| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | that little square has 670 Calories in it. |
| 1. Fried Foods That Are Frightening | | | | And a piece of Cheesecake has enough Calories in it |
| 2. Steakhouse Stories That Scare | | | | to make a mess of your weight loss diet, but the |
| 3. Manufacturers Mislead Many | | | | Cheesecake Factory adds Chocolate Candy, Mousse |
| 4. Burgers That Are Bigger and Biggest | | | | etc. |
| 5. Awful Appetisers | | | | Nice for a treat once a year, but for the rest of the |
| 6. Cakes and Cookies That Are Calorie Clogged | | | | year
DON'T. |
| 7. Diet Drinks That Deceive | | | | 7. Diet Drinks That Deceive |
| 8. High Calorie Horrors | | | | High Calorie drinks are so deceptive. They don't need |
| 9. Diet Disasters When Dining Out | | | | chewing and go down real easy and they don't fill you |
| 10. Super Sized Servings That Sabotage Your Diet | | | | up. So how can this innocent looking cup of coffee be |
| 1. Fried Foods That Are Frightening | | | | loaded with 490 — 580 Calories? It could be the |
| Deep fried foods are nutritionally bad for you. If you | | | | chocolate or cream that is added. |
| enjoy going to fairs and carnivals, you may well be | | | | To avoid piling on the Calories, order a small size cup |
| tempted to eat the strangest of concoctions. It's | | | | of coffee with low fat milk and sweeteners. |
| amazing just what has been thrown into the deep | | | | 8. High Calorie Horrors |
| fryer in the name of creativity. | | | | When you are out shopping at the Mall you may be |
| But the only thing you are going to create is havoc | | | | tempted by the delicious aromas of coffees, spicy pies |
| with your weight loss diet. | | | | and the mouth watering smell of freshly made |
| 2. Steakhouse Stories That Scare | | | | doughnuts. |
| Your local neighbourhood restaurant or steakhouse | | | | But giving in to temptation could mean you may |
| may be a Nutritional Nightmare. | | | | consume a day's worth of Calories in one delicious but |
| Fried onions that are considered a Starter Dish are so | | | | none essential piece of confectionery. |
| full of Calories, Fat, Saturated Fat and with a high Salt | | | | Ok I'm being a spoil sport but, for the sake of your |
| content. And to go from bad to worse, the onions are | | | | health and weight loss diet, you would be better to |
| usually served with a sauce that has even more | | | | take along a snack of crackers and nuts or raw |
| Calories, Fat and Salt. | | | | veggies. Enjoy. |
| For the sake of your health, be sure you know your | | | | 9. Diet Disasters When Dining Out |
| onions. | | | | Two decades ago, dining out was already beginning to |
| 3. Manufacturers Mislead Many | | | | be a disaster for the person who was on a weight |
| Foods that are often labelled as healthy are just the | | | | loss diet. The menu offered high Calorie foods. |
| opposite. Marion Nestle PhD, MPH a New York | | | | Things haven't improved over the years; in fact they |
| University Nutritional Professor in her book What To | | | | have become worse. On the menu in restaurants are |
| Eat,' talks of Fruit Snacks' that have absolutely no | | | | such things as fried macaroni and cheese and cheese |
| fruit in them but were just laden with sugar. | | | | fries. Just oozing with fat and packed with Calories. |
| Don't believe the adverts, read the labels carefully then | | | | In order to keep to your diet change into a fluffy bunny |
| decide for yourself if it's right for you. | | | | rabbit and talk yourself into eating and enjoying salads. |
| 4. Burgers That Are Bigger and Biggest | | | | 10. Super Sized Servings That Sabotage Your Diet |
| Burgers are getting bigger and bigger. Burger King and | | | | Have you noticed how it's not just fast food meals |
| others are taking a bun and piling on as many as four | | | | that have got bigger? So have bagels, pasta servings, |
| burgers, plus slices of cheese and strips of bacon. Just | | | | salads and sandwiches. If you go out to a restaurant |
| one of these burgers will give you more Calories than | | | | for a meal, most of the meals on the menu are going |
| you should eat if having three meals a day. | | | | to be around 1 000 Calories. |
| If you really do want a burger, try ordering a plain | | | | The question to ask yourself is, do I really need this |
| burger. It could be served with a sauce, but it should be | | | | food? As Michelle May MD, author of Am I |
| on the side not on top. | | | | Hungry?' and What To Do When Diets Don't Work' |
| That will save you eating more Calories than you need. | | | | said, that Once a person indulges in a decadent |
| 5. Awful Appetisers | | | | dessert or monster burger, it triggers the I've |
| How about a Fundido as a snack before the main | | | | already blown my diet, so why bother,' mentality. |
| meal? | | | | Beyond that, May believes, the real horror may be the |
| A Fundido is made up of a combination of cheese, | | | | American mind set about food. We were raised to |
| pepperoni, bacon and sausage served with bread | | | | clean the plate, so we could be rewarded with a |
| sticks. | | | | dessert, which further enhances our desire to eat |
| If you are on a weight loss diet, a Fundido is a | | | | sweets and meals without recognition of fullness,' she |
| nutritional no-no. | | | | says. |
| 6. Cakes and Cookies That Are Calorie Clogged | | | | If you want to keep to your weight loss diet, learn |
| You are tempted to have a square of Starbucks Old | | | | what foods are best for you and avoid the ones that |
| Fashioned Crumb Cake to go with your coffee but | | | | sabotage it. |