• From yoghurts filled with sugar-coated fruit chunks to the common belief that "fat-free"
actually means anything, we count 15 food marketed as healthy when that simply isn't true 15 - Cereal, • Most people on this Earth always start their breakfast off with cereal, and even though most proclaim it's the best way to start your day - that's simply not true • Obviously the sugary cereal aimed at kids is generally unhealthy, but even the healthy-branded ones like Raisin Bran and Honey Flakes contain an equal amount of sugar since the manufacturers
destroy the original vitamins and minerals to add their own preservatives • Even when you find a brand of cereal that retains as much of their original ingredients as possible - the reality is you're still much better off with whole foods for breakfast 14 - Multigrain and Wheat Breads, • People generally know that white bread isn't the healthiest thing in the world, but fewer realise that the supposed "healthy" alternatives aren't that much better • Whole wheat bread is good for you, but
the ones you'll find on the shelf at your supermarket are hardly ever whole wheat - they're generally made of enriched flour which are the same ones that have had their nutrients stripped during processing • Your risk of blood sugar problems, diabetes and heart disease may rise unless you incorporate more whole grains in your diet, while also helping you maintain a healthy weight 13 - Reduced Fat Peanut Butter, • This is a classic marketing trick - to pretend like there's a healthy alternative
to a product considered fatty by removing the fat and replacing it with things just as unhealthy • If you get a topping with reduced fat, it just means they've added in sugar and fillings to retain most of the taste while retaining all the calories • Even though checking the dietary information on the back is a confusing, indecipherable mess - you're better off checking it to make sure you know what you're putting in your body than get a slightly worse tasting product
for absolutely no reason 12 - Muffins, • Many consider these a nice bread-like snack, blueberry and bran flavoured ones providing as much nutrition as fruit • In reality, muffins, no matter what style or flavour, are miniature cakes loaded with calorie, unhealthy fats, sugars and the same nutritionless refined flour found in some supermarket bread • If you feel like buying muffins next time you're at the market, consider sharing one
with a friend or even make your own at home but load them up fresh, healthy ingredients 11 - Trail Mix, • Certain nuts and seeds are actually very good for you, and you can even get ones that include dark chocolate and dried apricots still just as healthy, but trail mix is not that • Most supermarket versions come with candy pieces, yogurt chunks and deep friend fruit pieces - all loaded with calories, sugars, trans fat and refined carbs
• From just a couple of handfuls of trail mix, you're getting almost a third of your daily calorie intake along with all kinds of salted nonsense - if you're looking for a quick snack, consider more basic nut and seed varieties 10 - Sport Drinks, • If it isn't already obvious, this product is aimed at athletes and olympians, those who push their bodies beyond breaking point - it wasn't aimed at guys who do 5 sit-ups and call it a day
• These drinks contain heavy salts and liquid sugar, and while they're generally considered slightly less unhealthy than soft drinks, there really isn't much difference - electrolytes will help you regain lost salts in your body, but most people don't need this • Something you should consider is, if you're sweating all the water from your body, maybe you should try drinking, I don't know, water 9 - Pre-made Salads, • It's amazing what some salads can get away with, to the point where they end up
with more calories than the meatiest, heart-attack inducing fast food hamburger on this planet • There are those that have some lettuce covered in ham, turkey, cheese, bacon, fried chicken and drenched in mayo claiming itself to be a salad in the longest word-stretching technicality ever • Most restaurants aren't guilty of this if they prepare the salads fresh, and you can easily prepare a salad at home yourself, add in a little tasty meat without going crazy and all the salads you feel like eating
8 - Fish, • As unbelievable as it sounds, there are a couple of reasons fish contain all sorts of harmful toxins and actually have a slight risk of ending your life • Farmed fish, unlike those caught wild and fresh, are kept in horrifyingly bad conditions and prone to disease and parasites - farmers combat this by pumping them full of antibiotics and chemicals, then feed them gluten, soy and junk grain meals until they end up dead and on your plate
• Fish also naturally contain mercury known as one of the most toxic elements in the world - but luckily not a huge amount, though if you're getting me
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