Fake Clean Foods

I just thought of something that I feel makes people not see progress towards their goals and that is being fooled by foods that claim to be clean. For some reason they have become engrained in our brain as clean just because they have a fruit involved. I hear people say it all the time oh but its got .... so it must be good for me, unfortunately its not always!

Here are some foods, dont be Tricked ;)

1. Yogurt covered raisins

2. Trail mix - usually has chocolate or candy mixed in, high cals
3. Apple pie

4. Fat Free Cookies - Do those 3 words go together?
5. Fruit snacks

6. Granola bars - not all are created equal, make sure to read labels

7. Croutons - try putting some on a napkin, they release oils just like potato chips

8. Ranch Dressing - ditto for above, 2 TBS has 14 grams of fat!

9. Anything that has the word organic in front of it, it doesn't make it low cal or low fat

10. Zucchini Bread - dont be fooled, eating a real zucchini and putting some scraps of it in batter doesn't make it healthy :( Sorry

11. Fruit Juice - usually sugar filled drinks

12. Granola- use in moderation, check labels, lots are loaded with sugar and cals

13. Taco Salad - Greasy Shell=Fat, just because it has lettuce does not make it healthy

Enjoy-Melissa