{"id":81801,"date":"2018-12-22T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=81801"},"modified":"2020-02-06T20:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:38:49","slug":"8-trans-fat-food-items-to-avoid-and-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/8-trans-fat-food-items-to-avoid-and-lose-weight","title":{"rendered":"8 Trans fat food items to avoid and lose weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Say<\/a><\/p>\n

Trans fat may help to make your food scrumptious and help to preserve packaged food for a long time, but it does have some serious flaws. Do you know how dangerous trans fats are for your health? Trans fats are one of the worst enemies of your body and increase the risk of obesity, cancer, and inflammation. They raise the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood and lower the good cholesterol levels. Regular consumption can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, stroke and heart diseases. Many foods which we regularly consume are loaded with trans fats. So, if you want to lose weight then strictly avoid items which contain trans fat.<\/p>\n

These tasty treats can overload your body with tonnes of calories providing almost no essential nutrients to nourish the body. So, avoid consuming these trans-fat rich foods.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the items which have trans fats present in them:<\/h1>\n

(please click Next > to know the names of the food items)<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. Microwaved Popcorn<\/h2>\n

\"Microwaved<\/a>
\nPopcorn, in general, has a great amount of fibre and vitamins and is considered as a healthy snack. It is mostly consumed while watching a movie. Popcorn, in general, is healthy but the case is not the same with microwaved popcorn. This whole grain and antioxidants rich snack when buttered and microwaved contains nearly 5 grams trans fat per serving. Sometimes, it is coated with solid coconut fat to enrich the taste. So, this time while visiting a theatre resist the delicious aroma of popcorns.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Eat popcorn which does not have butter.
\n<\/p>\n

2. Frozen Foods<\/h2>\n

\"Frozen<\/a>
\nFrozen foods are convenient as all you need to do is heat and consume them but are you aware of the ill-effects of frozen food? Refrigerated or frozen food has a texture which appears really pleasing to the taste buds but it contains trans fats in high amount. Also, these foods aren’t good for health.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Eat fruits or drink shakes instead of frozen foods if you really want to stay fit and lose weight.
\n<\/p>\n

3. Pancakes and waffles<\/h2>\n

\"Pancakes<\/a>
\nPancakes, which have often been associated with breakfast, are not good for health. And, if you also consume waffles then danger bells are ringing for you. Both these items are made with refined sugar, added fats and trans fats which are all harmful for your health.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> If you really have a sweet tooth and you are craving for some dessert, go for dark chocolate instead of waffles.
\n<\/p>\n

4. Cakes and pastries<\/h2>\n

\"Cakes<\/a>
\nCakes and pastries have very low or no essential nutrients. They are usually loaded with sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oils which contain trans fat. Also, the frosting of these cakes and pastries gives a whopping dose of calories. More than 2 grams of trans fat is present in an average serving.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Avoid eating cakes or pastries in large amount. You can instead eat fruit cake which is a healthier alternative.
\n<\/p>\n

5. Doughnuts<\/h2>\n

\"Doughnuts\"<\/a>
\nDoughnuts may be considered healthy because of the presence of whole wheat flour, fiber, and proteins but the frosting of doughnuts too has a high amount of trans fat. It also offers a sugar bomb to the body which is harmful to the body in a longer run.
\nAlternate<\/strong>: You can have healthy energy balls made by moms or grannies.
\n<\/p>\n

6. Fries<\/h2>\n

\"Fries\"<\/a>
\nFries are made from potato which is a rich source of carbohydrates and other vitamins. But, as fries are deep fried in vegetable oil or any other hydrogenated oil, there is a high amount of trans fat present in them. So, before you buy fries keep in mind that it contains nearly 6 grams of trans fat in one serve.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Eat baked potato chips instead of fries. Roasted nuts would also do.
\n<\/p>\n

7. Cream filled pies<\/h2>\n

\"Cream<\/a>
\nCream filled pies appears heavenly when one takes a bite and the cream melts into the mouth. Pies that are loaded with sugar are also loaded with trans fat. Every pie contains nearly 3 grams of trans fat in one serve. Consuming cream filled pie on regular basis can lead to a large amount of weight gain. For a healthy heart, you need to avoid the cream-filled pies.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Eat hot chocolate instead of consuming cream-filled desserts.
\n<\/p>\n

8. Non-dairy creamers<\/h2>\n

\"Non-dairy<\/a>
\nNon-dairy creamers serve as a simple and quick way to add flavour to your morning coffee. But, they contain a high amount of trans fat which leads to a higher amount of cholesterol in the body. Non-dairy creamers are considered as a rich-tasting choice and also healthier than normal milk but not many people are aware that they are dangerous for the health of our heart.
\nAlternate:<\/strong> Use toned milk, or consume black coffee, black tea or green tea for losing weight and staying healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trans fat may help to make your food scrumptious and help to preserve packaged food for a long time, but it does have some serious flaws. Do you know how dangerous trans fats are for your health? Trans fats are one of the worst enemies of your body and increase the risk of obesity, cancer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3512,62,11315],"tags":[10529,10521,10524,10000,10522,62,10523,10519,6977,9802,5743,10518,10530,10520,10517,10132,9794,10531],"class_list":{"0":"post-81801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-desserts-and-sweets","8":"category-food","9":"category-india","10":"tag-cake","11":"tag-cakes-and-pastries","12":"tag-cream-filled-pies","13":"tag-dairy","14":"tag-doughnuts","15":"tag-food","16":"tag-fries","17":"tag-frozen-foods","18":"tag-health-2","19":"tag-health-care","21":"tag-microwaved-popcorn","22":"tag-pancake","23":"tag-pancakes-and-waffles","24":"tag-trans-fat","25":"tag-unhealthy","26":"tag-unhealthy-snacks","27":"tag-waffles"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81801"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95661,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81801\/revisions\/95661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}