10 hidden calorie traps that can pile on the pounds…
Be aware
You’ve cut back on chocolate, chucked out the biscuits and raided your nearest health food store, so why aren’t you losing those pounds?
Juices and smoothies
When totting up our daily intake of calories, many of us forget to take into account those that come in liquid form.
Cereal bars
Many of us believe that cereal bars are the perfect healthy snack and breakfast-on-the-go.
Dried fruit
As with smoothies and juices, dried fruit has many beneficial properties and counts towards your daily intake of fruit.
Diet drinks
Many of us turn to sugar-free versions of our favourite drinks to help stay trim, yet diet drinks may actually be causing you to pile on the pounds.
Salads
When eating out or buying food on the go, salads are generally presented as the 'healthy option'. However, often this is not the case.
Soups
While soup can be the perfect weight loss food when prepared correctly, not all soups fall into the diet food category.
Dips
Hummus is often perceived as the perfect diet-friendly dip.
Vegetable crisps
Many people view vegetable crisps as the 'healthy' alternative to the potato variety.
Popcorn
Air-popped popcorn is a great nutritious, high-fibre and diet-friendly snack.
Granola
It’s marketed as a health food, is sold in health food stores and even looks remarkably healthy, so it must be a diet food, right?