Here’s a great article I read today. It discusses seven foods that are commonly considered healthy foods, but really aren’t. One of them on the list, I have been consuming about 3 or 4 a day as a snack, so I’m wondering if I should cut it out? It’s the Quaker’s Chewy Granola bars. Here’s a little snippet.

From “Are you going to eat that?” MSNBC/Health/Diet and Nutrition/Chew on This

GRANOLA BARS

Granola bars got their wholesome, outdoorsy reputation as the mountain climber’s snack of choice. They’re filled with whole oats, nuts, seeds and bits of dried fruit — how could that be a bad thing?

The downside: Many granola bars are dipped in sugary syrups or loaded with chocolate chips, highly processed or artificial ingredients and aren’t much better than high-calorie candy bars. Even the less sugared-up varieties have only a little protein, a smidgen of fiber and a small amount of vitamins and minerals.

If you can’t resist: Make your own trail mix with whole-grain, ready-to-eat cereals, such as shredded wheat, with whole nuts, seeds and chunks of unsweetened, dried fruit. Otherwise, stick to bars with a short ingredient list, essentially whole grains, nuts, seeds and real fruit. Pick ones with 4 or more grams of fiber, less than 150 calories per serving and no more than 6 grams of added sugars.

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