 [ Symptoms ] what are food fake outs [ Disease ] food fake outs that means foods that sound or look healthy but in reality are not instead you are getting baited with enticing words like “lite ” “healthy ” “low fat ” “sugar free ” or “low calorie ” when you are really buying items loaded with processed foods fat and sugar these fake out foods carry a phony “health halo” and you need to be aware of the nutrition land mines out there especially at restaurants to help you navigate these challenges here are some examples of food fake outs complete with health halo and tips about how you can adapt and adjust with healthier options smoothies problem something about that word “smoothie” just makes you want to down one right now buyer beware you will often end up guzzling 80 grams of sugar and over 300 calories in the blink of an eye solution know what goes into that drink be assertive ask for the list of ingredients if it is being made for you if you are making one yourself or having one made for you you do not need to drink any more than 8 ounces use water skim milk or yogurt and add fresh fruit and protein powder if you are buying one premade read the label carefully for number of servings per container as well as total fat carb and protein energy bars problem it says “energy” and “healthy” and you go for it not realizing that most of these are glorified candy bars you can take in up to 500 calories and never know it solution if you want to try one read the label make sure the total calories does not excess 200 the total fat is not more than 10 grams and no more than 4 grams of saturated fat no more than 20 grams of carb and you want to see at least 5 grams of fiber and 10 20 grams of protein i tend to recommend energy bars for those people who really need a snack to carry them over in places where they can not access whole food for instance road warriors who are stuck on planes and trains and travel delays and need a tie me over food sugar free fat free or lite foods problemthese words will try to snag you every time you see the word “free” or “lite” and you are hooked watch out if a food is sugar free then it is probably loaded with fat and if it is fat free it is loaded with refined sugar as for “lite” that food is lighter relative to what it could be a high fat item that is 10 less in fat leaving it still a high fat item but relatively speaking it is lighter solution personally i eat real whole foods in balance if you do find yourself in a position of buying one of these fatsugar free or low fatsugar or “lite” items please read the label carefully if it is a