FAT STORING FOOD #1: ORANGE JUICE
Orange juice, even when it’s 100% pure, gives a fraction of the nutrients of a whole orange, and packs 5X the sugar.
And because it lacks the fiber that normally would help you prevent a HUGE spike in your blood sugar… it’s way more fattening and less filling than eating real fruit.
FAT STORING FOOD #2: WHEAT BREAD
Some people think wheat bread is better than white bread, but it almost always contains ingredients that are horrible for your health and weight loss goals, like high fructose corn syrup and vegetable oil.
In fact, some wheat breads have been shown to spike blood sugar HIGHER than 2 tablespoons of table sugar, forcing your body to store more belly fat and wreaking havoc on your metabolism.
Also, most brown breads actually contain LESS whole grains than white breads. That’s right. You’ve been lied to – again
FAT STORING FOOD #3: MARGARINE AND ALTERNATIVE BUTTER SPREADS
Butter? Have you lost your mind?
Nope. Forget about the naysayers who still argue that margarine (15+ ingredients AND chemicals) is more “natural” and healthier than butter (made with cream and salt).
Truth be told, margarine and nearly ALL other alternative butter spreads are made with dangerous vegetable oils that contain up to 4.6% hidden trans fats – the deadliest fat source in existence. Plus, margarine contains a bunch of synthetic vitamins – shown to actually REDUCE the “good” vitamins in your body.
Not to mention all the other nasty ingredients margarine and fake butter spread alternatives contain that you should NEVER eat!
FAT STORING FOOD #4: LOW-FAT YOGURT
This is one the most common mistakes I see people make.
Low-fat yogurt seems like a good choice because it’s relentlessly marketed as “healthy” but it’s just another nutrition myth that can make you store more belly fat.
Almost all low-fat yogurts contain artificial sweeteners like sucralose (Splenda) or aspartame (Equal) that have been proven to destroy beneficial bacteria in your gut. This is just one of the many reasons artificial sweeteners promote the accumulation of belly fat along with extra cravings and host of other damaging side effects.
One study even demonstrated that eating just 1.5 tsp. of sucralose a day was enough to promote fat GAIN faster than pure sugar. (Reference: Food Chem Toxicol. 2000;38 Suppl 2:S53-69.)
Not to mention the fact that cheap dairy products contain traces of antibiotics and the dangerous hormone rBGH that can disrupt your fat loss hormones.
FAT-STORING FOOD #5: THE WRONG GRASS-FED BEEF
Forget everything you heard about red meat making you fat or giving you high cholesterol. Again, it’s just another nutrition myth.
Grass-fed beef contains 2 to 4 times MORE heart-friendly, fat burning omega-3 fats. It also contains significantly more vitamins and minerals than cheap supermarket meats. It’s also PACKED with the all natural fat burner CLA.
However, this can be misleading because some grass-fed beef are “grain finished”, which means they are fattened with grains right before being slaughtered.
This process may help the farmer or big food company make money faster – but it completely changes the fat profile in YOUR grass-fed beef. The omega-3s transform into inflammatory omega-6s and it completely destroys the all-natural CLA content.
FAT-STORING FOOD #6: SOY SAUCE
Yes, believe it or not, even your innocent little soy sauce contains all the wrong fat storing ingredients.
Almost all the popular brand soy sauce brands are basically nothing but water, high fructose corn syrup and cheap fat-storing soy protein.
FAT-STORING FOOD #7: FAKE HONEY
There’s no such thing as fat burning “sugar”, but certain natural sugars like honey are less fattening and WAY healthier for you than processed sugar.
But watch out. A recent study by Food Safety News found out that 75% of the honey sold in the US may be FAKE. In fact, many of the healthy honey products that you may be consuming could contain the banned antibiotic chloramphenicol AND dangerous heavy metals.
Always make sure your honey is REAL by following the guidelines on page 86 of The Truth About Protein, Fat & Carbs.
As you can see from the case studies above – chances are you’re just like Judy and Mark. You’re consuming a lot of these fattening, fake foods and making all these food mistakes WITHOUT even being aware of it.
And this is really just the tip of the Iceberg. There are literally hundreds of other “hidden” fat-storing ingredients that can end up in your kitchen.
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