How To Cut Your Food Addiction

Nutrient Density: Sticking to the Essentials

6 Worst Halloween Candies on the Market

 Butterfinger Minis

4 pieces: 180 calories, 8 grams fat, 18 grams sugar

These sweets pack a serious amount of calories and 2 grams of fat. According to the calories burned calculator at Mayoclinic.com a 145-pound person would need to briskly walk for 30 minutes to burn off 4 piecs of Butterfinger.

Starburst Fruit Chews

8 pieces: 160 calories, 3.5 grams fat, 23 grams sugar

Most fruit candies contain very little or no fat. Starbursts are the exception. Each little piece contains 20 calories, which can add up pretty quickly.

Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin

1 piece: 180 calories, 11 grams fat, 16 grams sugar

Although the combination of chocolate and peanut butter can be tempting, this pumpkin can seriously derail your healthiest eating intentions. Opt for chocolates without peanut butter for calorie savings.

Baby Ruth

1 "fun size" bar: 83 calories, 4 grams fat, 10 grams sugar

Again, the combination of chocolate and peanuts puts this treat on our worst offenders list. There's certainly nothing "fun" about crazy amounts of fat and calories. 

Mounds

1 "fun size" bar: 250 calories, 13 grams fat, 21 grams sugar

Thanks to the high-fat coconut filling, these little chocolate nuggets boast big fat and calorie counts. Skip this treat all together and opt for a small piece of dark chocolate.

Twizzlers

4 pieces: 150 calories, 1 gram fat, 21 grams sugar

Although these carry very little fat, they are filled with sugar which can turn to fat. Opt for the sugar-free versions or dried fruit instead.

Via: Reader's Digest Editors

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Water is essential in any diet. 

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Slim and Trim

I don't know why it took so long to figure this one out!!

When you wash your hair in the shower, the shampoo runs down your whole body. Printed, very clearly, on the shampoo label is this warning: FOR EXTRA VOLUME AND BODY. (Go ahead, check the label on your shampoo bottle.) No wonder we're all gaining weight!!!

So, get rid of that shampoo and start using Dawn dish soap instead. Their label reads, DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE  DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.

If I don't answer the phone, 

I just may be washing my hair or enjoying a Dawn bubble bath...

Logical Dieting

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausage and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

LOGICAL CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.