Nutrition labels can be hard to understand because some foods that are high in overall fat won't necessarily make you fat. Here are 12 high-fat foods you should stay away.
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Avoid: Baked desserts
Butter and oil are high in saturated fat. Cookies, cakes, and brownies usually include butter or oil, so eat them in moderation.
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Avoid: Butter
Although butter is often added to cooked and baked items before buying them, unlike lard and shortening, it is often deliberately added to bagels, toast, rolls, and pancakes.
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Avoid: Candy
Candy is high in fat and calories. Cocoa butter-based candies are high in saturated fat and pile up quickly.
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Avoid: Chips
Fat is found in potato chip oils, not potatoes. Unfortunately, eating chips by the fistful adds up to too much saturated fat.
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Avoid: Deep-fried foods
Chicken, potatoes, onions, and other healthful items become unhealthy when deep-fried in saturated and trans fats.
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Avoid: Fast food
Fast food is highly processed, preservative-laden, sodium-rich, and calorie-dense. From chicken, burgers, and fish to fries, tots, and onion rings, this applies to most menu items except fruits and vegetables.
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Avoid: Fatty meats
Many meats are fatty from the start, but they can gain fat during cooking. Pork belly, bacon, sausage, ribs, cured meats, and select steaks are high in fat.
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Avoid: Heavy cream
Heavy cream is a fatty ingredient that should be consumed in moderation due to the high amount of saturated fat.
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Avoid: Pastries
Due to the butter, oil, and other fats required to make dough, frosting, chocolate, and fillings, fritters, and scones may be the worst offenders.
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Avoid: Pizza
American pizza has a thicker crust, cheese (often filled), and oily toppings. When not fresh, it's high in sodium and preservatives.