Diet Foods and Nutrition

Why You Shouldn’t Be a Diet-Food Junkie

Eating “light” and “diet” foods all day, every day, could make you fall short on nutrition and pack on pounds
By Greg Presto fitbie
 

Diet Foods That Ruin Weight Loss

Why You Shouldn’t Be a Diet-Food Junkie // woman with yogurt © Thinkstock

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They promise to help you control portions, lower your fat intake, slim your waist, and still allow you to eat three square meals a day. But in reality, the only thing “square” about many diet foods is the box.

Foods not to ditch when you diet

The companies that market these foods are trying to make money, not make you healthier, happier, or thinner. And what they use to make foods low-cal or low-fat can endanger your heart, spike your blood sugar, or make you even hungrier.

We asked three experts to examine a day's worth of these options and provide swaps or add-ons to take them from "healthy" to healthy.

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