FOODS

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Prepared Salad Kits

However convenient they may be, ready-made salad kits may be tipping the calorie scales due to their ingredients. Kits with full-fat cheeses, salty, oil-soaked croutons, dressings containing saturated fats, and lettuces with little nutritional content may be compromising efforts to eat healthy.

Smoothies and Juices

As healthy as they seem, people should check the ingredients of premade juices and smoothies, as some of them may be high in calories. Fresh fruits and vegetables should always be eaten in favor of premade juices.

In addition, rushing through meals, and eating a meal or snack while doing something else can affect one’s weight loss journey.

—MetroCreativeConnection