{"id":102171,"date":"2016-03-07T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T16:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=102171"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T16:45:42","slug":"6-healthy-foods-you-should-avoid-when-trying-to-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/6-healthy-foods-you-should-avoid-when-trying-to-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"6 \u201cHealthy\u201d Foods You Should Avoid When Trying To Lose Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve all been there. You\u2019re walking down the aisles of the grocery and can\u2019t help but notice the call outs on products. Low fat! Multigrain! Full of vitamins!<\/p>\n

How true are these labels?<\/p>\n

Courtney McCormick, Corporate Dietitian at Nutrisystem<\/a><\/strong>, says some might be too good to be true and encourages you to avoid these six \u201chealthy\u201d foods.<\/p>\n

1. Low-fat snacks<\/strong>
\nStudies at Cornell have found that we tend to eat 50 percent more of foods labeled \u201clow fat\u201d than the regular version of the product. Scientists call this \u201cthe halo effect<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d because eating things we perceive as healthy makes us feel virtuous. Also, many low-fat foods tend to have more sugar to compensate for the lack of fat, which adds flavor. Stick to natural low-fat snacks, such as fruits and veggies. Or, if you\u2019re opting for low-fat, be very mindful of your portion sizes. Just because a snack is low-fat doesn\u2019t mean you can eat the whole box.<\/p>\n

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2. Reduced-fat peanut butter<\/strong>
\nNot all fat is bad for you. While peanut butter is high in fat calories, it\u2019s chock full of monounsaturated fats, which are good for your heart. And if you read the labels, there\u2019s not a big difference in calories between reduced and full-fat peanut butter. You\u2019re better off looking for reduced or no-sugar (natural) peanut butter which usually has less salt as well as sugar, better for your heart and to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3. Multigrain bread<\/strong>
\nSounds healthy, doesn\u2019t it? But multigrain bread may be no healthier than white bread. Both are made with refined grains\u2014with the fiber removed\u2014it\u2019s just that the multigrain bread includes more than one kind of refined grain than plain old white bread. Check the label of your bread and look for the words \u201cwhole grain\u201d or \u201cwhole wheat,\u201d or \u201cwhole grain flour.\u201d That\u2019s the really healthy bread, chock full of filling fiber. Look for three grams of fiber or more per serving.<\/p>\n

4. Fast food salads<\/strong>
\nYes, veggies are good for you, but many fast food salads have more calories, fat and sodium than the burgers because of all the add-ons, like cheese, meat and heavy dressings. Opt for the healthier choices in your fast food salad to ensure you are making a smarter choice. Choose grilled chicken over crispy or fried chicken in your salad, leave off the croutons and cheese, and try using only half of the salad dressing packet.<\/p>\n

5. Vitamin-enhanced water<\/strong>
\nThis water, while it does contain vitamins, is often loaded with added sugar. The difference between vitamin-enhanced water and soda? Just the lack of bubbles. Get your vitamins and minerals from real food.<\/p>\n

6. Veggie chips<\/strong>
\nIn most cases, veggies chips are not that much better for you than regular potato chips. Vitamins A and C found in vegetables are lost in the processing of veggie chips, which means they also lose their nutritional value. What\u2019s more, they are often high in fat, calories and sodium.<\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dieters Duped by Misleading Labels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Does Your Breakfast Wear a Health Halo?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Agave Nectar No Healthier Than Other Sweeteners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all been there. You\u2019re walking down the aisles of the grocery and can\u2019t help but notice the call outs on products. Low fat! Multigrain! Full of vitamins! How true are these labels? Courtney McCormick, Corporate Dietitian at Nutrisystem, says … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,350,3695],"tags":[9010,8440,13,74],"class_list":["post-102171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-diabetes","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-health-halo","tag-homepage","tag-nutrisystem","tag-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102175,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102171\/revisions\/102175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}