HFCS...high fructose corn syrup...the 4 words healthy people are adamant to avoid these days (though plain old white sugar is just as bad in my little opinion). The following five foods are marketed as "healthy." But on closer examination of the label, health-nuts may want to rethink including these in their diets. In the long list of ingredients of each of these products lurks the dreaded high fructose corn syrup.
1. Kellogg's Special K cereal. Ladies, if you think your legs and derriere will look like that of the Special K model just because you include this cereal in your diet, then you probably also own a pair of those Sketchers Shape-Up shoes.
2. Dannon Fruit on the Bottom yogurt. Here's a tip - there's not much real fruit on the bottom. Or anywhere else.
3. Wishbone Fat Free Italian salad dressing. Stick to plain old oil & vinegar made from scratch. It's a better bet.
4. Nutri-Grain cereal bars. These do not meet the nutritional standards in other countries to be considered a healthy food, yet I know plenty of people who swear by them! Must be because of the word, 'grain.'
5. Wheat Thins Fiber Selects. Again, it's all about the wording. People flock to the word 'fiber.'
One thing all of these foods have in common? They are all processed, proving once again that whole foods are better foods. I know the above foods are more convenient, but isn't your health worth the time that meal preparation takes?
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