Most people already know some of the worst offenders in this group— candy bars, soda, and potato chips. All of those foods are either loaded with fat or sugar, and high in calories.
Candy bars are heavy with saturated fat and calories, but as long as you are also eating a well-balanced diet, they are not especially bad for your health. However, a more sensible and healthful alternative is low-fat or no-fat candies, such as jelly beans, gumdrops, marshmallows, and hard candies.
Sugar is the big culprit in soda. Drinking one can of soda is about the equivalent of eating 10 packets of sugar and washing it down with water. Soda will also make you thirstier than you were before you drank it, because your body will require more fluids to dilute that much sugar. As an alternative to soda, try a 16 ounce drink made from equal parts of your favorite fruit juice and flavored seltzer. This 16 oz. drink has only about 55 calories (1 12 oz. can of soda has about 128 calories) and the sugar will appease your appetite.
Even if the label states “no cholesterol”, potato chips get as much as 60% of their calories from fat. In just one ounce of potato chips (10 or 12 chips) there are about 150 calories and 9.8 grams of fat. And most corn chips are just about as bad. Instead of chips, try snacking on baked tortilla chips. There are only about 110 calories and 1.4 grams of fat in an ounce of tortilla chips that are baked instead of fried.
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