omega-6 fats relative to omega-3 fats increases inflammation, which boosts your risk of cancer, arthritis, and obesity.
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