Foods That Seem To Be Healthy But Are Not

By Iram

The label of the packaged foods attract us the most. We live in the misconception that these apparently unhealthy foods are healthy. We miss to enquire what is the meaning behind the name "fat free" or "sugar free" etc. These exciting labels lure us to buy that particular food.

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On prolonged consumption of these foods people may face health issues such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure etc. We must know which food is healthy for us and why? You must inculcate the habit of knowing what is the behind these pesky labels.

Know the foods that goes inside your body as it may either benefit you or harm you. Have more real foods rather than having packaged or processed foods. You can be always benefited by real foods and harmed by processed foods. There is no packaged food that is healthy and never believe on any catchy line on their labels.

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Have a look at some foods that you think are healthy but are actually unhealthy.

Low Fat Peanut Butter

Low Fat Peanut Butter

This is just a marketing strategy to lure people for buying it. Peanuts contain good fats which have many health benefits. If fats are removed from peanut butter then it actually becomes unhealthy.

Flavoured Fat Free Yoghurt

Flavoured Fat Free Yoghurt

It does not necessarily mean that all fat free products are healthy. The "fat free" label may seduce most of the people to buy unhealthy foods. The flavours present in it are rich in sugar so stay away from a flavoured yoghurt.

Fruit Juices

Fruit Juices

People always drink packed juices assuming that it will replace the real fruit juice. But they are grossly unhealthy as they are laden with sugar syrup, artificial colours and chemical preservatives. There are also no real fruits added, all is artificial fruit flavour.

Fat Free Butter In India

Fat Free Butter In India

The name itself is deceptive because butter is all made from fats. In a fat free butter there are more processing steps involved and this means more chemicals added. Therefore it is unhealthy and expensive too.

Frozen Chicken Nuggets

Frozen Chicken Nuggets

This may seem a tasty and healthy food to eat but they are filled with harmful preservatives. Chicken or meat is the favorite medium for bacteria to grow. Therefore to preserve those chicken nuggets they are filled with high concentration of preservatives.

Frozen Peas

Frozen Peas

If you are lazy enough to peel the peas then you find that frozen peas as best and healthy option. However, these peas will seem to be fresh but they have lost all the nutrients during the process of preserving them. It is not good for your health to eat them.

Salad Dressing

Salad Dressing

They can surely make your salad a tasty option to have especially if you don't like to have vegetarian food. However it can make your salad unhealthy as it contains sugar, trans fats and chemical preservatives. It is best to have your green vegetables without a dressing.

Story first published: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 18:04 [IST]
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