Diet foods are also a cause of unintentional weight gain. Know more !

Currently, most of the people in our country are obese or overweight. In current Corona situation, people are just at their homes, with less physical works.

So in place of performing exercises or any physical work, they are getting attracted towards diet foods. Foods that are mostly labelled low fat, low calories, fat free are in trend. People who are targeting to lose excess weight are the main focus of these products. But be aware, these products contain several ingredients that can cause weight gain.

So to keep you aware, here we are presenting top five diet foods that may unintentionally gain weight.

• Low fat flavoured yoghurt.

Fat is one of the macro nutrients required by body. But still, people just want to avoid them. Yoghurt basically is a milk product an contains monounsaturated fat. But when the fat is removed to reduce the calorie content. Process sugar is added for highlighting the flavour.

Flavouring substances and process sugar make them extremely unhealthy.

• Packed juices.

People think that they are adding tetra pack juices in their diet. It will surely help them to be healthy and lose weight. But all the juices are not same. Most of the commercially available pack juices have high sugar and calorie content.

Moreover special flavouring substances are added with preservatives. They act for increasing the shelf life of the product and enhancing the taste.

• Dried fruits and nuts.

Although dried fruits and nuts are packed with healthy fats, fibre, vitamins and minerals. But as they are quite small and sweet, so people generally overeat them.

Moreover, the serving of dry fruits hold more sugar and calories than same variety fresh fruits. So keep an eye on the amount of dry fruits you are consuming.

• Protein bars.

It’s a fact that protein is a great source if you want to loose weight. But many people opt for protein bars as a quick convenient snack. Several protein bars are healthy and nutritionally rich. But there are certain brands that bulge with calories, sugar an artificial ingredients to enhance taste.

So before purchasing any protein bar, just go through the nutritional label and opt for less flavoured or natural one.

• Diet peanut butter.

There are certain varieties of peanut butter available that claim themselves as diet peanut butter. They are quite low in calories and fats then regular peanut butter.

At first it seems to be a good choice for shedding weight, but they are packed with unhealthy oils and added sugar for flavour. Instead of them just opt for natural and less processed peanut butters and consume them in moderations.