Food You Should Avoid If You Want To Stay Healthy. #1

In this series we will be presenting you a list of unhealthy foods that one must absolutely get rid of.

Today we will talk you about trans fat. You might be asking, what is trans fat?

It is the most notorious of the unhealthy ingredients they put in foods, and has even led for a ban on them in New York City. Avoiding it is hard, no thanks in part to the FDA(Food and Drug Administration) that allows food manufacturers to say there’s no trans fat in foods, even when there is. Since 2 grams is the most you should have in one day, allowing foods with 0.5 gram or less to call themselves trans fat free is a real problem. You’re best off avoiding trans fat-containing foods completely.

Fast Food

We all know we shouldn’t eat fast food because it’s not healthy for us, but part of the reason is because of all the trans fats and other additives they use to make the food taste good. The problem is not just that there is trans fat in the foods, but that the portion sizes quickly multiply those contents and before long you have a week’s worth of trans fat in one meal. A large french fry from McDonald’s supplies 4 days worth of trans fat by itself!

Packaged Cookies

Check to see if your favorite store bought cookies are made with partially hydrogenated cooking oils, chances are they are including Chips Ahoy and Keebler, although some brands like Oreos now use “high oleic” oils instead so they can provide shelf-stable cookies at a reasonable cost

Pancakes

If you get your pancakes out of a box you might not even doubt that they contain trans fats. Because it is in a powder form. They have almost 5g of trans fat in each cup. Next time think twice before using pre-made mixes.

Microwave popcorn

Many of the popular microwave popcorn brand have some sort of trans fate in them. A popular brand actually have 5 grams of trans fat per bowl. And the problem with most of us is that we rarely stop after the first one as we start watching a movie at home.

Frozen meals

Most people buy frozen meals to save time or to help lose weight. But many of them are laden with hydrogenated oils which in turn means they contain trans fat in some amount. In order to avoid these types of meals simply check the label for both hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. Since you’ll most likely be microwaving these meals, you’re also adding to their unhealthiness, further destroying any nutrients they might contain, and processing the ingredients even further.