Kendall Selsor Sports Nutrition Intern Food & Nutrition, Winter 2015

How perfect would it be if you could obtain all the nutrients you need from your perfect junk food? Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. However, the food industry execs have

tried to convince us otherwise with these pointless grocery store snacks.

Grocery Store No-No’s Part 3

*Keep an eye out for PART 4 of this Toilet Tip

Hershey’s Cereal – This is not breakfast, this is candy. A serving of this cereal contains 14 g of sugar – not a great way to start your day.

Instead: Eat a real breakfast. Whip up a veggie omelet or a bowl of

oatmeal.

Eggland’S Best Hard – Cooked Peeled Eggs – Not only is a bag of

eggs gross, but they are also preserved with sodium benzoate

which can cause hives, asthma, and other allergic reactions.

Instead: Boil eggs yourself! It’s cheaper and you avoid gross

preservatives.

Popsecret Movie Theatre Butter Popcorn – Popcorn can be a healthy snack, unless it’s smothered in butter. A bag of this popcorn contains 13.5g trans fat! That is a crazy amount!

Instead: Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop is 94% fat free!

Smucker’s Goober—A PB&J sandwich can be a great pre or post

workout snack, but this jar is loaded with high fructose corn

syrup.

Instead: It’s not too hard to scoop out peanut butter and jam

separately. All natural peanut butter and jams contain less sugar.

Bisquick – Believe it or not, your delicious pancakes contain between 1-1.5g trans fat per pancake. Trans fat is the bad fat that causes heart disease.

Instead: If you are craving pancakes, find a “healthier” version using oatmeal.