List: 10 health foods that are actually unhealthy.

A couple of months back, I started my healthy swap challenge to prep for my honeymoon.  I already told you all about my squats and my new found love for tea.  What I didn’t tell you is that I cut back on carbohydrates, unhealthy snacks, and lazy nights in bed.  It’s been two months and I can’t confirm that I lost weight, but I really do feel better.  I don’t weigh myself.  When you have anxiety, you avoid the things that could trigger a meltdown.

Healthy swaps to adopt a healthier lifestyle may be an effective strategy, but you need to know what you're doing.  There are some foods out there that are trendy as a health food, but they aren't actually healthy.  We need to identify those foods and erase them from our diet.

Related:  Ten habits for a happier & healthier you.

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Ten health foods that aren't healthy.

1.  Smoothies

I’m a huge fan of Tropical Smoothie and I have been indulging to my heart’s content.  After checking out their nutrition facts, I learned that I’d be better off with a gallon of ice cream.  Not to mention, their smoothies only come in one size:  gigantic!  The only smoothies that I'll be consuming going forward are homemade ones with fresh ingredients.

2.  Salad With Dressing

I eat salad with fresh mozzarella 5 days a week for lunch, and I absolutely love it!  I did a healthy swap of fresh avocado instead of salad dressing, and it’s even more delicious.  Dressings are filled with empty calories and preservatives.  Opt for oil and vinegar instead or try my avocado swap!

3.  Oatmeal

My daily breakfast was a packet of apple cinnamon flavored Quaker instant oatmeal.  The sugar content is horrible, enough to make you EEP!  I switched to plain, dry oat bran with cinnamon and berries instead.

4.  Wraps

One popular healthy food trend is wraps filled with yummy different things.  Compare the nutrition facts of your wrap to your bread.  You’ll see that the wraps are worse.  I started to make open face sandwiches with these sandwich thins instead.

5.  Peanut Butter

I’ve been buying the reduced fat peanut butter thinking that I made a healthy swap.  A coworker told me that the fat they took out of the peanut butter was replaced with sugar. I've since witches to this all natural almond butter with no added sugar.  & it tastes even better!

6.  Diet Drinks

These drinks may have less sugar, but the companies make up for it with chemicals.  Some diet sodas in particular have been linked to Multiple Sclerosis type symptoms.

7.  Cold Cut Turkey Meat

It’s not uncommon for me to roll up a few slices and stick them on top of my salad.  Turns out that this deli meat is packed with preservatives, sodium, and fat.  When I was pregnant, the doctored banned me from eating any cold cuts.  Red flag much?

8.  Orange Juice

When I feel a cold coming on or when I need a burst of energy, I’ll drink a glass of OJ.  Little did I know that I was really just overdosing on sugar!  Next time I’ll swap for it a real orange.

9.  Sugar Substitutes

This is something that I used once, despised the after taste, and never used again.  Some sugar substitutes are typically filled with chemicals that are known to cause medical issues.

10.  Yogurt

While yogurt has great things in it for digestive systems and women bits, I hate the taste of it.  Plain yogurt is a very healthy snack, but the flavored ones are full of sugar and preservatives.  Another great brand is Chobani.  I did a paper on this company and could list a million reasons why you should make the switch to Chobani today.

What unhealthy health foods tricked you?

Related:  Ten habits for a happier & healthier you.