3. Veggie wraps
“A basic tortilla takes about four ingredients to construct—flour, water, oil, and salt—but some brands, like one that claims to contain spinach, uses no fewer than 30 ingredients to construct these wraps, and spinach falls under the ‘2 percent or less’ portion of the ingredients statement,” says Janine Whiteson, RD. That’s not a joke!
Yes, it sounds strange, spinach wraps with less than 2 percent spinach… So what is this veggie wrap made of? “A lot of enriched flour and vegetable shortening, neither of which makes for a healthy sandwich. Consuming one serving of these wraps is the caloric equivalent of consuming four Pizza Hut Traditional Buffalo Wings,” adds Whiteson.
