10 Healthy Foods That Are Making You Fat

Explore these 10 foods and don’t  let them ruin your diet.

You are probably well aware that cutting junk food from your diet is essential to lose body fat. However, some “healthy” foods contain much more calories, fat and sugar than you would think. These tricky “diet destroyers” can limit your ability to lose weight and stay healthy.

•  Smoothies

Smoothies can be extremely healthy. But some food chains market the high sugar smoothies as a healthy food. Chocolate, artificial flavored syrups or frozen yogurts when added to a smoothie may diminish healthy benefits of other ingredients.

•  Whole milk 

Milk can be good for your body. It is a great source of calcium, protein as well as vitamins A and D.Be careful with whole milk. One glass of milk may contain 8 grams of fat and 150 calories!

• Cheese

Just like milk, cheese is dairy and can be a great source of calcium and protein.However, cheese contains a lot of fat and is high in calories. One ounce (28 grams) of cheddar has 9 grams of fat and over 100 calories.

• Whole wheat bread  

This one is probably one of the most surprising. There are a lot of whole wheat breads that are just as processed as bleached flour white bread.

Why these breads are bad for your body? You digest processed grains easily and your blood sugar spikes. As a result, the calories are being stored as fat instead of muscles.

•  Burritos 

Burritos are convenient. You can get a lot of healthy ingredients into your wrap.However, you need to remember about calories in the tortilla, which can reach up to 300 calories. In addition, you may get calories from sour cream, cheese and a fatty meat.

• Energy bars

Energy bars are commonly marketed as healthy snacks. However, they are not as healthy as you might think. These snacks provide you with a fast boost of energy, but it comes from carbs and sugar. As a result, you get a spike of blood sugar and your energy will diminish again shortly.

• coffee 

Coffee is considered to be healthy in moderate amounts. As a matter of fact, coffee contains antioxidants beneficial for your health. But, when you add whole milk or flavored syrups, your coffee can become very unhealthy. A cup of latte with whole milk can contain up to 300 calories and 15 grams of fat. It will get worth if you opt in for artificial sweeteners.

• Dried fruits

Fruits are super healthy. They are loaded with vitamins and high in fiber and nutrients. The same applies to dried fruits. Dried fruits, however, may be tricky. Because they don’t contain water, they are roughly 6 times denser than fresh fruits. That means that if you eat a cup of raisins, you will consume 6 times more sugar than eating a cup of fresh grapes.

• Tofu

Many vegetarians like tofu. Similar to veggie burgers, it is healthy on its own. However, many recipes require fatty oils to cook it. As a result, you consume a lot of calories and fats.

• Sushi 

Raw fish is a great source of protein and is low in calories. Most of the fish is very healthy.However, if you order the “special” sushi rolls, it will likely contain white rice, fried shrimps, mayonnaise or cream cheese. If you combine all these ingredients and cover them with too much soy sauce, you will get the opposite of a healthy meal.