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3 Popular Foods People Think Are ‘Healthy’ But Are Actually So Bad 

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Homemade oatmeal is a healthy, delicious breakfast. This whole grain, fiber-packed dish can be loaded with healthful components and help you lose weight by keeping you full. Thenedy advises against pre-packaged, flavored varieties. Eating this often is unhealthy.

1. Flavored instant oatmeal

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"Oats are a whole grain, but flavored oats typically include additional sugars, which isn't heart-healthy or excellent for weight control," she explains. She suggests making some "simple rolled or quick oats with fresh or frozen fruit for fiber and no sugar

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Granola, another healthy-sounding food, may be too sugary for breakfast. Check the nutrition label.

2. Sugary granola

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Thenedy warns against being fooled by healthy-looking packaging. "Some granola brands feature 10-16g of added sugars, 40-64% of the RDA." Yikes! That's unhealthy.

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Plantain chips may be healthier than potato chips. They're vegetables! Thenedy says they're no healthier than the opposite.

3. Plantain Chips

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"Even though they are a vegetable, they are fried and often have extra sugar." "Fried and sugary foods are unhealthy and weight-loss-unfriendly.

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