How to Read which Diet Foods Are Lying to You ?

I am constantly looking for healthy snacks or diet foods and this rticle was a shocker to read - the so called diet/health foods are no really that actually We have to read labels carefully -

The foods that have an undeserved reputation as virtuous choices—and what you should eat instead.

Even if you haven’t bought full-fat milk or sugary colas since blue eye shadow was in style (the first time), you may be getting duped into less-than-stellar food choices in the market. The culprit? The ‘health halo’. ‘‘From a distance, some foods seem like healthful choices because of the way they’re packaged or labelled,” says Janel Ovrut, MS, RD, a Boston-based dietician. “But just because a product’s marketing gives it an aura of health doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good for you.” Here are eight notorious health food imposters, plus smarter swaps that up the nutritional ante and still give you the flavour you crave.

Read the whole report foodwise at the link above.

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