When you are trying to lose weight, every meal/snack matters. Counting calories, carbs, and fat grams can be tedious – reading every label before making a purchase or grabbing a snack – but it is often necessary. If you don’t read labels, you can easily make misinformed choices regarding foods. Read on for examples of tricky foods that may supply you with more calories, carbs, etc. than you need:
The misconception of size: When you look at certain types of foods, it’s easy to assume they have a small number of calories based on their size. A tortilla, for example, is much thinner than a piece of bread. This can mistakenly lead to you believe that they are the better food option when trying to lose weight. However, even small flour tortillas often contain as much or more calories than a piece of bread. A large burrito tortilla can even contain nearly 300 calories! Additionally, snack items that are small can be tricky. The cinnamon-flavored hard candies Red Hots might appear to be a safe indulgence, but a serving contains 100 calories.
Wheat doesn’t always mean less calories – Switching from white bread to wheat bread is a positive healthy diet decision, but it is important to still read the labels to know how many calories you are consuming. Often
wheat bread will contain the same number of calories as its white c
ounterpart. The same is true of wheat or whole grain chips, crackers, and other food items.
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