We can never say enough about the importance of eating organic foods. Fresh organic foods are packed with antioxidants and unique nutrients that boost the immune system.
Trader Joe’s is known as a provider of healthy foods.
They carry many products without harmful ingredients like GMO’s or MSG.
However, there are still some frozen foods available at Trader Joe’s that are not so good for you.
Let’s take a look at the top ten foods you should avoid at Trader Joe’s.
1. BBQ Chicken Pizza: Each box contains three servings, but only one serving contains a third of the daily-recommended sodium intake.
Calories: 340
Saturated fat: 5 grams
Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
Sodium: 670 milligrams
Sugar: 10 grams
2. Cookie butter ice cream: Just one cup of this ice cream contains almost two Krispy Kreme doughnuts worth of sugar.
Calories: 220
Saturated fat: 6 grams
Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
Sodium: 70 milligrams
Sugar: 18 grams
3. Roasted eggplant Parmesan: There is more cheese than eggplant in this meal, and it contains 43 percent of the recommend daily amount for saturated fats.
Calories: 370
Saturated fat: 9 grams
Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
Sodium: 740 milligrams
Sugar: 1 gram
4. Mandarin orange chicken: This orange chicken meal contains more cholesterol than 10 slices of bacon per serving.
Calories: 320
Saturated fat: 3.5 grams
Cholesterol: 95 milligrams
Sodium: 330 milligrams
Sugar: 6 grams
5. Breakfast burritos: One serving has as much cholesterol as 17 strips of bacon.
Calories: 320
Saturated fat: 3.5 grams
Cholesterol: 160 milligrams
Sodium: 330 milligrams
Sugar: 6 grams
6. Ricotta and spinach cannelloni: This pasta meal contains half of the daily-recommended amount for saturated fat.
Calories: 390
Saturated fat: 10 grams
Cholesterol: 80 milligrams
Sodium: 850 milligrams
Sugar: 7 grams
7. Chile relleno: This meal contains almost the same amount of sodium as a bag of salted potato chips.
Calories: 350
Saturated fat: 11 grams
Cholesterol: 50 milligrams
Sodium: 1,160 milligrams
Sugar: 10 grams
8. Chicken pot pie bites: Just three of this pot pie bites contain one-third of the recommended daily value for saturated fat.
Calories: 210
Saturated fat: 7 grams
Cholesterol: 35 milligrams
Sodium: 380 milligrams
Sugar: 2 grams
9. Mac and cheese bites: These snacks are very high in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol.
Calories: 210
Saturated fat: 35 grams
Cholesterol: 40 milligrams
Sodium: 430 milligrams
Sugar: 1 gram
10. Chicken marsala with mashed potatoes: One serving contains the saturated fat levels of nine large eggs.
Calories: 480
Saturated fat: 15 grams
Cholesterol: 110 milligrams
Sodium: 750 milligrams
Sugar: 2 grams
AS ALWAYS: Check with your health practitioner before you change your diet. Organic foods are not meant to replace any treatment or drugs you are taking.
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REFERENCES:
1. “10 of the Worst Frozen Items You Can Buy at Trader Joe’s.” TakePart. TakePart, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2014.
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