Foods Not to Eat
Monday, June 18th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
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Foods Not to Eat When Losing Weight
There are certain foods not to eat when trying to lose weight, no matter how much we love them. Here are some you should to avoid.
Foods that cause inflammation:
- cheddar cheeses
- fast food
- fat free salad dressings (most contain sugar)
- french fries
- fruit juice cocktails (high in sugar)
- ice cream
- oils – vegetable, corn and canola
- pasta
- processed foods
- snack foods
- soft drinks, caffeinated and alcoholic beverages
- sugar, in any form
- white bread
Foods that contain trans-fatty acids:
- anything with partially hydrogenated oil
- artificial cheese
- chips – potato, corn/tortilla
- cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, pie crust, pastries
- commercial baked goods
- crackers
- deep fat fried foods
- margarine and shortening
- prepared mixes – cake, muffins etc.
Foods that are genetically modified such as:
- Canola Oil
- Corn
- Cottonseed Oil
- Soy
Also watch out for common “diet” foods not to eat that may actually sabotage your weight loss efforts:
Cereal. Check your labels to be sure your cereal contains whole grains and avoid cereals that are high in sugar. As for me, I prefer steel cut oats with plain greek yogurt, blueberries and nuts.
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Diet frozen dinners. Sure they’re convenient but unfortunately most of these are very high in sodium.
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Ground turkey. I have to admit that I’ve always believed that ground turkey is better as far as a healthy diet goes than ground beef. But it turns out when you compare 90% lean beef to 90% ground turkey the ground turkey actually has more calories and total fat than the ground beef. Although you can find ground turkey that is 97% lean. But if you personally prefer beef it’s good to know!
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No-fat/Low fat ice cream and frozen yogurt. Sadly these types of frozen treats can contain up to twice the amount of sugar as regular varieties.
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Prepared tomato sauce. While tomato sauce (which is high in lycopene) is good for you, most store bought brands are also high in sugar.
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Sugar free, artificially sweetened drinks and snacks. These have actually been shown to cause weight gain.
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Veggie chips. Oh how I love veggie chips! But they are still fried and can contain as much fat as regular potato chips.
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Yogurt. Pre-sweetened yogurt is loaded with sugar and the sugar free varieties contain artificial sweeteners, which we know are also bad. I choose greek yogurt and add fresh berries and nuts to it. I also use greek yogurt in place of sour cream. They’re similar in calories but greek yogurt is much higher in protein.
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