The most heart wrenching truth on the road to weight loss: Some foods, disguised as "healthy", are secretly helping you accumulate fat! The weight loss foods that we firmly believed in in those years may be the culprit behind the unchanging weight scale numbers. Today, let's uncover the true face of these 'fake weight loss foods'. Almost everyone has stepped on the first pitfall.
1. Fruit and vegetable crisps: hidden heat frying 1. The dehydration process concentrates the heat and reduces the volume of fresh fruits after drying, making them prone to overconsumption at once. The calorie content of 100 grams of dried apples is equivalent to 4 fresh apples, and if you are not careful, you may exceed the calorie limit.
2. Extra Sweetness Trap
Many brands add flavorings such as malt syrup, which may seem natural but actually have astonishing sugar content. The carbohydrate content of a popular brand of fruit and vegetable crisps is even higher than that of potato chips.
3. Deceptive satiety
Dehydrated food lacks water support and accelerates gastrointestinal emptying. After finishing a pack of fruit and vegetable crisps, it is easy to overeat if you quickly feel the urge to eat again.
2. Flavored Yogurt: Sugar content comparable to desserts
1. The truth about the sugar content of flavored yogurt
200ml flavored yogurt contains about 4 sugar cubes, and the sugar content of some fruit flavored styles even exceeds that of carbonated drinks. The so-called 'zero fat' often compensates for the taste with more sugar.
2. Survival dilemma of probiotics
After pasteurization and long-term refrigeration, the number of viable bacteria may significantly decrease. Choosing fresh original yogurt with a production date is the wise choice.
3. Hidden Thickener Issue
Some products add thickeners such as gelatin and pectin, which may improve the taste but may affect the balance of gut microbiota.
3. Mixed nuts: an unstoppable fat pool
1. Unbelievable calorie density
30 grams of nuts ≈ 170 calories, equivalent to the calories of one bowl of rice. Nuts that have been baked and processed have a higher degree of fat oxidation.
2. Double Strike of Seasoning Nuts
Honey baking, salt baking and other processes will cause the sodium content of nuts to soar, and the salty and sweet taste is more likely to break the satiety signal.
3. The addition of dried fruits such as cranberries and raisins, combined with sugar, makes the mixed nuts a sugar oil mixture, resulting in more severe blood sugar fluctuations.
4. Coarse Grain Biscuits: Oil and Fat Under Fiber Cover
1. Coarse Grain Content may be less than 5%
Observing the ingredient list, wheat flour often ranks first. The so-called 'high fiber' may come from additional ingredients such as inulin.
2. The Cost of Crispy Taste
To achieve a crispy texture, a large amount of oil must be added, and the fat content of a certain brand of coarse grain biscuits is as high as 30%. Eating two cookies is equivalent to drinking a tablespoon of oil.
3. Appetite disorders caused by sugar substitutes
Some products use sugar substitutes to create the concept of "sugar free", but sweeteners such as sucralose may stimulate appetite and make people eat more staple foods.
5. Salad dressing: Fry vegetables with instant heat Bullet
1. Fat trap of mayonnaise
20 grams of mayonnaise ≈ 140 calories, easily offsetting the calorie advantage of a plate of vegetables. Some creamy salad dressings have a fat content exceeding 70%.
2. Sugar compensation for low-fat sauces
Sauce labeled as "low-fat" often maintains its taste by increasing sugar content, which may actually promote visceral fat accumulation.
3. Misunderstandings in measuring oil and vinegar juice
Seemingly healthy oil and vinegar juice can easily be overused in practice. It is recommended to use spray bottle to control the oil volume, or use yogurt instead of some oil. After seeing the true nature of these foods, instead of completely quitting, it's better to learn to make smart choices: keep the original nuts under 15 grams per day, make homemade sugar free yogurt with fresh fruits, and use steaming instead of baking snacks. Remember, there is no absolute good or bad food, only irrational ways of consumption. Losing weight doesn't have to be bitter or resentful. Only by understanding the nutritional truth behind marketing tactics can one establish a more relaxed relationship with food.
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