1. Processed ‘fat-free’ and ‘low-fat’ food products
Most people assume that ‘fat-free’ or ‘low-fat’ equals healthy. In a Utopian world, they would be right, but, sadly, that’s not possible. The terms ‘fat-free’ and ‘low-fat’ are quite healthy in essence, but the reality is far from the dictionary.
Once a product is stripped of fat, it doesn’t taste as good as it did before. And if a product doesn’t taste good the sales drop. That’s why manufacturers add a ton of sugar to compensate for the lack of fat that was removed. So, yeah, it is ‘fat-free,’ but it’s most definitely not ‘sugar-free.’
Compared to the white stuff, saturated fat is actually harmless. It’s best to avoid buying any products that say ‘low-fat’ or ‘fat-free,’ since it usually means that they contain lots of added sugar.
