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Health Foods That Aren't
The 5 Most Pointless Supermarket Foods
Don't be fooled by creative marketing. These unhealthy foods are better left on the grocery shelves
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Most Pointless Supermarket Lunch
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Most Pointless Supermarket Snack
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Most Pointless Supermarket Treat
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Most Pointless Supermarket Breakfast
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Most Pointless Supermarket Drink
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A few years back, some of the foremost thinkers of our time gathered at the top of a remote mountain to address a question that has plagued man for centuries: How can we get our hands into the chip bag without taking our arms out from beneath the blanket? The Snuggie was born.
Okay, so I don’t actually know what string of events prompted the Snuggie, but the blanket-dress hybrid turned pop-culture phenomenon makes an important point: Marketers can sell us anything, and sometimes it seems like they invent junk just to see if we'll buy it. (Search: Deceptive food labels) In most cases, we do.
Right now there's no bigger purveyor of pointlessness than the food industry. Over the past couple of decades, food execs have developed an uncanny ability to turn even the healthiest foods into processed piles of junk and to hook us gullible consumers with useless products.
So what are you going to do about it? Bury your head in a Snuggie and hope the problem disappears? No! If you care about your cash and your waistline, you'll start a personal crusade against crummy foods and all the empty calories they contain. (Video: Get motivated to live your fullest life by this everyday champion!) To get you started, I've partnered with Rodale.com to compile a list of five of the most pointless supermarket products around. Avoid the sketchy selections below and you’ll be well on your way to a healthier you. And for more ways to take your nutrition into your own hands, be sure to sign up for the FREE Eat This, Not That! daily newsletter.
It's time to shop smarter and avoid the supermarket food traps. Get The Eat This, Not That Supermarket Survival Guide!
Okay, so I don’t actually know what string of events prompted the Snuggie, but the blanket-dress hybrid turned pop-culture phenomenon makes an important point: Marketers can sell us anything, and sometimes it seems like they invent junk just to see if we'll buy it. (Search: Deceptive food labels) In most cases, we do.
Right now there's no bigger purveyor of pointlessness than the food industry. Over the past couple of decades, food execs have developed an uncanny ability to turn even the healthiest foods into processed piles of junk and to hook us gullible consumers with useless products.
So what are you going to do about it? Bury your head in a Snuggie and hope the problem disappears? No! If you care about your cash and your waistline, you'll start a personal crusade against crummy foods and all the empty calories they contain. (Video: Get motivated to live your fullest life by this everyday champion!) To get you started, I've partnered with Rodale.com to compile a list of five of the most pointless supermarket products around. Avoid the sketchy selections below and you’ll be well on your way to a healthier you. And for more ways to take your nutrition into your own hands, be sure to sign up for the FREE Eat This, Not That! daily newsletter.
It's time to shop smarter and avoid the supermarket food traps. Get The Eat This, Not That Supermarket Survival Guide!
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