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Hidden Fats in  Food - Sandwiches

Many times there are hidden fats in food you would not expect to be fatty. Salads are notorious for hidden saturated fat because of dressing, which may contain up to 20 grams of saturated fat per serving. Most people dump 3 or 4 servings of dressing on their salad. You can easily turn a low fat, low calorie salad into a 600 calorie bombshell with 80 grams of fat. That's equivalent to a regular cheeseburger.

When you eat salads, remember the following:

(1) Use low fat or non fat dressing. Most stores carry low fat dressing with half the saturated fat and calories of their regular counterpart.


(2) Use Italian dressing which is naturally low in calories and saturated fat. It's also available in most restaurants.


(3) Avoid creamy Italian dressing.

(4 ) Vinegar balsamic makes a good substitution for regular salad dressing if available.


(5) If you must use regular dressing, use a half serving 
(one tablespoon). Request dressing on the side when eating in restaurant and put a half serving in yourself.

(6) Alternate method - Dip your salad in regular dressing, then let it drain before eating.

It's very important to read the labels of any food that you buy. Look for total fat and saturated fat in grams. The total percentage of fat should not exceed 20%. Many times the low fat version of salad dressing taste better than non fat. A little bit of fat does improve taste.

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