I got this off a site I visit. Some of them are not healthy because of all the additives or the sugar. Most I think you can figure out. Some don’t have substitutions. Just eat something else!
51 “Health foods” that aren’t (and some substitutions)
- Digestion-aiding yogurts probiotics
- Special K Fiber One Honey clusters
- Raisin bran
- Store-bought smoothies
- Frozen diet dinners Amy’s Organics
- Protein bars nothing with over 10 – 15 gr.
- 100 calorie packs
- Sweetened dried cranberries
- Multigrain breads 100% whole grain bread
- Vegetarian “meat” Natural veggie burgers
- Turkey bacon
- Store-bought bran muffins Make your own small ones
- Rice Cakes
- Margarine Butter
- Bottled Salad Dressing Home-made dressing
- Granola Bars Almonds
- Roasted Nuts Raw nuts
- Trail Mix Make your own, add hi-fiber cereal
- Instant oatmeal packets Steel cut oatmeal
- Veggie boxed pasta
- Gluten free or organic cookies make your own cookies
- Yogurt covered raisins
- Reduced fat peanut butter
- Non-dairy ice cream frozen bananas blended
- Flavored almond milk unflavored
- Frozen yogurt Slow-churned ice cream
- Canned Soups Amy’s Organics
- Microwave popcorn
- Flavored or vitamin water
- Banana chips
- V8
- Fruit juices
- Bottled green tea make your own
- Pretzels raw nuts
- Vegetable chips
- Sun Chips
- Pop Chips
- Breakfast Cereal Bars
- Whole Grain Pop Tarts
- Coconut milk
- Splenda Honey
- Skinny Cow chocolate bars Real chocolate ice cream; piece of dark choc.
- Corn syrup-free catsup Annie’s naturals
- Reduced sugar syrup real maple syrup
- Lunchables
- Vodka Sauce in a jar
- Spinach tortilla wraps Whole wheat tortilla wraps
- Whole grain boxed mac and cheese Make your own
- Blue corn chips Whole wheat pita chips
- Baked beans
- Gluten-free pizza
This was a very informative list! I was surprised to see splenda–what’s bad in that?
Actually, it was a little sketchy. I gathered that they just didn’t think enough testing had been done. They didn’t say anything bad about it, just that it is really too new to know all the facts and that if you can avoid it, that certainly can’t hurt you. Myself, I try to eat as little as possible of it, but I’m glad that it is there for those occasions when I need diet pop or pudding or whatever. I also drink V8, despite their argument that it isn’t as good as real veggies, and has too much sodium. Sometimes, I just want it. But I don’t live on it!
I’ve heard that Splenda is bad also– that is has chlorine in it? Better reviews on Stevia as a replacement for sugar.
I’ve been reading that Stevia is also perfectly safe. I’ve got to try some.
Chris