Thursday, June 22, 2006

WebMD's top ten Worse Trans-Fat foods

The top "ten" worse foods with respect to Transfat by Web MD. AND they sort of cheat by giving top ten categories, but that is a good thing since we get more info. The . AND they sort of cheat by giving top ten categories, but that is a good thing since we get more info.

For instance from the article:
"Following are the top 10 categories of foods that made the "most unwanted list." Some formerly bad characters have cleaned up their act. Values listed for trans fats are per serving.

1. Spreads. Margarine continues to be a major culprit. Stick margarine is worse than soft margarine.

  • Blue Bonnet stick margarine -- 1.5 grams
  • Fleischmann's stick margarine -- 2 grams
  • Land O'Lakes stick margarine --2.5 grams
  • Smart Balance tub margarine -- 0
  • Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter -- 0

Tip: Dip bread in flavored olive oil instead of slathering it with butter."


Very interesting and HIGHLY recommended.

My advice? If it says hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, put it back. If eating out, assume there is transfat and order a salad.

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