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8 “Healthy” Foods and Drinks that Are Surprisingly Bad For You (4 of 5)

6. Trail Mix

Trail mix might seem like a great idea if you’re hiking or finishing a workout. After all, the nuts contain a lot of protein, right? And the dried fruits have to be good for you! Well, in reality trail mix is nothing more than glorified junk food. The nuts are often deep fried, those raisins are no better for you than candy and there are zero benefits to those little chocolate bits.

Replace it with: a handful of raw almonds. It gives you a protein boost without any of those other sugary additions.

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7. Gluten-Free Pasta

You might feel great about yourself after making a bowl of gluten-free spinach pasta. But sadly, they have to replace that gluten with something so that it maintains that hearty taste, right? So of course they add weird, mystery ingredients that make it even less healthy for you.

Replace it with: Whole-wheat pasta if you can tolerate gluten or something less-processed if you can’t.

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