Multigrain bread

When trying to eat healthy, staying away from refined carbohydrates, like white bread, is a great place to start. But if you think you’re being good by reaching for the multigrain bread instead of classic white Wonder, think again, says Erin Winterhalter, a registered dietitian and director of the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education at Villanova University’s College of Nursing in Pennsylvania. “It’s important to make sure you look at the ingredient list to see what type of flour is being used,” she says. “A lot of breads will use a bunch of different refined flours, making multigrain bread not much better than white.” Instead, opt for breads made with whole grain flours, Winterhalter says, and preferably without high fructose corn syrup.

