Top Ten Foods With Trans Fat

Top 10 Foods with Trans Fats

1. Spreads-Margarine is a killer, it's loaded with trans fats and saturated fats both of which can lead to heart diseases. Other non-butter spreads and shortening also contain large amounts of trans fat and saturated fat:

• Stick margarine has 2.8 grams of trans fat per tablespoon, and 2.1 grams of saturated fat.
• Tub margarine has 0.6 grams of trans fat per tablespoon, and 1.2 grams of saturated fat
• Shortening has 4.2 grams of trans fat per tablespoon, and 3.4 grams of saturated fat.
• Butter has 0.3 grams of trans fat per tablespoon, and 7.2 grams of saturated fat.

2. Cake mixes- Bisquick, and other mixes all have several grams of trans fat per serving.

3. Soups-Ramen noodles and soup cups contain very high levels of trans fat.

4. Fast Food-Fries, chicken, and other foods are deep-fried in partially hydrogenated oil. Even if the restaurant chain uses liquid oil, fries are sometimes partially fried in trans fat before they're shipped to the restaurant. Pancakes and grilled sandwiches also have some trans fat, from margarine slathered on the grill.

• Fries (a medium order) contain 14.5 grams.
• A KFC Original Recipe chicken dinner has 7 grams, mostly from the chicken and biscuit.
• Burger King Dutch Apple Pie has 2 grams.

5. Frozen Food-Pot pies, waffles, pizzas, even breaded fish sticks contain trans fat. Even if the label says it's low-fat, it still has trans fat.

• Mrs. Smith's Apple Pie has 4 grams trans fat in every delicious slice.
• Swanson Potato Topped Chicken Pot Pie has 1 gram trans fat

6. Baked Goods-More trans fats are used in commercially baked products than any other foods. Doughnuts contain shortening in the dough and are cooked in trans fat. Cookies and cakes (with shortening-based frosting) from supermarket bakeries have plenty of trans fat. Some higher-quality baked goods use butter instead of margarine, so they contain less trans fat, but more saturated fat.

• Donuts have about 5 grams of trans fat apiece, and nearly 5 grams of saturated fat.
• Cream-filled cookies have 1.9 grams of trans fat, and 1.2 grams of saturated fat.
• Pound cake has 4.3 grams of trans fat per slice, and 3.4 grams of saturated fat.

7. Chips and Crackers-Shortening provides crispy texture. Even "reduced fat" brands can still have trans fat.

• A small bag of potato chips has 3.2 grams of trans fat.
• Nabisco Original Wheat Thins Baked Crackers have 2 grams in a 16-cracker serving.
• Sunshine Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers have 1.5 grams per 27 crackers.

8. Breakfast food-Breakfast cereal and energy bars are quick-fix, highly processed products that contain trans fats, even those that claim to be "healthy."

• Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran Cereal has 1.5 grams per 3/4 cup serving.
• Post Selects Great Grains has 1 gram trans fat per 1/2 cup serving.
• General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal has 0.5 grams per 3/4 cup serving.
• Quaker Chewy Low Fat Granola Bars Chocolate Chunk has 0.5 grams trans fat.

9. Cookies and Candy-Look at the labels; some have higher fat content than others. A chocolate bar with nuts, or a cookie, is likely to have more trans fat than gummy bears.

• Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies have 1.5 grams per 3 cookies. If you plow through a few handfuls of those, you've put away a good amount of trans fat.

10. Toppings and Dips. Certain brands of nondairy creamer and flavored coffees, whipped topping, bean dips, gravy mixes, and specific brands of salad dressings contain lots of trans fat.

• Remember that Trans Fat is made in a lab, and anything made in a lab is not goof for you with the exception of vitamins!