{"id":1246,"date":"2010-12-20T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weight-loss-center.net\/weight-loss-blog\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2010-12-20T12:16:34","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:16:34","slug":"diet-treats-foil-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weight-loss-center.net\/weight-loss-blog\/2010\/12\/diet-treats-foil-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet Treats Foil Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The diet food industry in the United States rakes in billions of dollars in profits each and every year. Some of these products, when used in conjunction with dieting and exercise can really help weight loss, but many end up foiling our efforts. Getting around these damaging diet treats is a matter of using common sense, reading labels, and trusting your instincts. Here are just a few ways in which diet treats foil weight loss and trick vulnerable dieters like you and me.<\/p>\n

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Many common diet treats, such as granola bars and diet pop, may actually do more harm than good to your diet.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dishonest Labeling<\/strong><\/p>\n

The big problem with many diet treats comes from dishonest and\/or misleading nutritional labels. This problem can be divided into two categories. Some products put the word diet right on the label, but since we don\u2019t really know what \u201cregular\u201d means, it is impossible to really understand their use of the word diet. A candy bar or energy bar may have less fat, less calories and fewer carbohydrates than the original version, but that doesn\u2019t mean it is good for you or truly \u201cdiet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other problem comes from food labels that uses words like \u201creduced fat,\u201d \u201creduced sodium,\u201d or \u201creduced calorie.\u201d These products avoid using the D-word outright but they lead the consumer into thinking they are good for you and fit into your diet. Again, just because the original version of a product has 50mg of sodium in its original form doesn\u2019t mean that a \u201clow sodium\u201d version that has 25mg of sodium per serving is good for you. It isn\u2019t. The only way to avoid these traps is to read labels and understand exactly how much fat, carbs, sodium, and calories you are supposed to have in one day. (To learn more about unhealthy health foods, read the post “Are Healthy Foods Really That Healthy?<\/a>“)<\/p>\n

Diet Pop Can Make Your Diet Pop<\/strong><\/p>\n

The one product that many of us can\u2019t live without when we\u2019re on a diet is pop. Diet sodas provide a sweet distraction to our day without any sugar and any calories. Perfect, right? Not so much. The artificial sweeteners in pop can dramatically affect the way we process food. It slows down our nutrient absorption and the caffeine can act as a diuretic that flushes our system clean and further reduces the number of nutrients we absorb. All in all, you want to avoid diet pop when you are dieting. Drink water with lemon in it. It only has trace amounts of calories and tastes wonderful.<\/p>\n

Good Diet Treats<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a whole host of healthy treats available that can help you along in your diet and you don\u2019t need to buy special foods to enjoy a treat now and then. Some of the best diet treats are ones you can easily prepare at home. Here is a short list of 10 excellent diet treats that you may enjoy:<\/p>\n