"Guilt-Free" Foods That Won't Do You Any Favors...

I found this fascinating!
Fat-Free Chocolate Syrup

Chocolate cravings are a fact o f dieting, and squirting a little chocolate syrup in a glass of nonfat milk might seem like a good way to quash the cocoa beast. But it's actually no different than "regular" chocolate syrup. How is that possible? Marketing.  Chocolate syrup is fat-free naturally.  It needs the addition of a fat like cocoa butter or heavy cream, in which case it becomes fudge sauce.

If you see this on store shelve, take a look around and see if you can find its "regular" counterpart, then compare the ingredients list. They are exactly the same, but companies slap a fat-free label on the same product to appeal to the dieting crowd. Go for some healthy and satiating dark chocolate instead, which studies show can actually dampen appetite.

Until Monday - Keep thinking veggies and protein!