Yesterday I felt great about my decision to look into fiber-enriched granola. I knew that fiber would help lower my cholesterol and that granola was a fitness guru’s favorite. As I bit into the chocolate bars chunks, I realized that this was too good to be true. A look at the package told me what I didn’t want to know: This ‘healthy food More of a table than I understood. Its chocolate chunks and sugared oats are full of saturated fat, sodium and sugar.
Many healthy foods we think are not as important as we think. Milk on granola, nosh on yogurt, and fruit smoothies in the name of better health. Are these tasks more similar to the treatments we do? How can we fix them?
Granola-bars and Fiber Bars have their own benefits. Granola can give you a boost of protein and calcium while fiber can regulate digestive system and cholesterol. What you don’t know is that when you do these things, you don’t even want to catch them. The amount of fat and sugar in these bars may be more than you realize. If you’ve chosen a chocolate chip granola bar over a raisin oatmeal cookie in the name of health, maybe you can. bad choice don’t like granola or fiber because it sounds healthy. Some of these are bar like ‘cookies’ in the form of a bar. Read labels to compare treatments and make the right choice.
Smoothies must be good for you? They have the fiber and vitamin rich fruits we need. While there is a large portion of fruit in the fruit, it usually includes other snacks. Milk, fruit juice, and yogurt are popular additions to smoothies. If you choose low fat or non-fat milk, you have eliminated one problem. If you don’t choose your fruit juice carefully, you can load your healthy drink with sugar syrup. Most fruit juice sold in stores has high fructose corn syrup listed in the first 3 ingredients. Check your rum label to see what you’re adding to your smoothie. One of the other things that you can do to improve your health is the choice of yogurt that you include.
Flavor of yogurt yogurt, which is good; Flavored yogurt is also flavored, which tends to be bad for you. ‘Washed’ could mean the shavings of sugar in it. I will never buy yogurt again. Clearly, yogurt is cheaper and less ‘stuff’ on the ingredients list. If you use a yogurt smoothie, the plain will taste just fine. It’s also very easy to eat plain yogurt. You may be surprised that adding sliced fruit, honey, coconut, or even chocolate chips to plain yogurt will save you some saturated fat and calories compared to flavored yogurt.
Moral of the story here: Check your labels. Never assume something is healthy because it has a key work envelope or you think it has a healthy reputation. Ask for yourself whether it is a little healthier to try to eat in vain. It’s a shame to pass up a tasty snack for a less preferred option if it’s not really that much better for you.
