Here are two ingredient lists:
“Food” One:
Enriched wheat flour, reduced iron, “B” vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate (B1), riboflavin (B2), folic acid), sugar, water, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and/or animal shortening (soybean, cottonseed, and/or canola oil, beef fat), whole eggs, dextrose, contains 2% or less of: modified cornstarch, glucose, leavenings (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), sweet dairy whey, soy protein isolate, calcium and sodium caseinate, soy flour, salt, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, corn starch, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, natural and artificial flavors, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), FD&C yellow 5, red 40. Contains wheat, egg, milk, soybeans.
“Food” Two:
Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sauce (water, cheese sauce mix [whey, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes}, modified cornstarch, modified tapioca starch, nonfat milk, natural flavors, enriched flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, butter {cream, water}, blue cheese {pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes}, spices and spice extractives, citric acid, acetic acid, dried onion, annatto and paprika extract, xanthan gum, malic acid], country gravy mix [creamer {partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono and diglycerides, sodium citrate, salt, dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, artificial flavor}, modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, rendered chicken fat, whey, chicken broth, onion, maltodextrin, gelatin, spices and spice extractives, hydrolyzed soy protein, torula yeast], vegetable flavor [maltodextrin, sugar, potassium lactate, flavors, autolyzed yeast extract, lactic acid, citric acid, propylene glycol alginate, wheat flour, succinic acid]), water, smoked chopped ham with natural juices (ham, water, salt, dextrose, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite), scrambled eggs (egg whites, glycerin, soy oil, xanthan gum, liquid pepper extract, annatto, natural egg flavoring [natural glycerin, amino acids and other natural acids]), potatoes, fat free cheddar cheese (cultured skim milk and milk**, water*, modified food starch*, salt, sodium phosphate*, natural flavor*, enzymes, artificial color, sorbic acid [preservative], lactic acid*, vitamin a palmitate*, *ingredients not in regular cheese, **adds a trivial amount of fat), sugar. Contains 2% or less of the following: corn meal, dough conditioners (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, deodorized garlic, ascorbic acid), modified potato starch, nonfat dry milk, palm oil with lecithin, partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening (soybean and/or cottonseed oil, with TBHQ (tertiary butyl hydroquinone) and citric acid added to help protect flavor), salt, spices, yeast. Contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.
Can you tell which one is the diet food product and which one is the junk food? If you look closely, both contain the same ingredients. How can diet food help you lose weight if they share ingredients with junk food?
The base problem with diet food and diet programs is that their “food” is loaded with chemicals and no nutrition. In the long run, this is not going to help your health or your waistline. You want real food. Yes, real food has calories, but calories your body can use, which will actually help you lose weight. Don’t be fooled by diet foods.
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