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...with an apple or a cup of soup. Either will help curb your appetite. The apple, besides being nutritious and only 80 calories, is full of soluble fiber, which keeps the stomach from emptying too quickly. And there is something about the texture and consistency of soup (broth-, not cream-based, low in sodium and not more than 150 calories) that is particularly satisfying to the stomach. Several intriguing studies have found that other liquids, like fruit juices or sodas--which are often high in calories--do nothing to suppress the appetite...
...like fish, olive oil, avocados and walnuts--actually improve cholesterol levels in the blood and significantly reduce the risk that the heart will suddenly stop. As for the bad fats, there are now two villains instead of just one. Saturated fats--typically found in red meat, butter and ice cream--are still champion artery cloggers. But trans fats--found primarily in processed foods, such as margarines and many commercially baked or fried foods but also in whole milk--may be even worse...
...that spuds are so bad; it's that they're misunderstood--not to mention deep-fried and drowned in sour cream and cheese. America's much beloved tuber definitely has a dual personality. A good source of potassium (particularly if you eat the skin) and a great thickener for soups, the potato still doesn't have all the benefits bestowed by more colorful produce like broccoli, Brussels sprouts and green beans...
...while an unadorned potato is low in fat and a good source of nutrients, it is also primarily a carbohydrate that is almost immediately turned into sugar in the body. Besides, who eats plain potatoes? We love to dress them up--mashed with butter or gravy, baked with sour cream, deep-fried, scalloped or au gratin. Putting the humble potato at the center of every meal might have been a necessity a century ago. It isn't now. You don't have to stop eating potatoes--just don't eat them to the exclusion of other vegetables...
...usually know when we eat animal or butterfat. But we often don't when we consume palm and coconut oils, used to fry chips and often found in margarine, chocolates, whipped cream and toppings, even nondairy creamers...