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November 1, 2007

 

 

10 WORST FOODS/Foods You Should Never Eat

 

1. Artery Crust

Judging by the label, Pepperidge Farm Roasted White Meat Chicken Premium Pot

Pie has 510 calories and 9 grams of saturated fat. But look again. Those

numbers are for half a pie. Eat the entire pie, as most people probably do,

and you’re talking more than 1,000 calories and 18 grams of sat fat. Then

add the 13 grams of hidden trans fat (from the partially hydrogenated

vegetable shortening) in each pie and you’re up to 31 grams of

artery-clogging fat — that’s far more than a day’s allotment.

 

2. Strip Tease

McDonald’s Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips sounds healthy. In fact,

ounce for ounce, the Selects are no healthier than the chain’s Chicken

McNuggets. A standard, five-strip order has 630 calories and 11 grams of

artery-clogging fat. That’s about the same as a Big Mac, except the burger

has 1,040 mg of sodium, while the Selects hit 1,550 mg, even without the

salty sauce.

 

3. Factory Reject

Each slice of The Cheesecake Factory’s 6 Carb Cheesecake has 610 calories –

that’s the same as you’d get from a slice of its Original Cheesecake. Think

of it as an 8-ounce prime rib for dessert — with 29 grams of saturated fat,

a 1 1/2 days’ supply. The next time you step on the bathroom scale, you may

never know that the carbs were missing.

 

4. Everlasting Dove

Dove squeezes some 300 calories and an average of 11 grams of saturated fat

(half-a-day’s worth) into a tennis-ball size serving (half a cup) of its

Dove Ice Cream. That puts it in the same ballpark as Ben & Jerry’s and

Häagen-Dazs. With names like “Unconditional Chocolate,” Dove is trying to

link chocolate with romance. A scoop of its ice cream will fill your heart

all right … but not with love.

 

5. Starbucks on Steroids

The Starbucks Venti (20 oz.) Caffè Mocha with whipped cream is more than a

mere cup of coffee. Think of it as a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in a cup.

Few people have room in their diets for the 490 calories and 16 grams of bad

fat that this hefty beverage supplies. But you can lose all the bad fat and

all but 170 calories if you order a tall (12 oz.) with nonfat milk and no

whipped cream

 

6. Angioplasta

“Fresh, pulled white meat chicken, fresh steamed broccoli and penne pasta,

tossed in parmesan cream sauce. Topped with Wisconsin cheddar cheese, then

baked,” says Ruby Tuesday’s menu entry for its Fresh Chicken & Broccoli

Pasta. Some patrons may know that the cheese and cream add saturated fat,

but how much harm could they do? Enough to turn the dish into a

2,060-calorie megameal with 128 grams of fat. Since the fat is mostly dairy,

roughly 60 to 70 of those fat grams are probably saturated. To equal 2,060

calories, you’d have to swallow two sirloin steak dinners — each with Caesar

salad and buttered baked potato.

 

7. Snack Attack

Unless you’re suicidal, why on earth would you want to wolf down a Burger

King Quad Stacker – 4 hamburger patties, 4 slices of cheese, 8 strips of

bacon, plus sauce and a bun? That’s half-a-day’s calories (1,000),

one-and-a-half-days’ worth of saturated fat (30 grams), 3 grams of trans

fat, and more than a day’s sodium (1,800 mg). Urp!

 

8. Salt’s On!

Campbell’s Chunky, Select, and red-and-white-label condensed soups are

brimming with salt: Half a can averages more than half of a person’s daily

quota of salt. Instead, try brands like Healthy Choice and Campbell’s

Healthy Request, which have about half as much sodium.

 

9. Tortilla Terror

Interested in a Chipotle Chicken Burrito (tortilla, rice, pinto beans,

cheese, chicken, sour cream, and salsa)? Think of its 1,180 calories and 19

grams of saturated fat as three 6-inch Subway Steak and Cheese Subs. Plus,

it has 2,900 mg of sodium! Getting the burrito with no cheese or sour cream

cuts the saturated fat by two-thirds, but you still end up with 950 calories

and 2,690 mg of sodium. Yikes!

 

10. Razzle, Dazzle ‘em

A Mint Chip Dazzler at Häagen-Dazs stores (three scoops of ice cream, hot

fudge, Oreos, chocolate sprinkles, and whipped cream) has 1,270 calories and

38 grams of saturated fat — that’s two days’ worth. Think of it as a T-bone

steak with Caesar salad, and baked potato with sour cream. But that’s for

dinner — yet many people have a Dazzler as a dessert after lunch or dinner!

 

10 BEST FOODS/Super Foods for Better Health

 

1. Sweet Potatoes

A nutritional All-Star — one of the best vegetables you can eat. They’re

loaded with carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Bake and then mix

in some unsweetened applesauce or crushed pineapple for extra moisture and

sweetness.

 

2. Grape Tomatoes

They’re sweeter and firmer than other tomatoes, and their bite-size shape

makes them perfect for snacking, dipping, or salads. They’re packed with

vitamin C and vitamin A, and you also get some fiber, some phytochemicals,

and (finally) some flavor.

 

3. Fat-Free(skim) or 1 % Milk (not 2%)

Excellent source of calcium, vitamins, and protein with little or no

artery-clogging fat and cholesterol. Ditto for low-fat yogurt. Soy milk can

have just as many nutrients — if the company adds them.

 

4. Broccoli

Lots of vitamin C, carotenoids, and folic acid. Steam it briefly and add a

sprinkle of red pepper flakes and a dash of soy sauce.

 

5. Wild Salmon

The omega-3 fats in fatty fish like wild salmon can help reduce the risk of

sudden-death heart attacks. And salmon that is caught wild has fewer PCB

contaminants than farmed salmon.

 

6. Crispbreads

Whole-grain rye crackers, like Wasa, Ry Krisp, and Ryvita — usually called

crispbreads — are loaded with fiber and often fat-free

 

7. Microwaveable (or “10-minute”) Brown Rice

Enriched white rice is nutritionally weak. You lose the fiber, magnesium,

vitamins E and B-6, copper, zinc, and phytochemicals that are in the whole

grain. Try quick-cooking or regular brown rice instead.

 

8. Citrus Fruit

Great-tasting and rich in vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber. Perfect for a

snack or dessert. Try different varieties: juicy Minneola oranges,

snack-size Clementines, or tart grapefruit.

 

9. Diced Butternut Squash

A growing number of food stores sell peeled, seeded, cut, and ready to go —

into the oven, into a stir-fry, or into a soup or risotto, that is — bags of

diced butternut squash. Every half cup has 5 grams of fiber and payloads of

vitamins A and C.

 

10. Spinach or Kale

Loaded with vitamin C, carotenoids, calcium and fiber.

 

Source: www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_bad.html

 

 

 

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