Healthy Eating Habits: Health Food Imposters

14 "Health" Foods That Aren't

The authors of the bestselling new book Eat This, Not That! uncover the most misunderstood "health" foods in America. You'll be shocked by what we've found—and you'll never look at health food the same way again.
By The Editors of Women's Heath womenshealth
 

Chicken Wrap

700 calories, 35 g fat

Eat this instead! Grilled chicken sandwich

375 calories, 15 g fat

The wrap itself is the real offender here, dense with fast-burning carbs and containing up to 400 calories. It's a tortilla shell pumped with a bunch of modified starch and fat. Plus the huge surface area means more room to slather dressing and pack in more cheese and meat than your typical sandwich. Definitely not a health food. A grilled chicken sandwich on a bun offers a great balance of fat, carbs, and protein, plus having a bun instead of a huge tortilla provides some much-need portion control. Bonus: Nix the mayo in favor of BBQ sauce or salsa (which is the ultimate fat-free, low-cal condiment).

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