Not always! Food labels can be tricky. Take, for example, peanut butter. Seems innocuous enough. Think again. This label says organic so it must be good. Look a little further into the ingredients and you might find, added sugar, hydrogenated oils, etc... Then there are peanuts and sea salt varieties. But are the peanuts roasted? If they are then they are roasted in oils and most likely not the healthier ones. Your safest bet would be to grind them and make it yourself but next to that, look for dry roasted peanuts and a touch of sea salt.
Same with the "skinny" popcorn. Popcorn alone is a great low-calorie snack that's high in fiber! But even the ones with the word skinny or other descriptives that supposedly mean it won't make you fat, will if you're not paying attention to how it's prepared. Your best bet is to invest in an air popping machine and pop it yourself in 3 minutes or less! Easiest thing ever! You can then add your own cinnamon, sea salt, even a little (grass-fed) butter or other creative toppings without all the extra fat and sugar. One of my wonderful customers told me about her popper so I went out and bought one for under $25!
Each day I've been trying to give you little tidbits of information to put in your "forever fit" toolbox. We're getting down to the wire here. Only 2 days left in January. Where did this month go? I hope you've been finding these tips helpful.
Robyn
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