It’s a new year, and you’ve resolved to lose weight and eat healthier. You head to the grocery store, and suddenly feel overwhelmed at what is out there.
No wonder. “The average supermarket contains more nutritional minefields than ever before,” says David Zinczenko, author of the Eat This, Not That! series. Resolving to eat better isn’t enough. You have to be vigilant about carefully reading nutritional labels on packages and taking into account serving sizes. Will you actually eat only the amount listed as a serving??
Luckily, the Eat This, Not That! authors have compiled a list of the top 10 supermarket foods to avoid. They evaluated calorie counts and other nutritional values such as fat, saturated fat, sodium and added sugar across specific categories so you don’t have to. The list is:
1. Worst Packaged Food – Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie (1,140 calories and 72 grams of fat). When the first 4 ingredients listed are chicken fat, oils, cream and cheese , you know you should stay very far away from this one.
2. Worst Frozen Entree – Hungry-Man Select Classic Fried Chicken (1,030 calories)
3. Worst Frozen Pizza – DiGiorno Traditional Crust Supreme Pizza (790 calories)
4. Worst Stir-Fry/Skillet – Stouffer’s Sautes For Two Steak Gorgonzola (730 calories)
5. Worst Breakfast – Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls Pancakes and Sausage Links (710 calories)
6. Worst Individual Snack – Hostess Chocolate Pudding Pie (520 calories)
7. Worst Kids’ Meal – Lunchables with juice, Nachos, Cheese Dip + Salsa (490 calories)
8. Worst Pie – Marie Callender’s Southern Pecan Pie (450 calories)
9. Worst Frozen Treat – Mrs. Fields Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich (450 calories)
10. Worst Packaged Side – Pasta Roni Fettucine Alfredo (450 calories)
There you have it – 10 supermarket foods to avoid to help keep your weight loss efforts on track. For more information on what to avoid – and what not to – visit the Eat This, Not That website.
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