Food Fraud Archive
Food Fraud: Cole Slaw
Healthy Alternatives
Sep 18, 2012
Cabbage can be dandy for weight loss, but cole slaw can be a diet disaster. At one popular restaurant, a small cup (4.5 ounces) has 260 calories and 21 grams of fat — a third of most people’s daily limit — thanks to copious mayonnaise. Food Fix: Some places make a healthier slaw,
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Food Fraud: Iceberg Lettuce
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Sep 04, 2012
This popular lettuce is big on crunch but a big “zero” when it comes to vitamins and flavor. And its boring taste leads many people to overdo it on the dressing and toppings. Food Fix: Add spinach or arugula to the mix. Crumble 2 tablespoons (100 calories) of blue cheese or feta on
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Food Fraud: Microwave Popcorn
Healthy Alternatives
Aug 21, 2012
The word “snack” can be a little misleading on microwave popcorn. One popular brand packs 9 grams of bad fat, including 6 grams of trans fat, into each “snack size” bag. Some “snack bags” are labeled as more than one serving as well. It is easy to assume that one bag is
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Food Fraud: Low-Fat Granola
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Jun 26, 2012
The low-fat version of this crunchy cereal has only 10% fewer calories and is still full of sugar. Plus, the low-fat label can easily lead you to overeat. A study at Cornell University found that people ate 49% more granola when they thought it was low fat — easily blowing past the
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Food Fraud: Breakfast Muffins
Healthy Alternatives
May 29, 2012
Muffins masquerade as a healthy choice for breakfast. They beat doughnuts, they’re still mainly sugary little cakes of refined flour. One store-bought muffin can hit 500 calories with 11 teaspoons of sugar. Most of us find it very easy to justify something when it has fruit in it or if it says
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Food Fraud: Turkey Hot Dogs
Healthy Alternatives
May 15, 2012
The nutritional content of turkey hot dogs varies from brand to brand — and some are real turkeys when it comes to health. It may say “less fat” on the front label, but when you check the fine print on the back, you find there’s still plenty of fat left in each
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Food Fraud: 2% Milk Latte
Healthy Alternatives
May 01, 2012
It’s tempting to choose “reduced-fat” milk in a latte and reward yourself with whipped cream on top. Sadly, this trade-off still adds up to 580 calories and 15 grams of saturated fat in a 20 ounce white chocolate mocha. That’s worse than a quarter-pound burger with cheese. If you want to see
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Food Fraud: Enhanced Water
Healthy Alternatives
Apr 17, 2012
Water plus vitamins can’t go wrong, right? Vitamins are commonly added to bottled water and advertised on the front label. But some brands also add sugar, taking water from zero calories to as much as 125. Also take into account that most people do not count the calories they drink in their
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Food Fraud: Chicken Burrito
Healthy Alternatives
Apr 03, 2012
In the line your choices include chicken, steak or pork so it’s safe to assume that a chicken burrito is probably not a bad option, right? With healthy beans and no red meat, what’s the problem? About 1,000 calories and plenty of saturated fat — cheese, sour cream, and the fat in
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Food Fraud: Energy Bars
Healthy Alternatives
Mar 20, 2012
Thinking you are making good choices with the energy bars? But they are made for health nuts and gym rats, they should be good, right? Many of these are simply enhanced candy bars with more calories (up to 500) and a higher price tag. Their compact size also leaves many people unsatisfied.
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