Snacks That Are Secretly Unhealthy

Snacks That Are Secretly Unhealthy
This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.

You go to spin class regularly, you drink the recommended ounces of water daily and aside from the occasional slice of office birthday cake, you consider yourself a pretty virtuous snacker. Or are you?

Turns out, lots of so-called health foods are hiding way more bad-for-you stuff than you might realize. Here, seven "healthy" foods that aren't as nutritious as they claim to be, along with substitutes that actually deliver the goods without the bad.

Store-Bought Green Juice. Here's why & what to try instead.

2015-06-01-1433174389-792766-green_juice.jpg

2015-06-01-1433174501-9442617-dried_fruit.jpg

2015-06-01-1433174539-2725287-granola.jpg

2015-06-01-1433174584-5466224-reduced_fat.jpg

2015-06-01-1433174636-135667-salad_dressing.jpg

2015-06-01-1433174682-6922467-rice_cakes.jpg

Vegen or Gluten-Free Junk Food. Here's why & what to try instead.

2015-06-01-1433174730-194913-vegan_cupcakes.jpg

More from PureWow

Popular in the Community

Close

HuffPost Shopping’s Best Finds

MORE IN LIFE