Do You Feel Lucky Punk? Well do ya?

How long do you think you can get away with it? There is evil lurking in your kitchen cabinet! Trans Fats!!!!!!!

We all have times when we are hungry and just want something to eat quickly. Many of the foods we normally choose are full or Trans Fats which have been proven to block your arteries and increase your risk of heart disease.

When I think of all the kids, or us adults for that matter, who chow down on McDonalds, chips, crackers, Mac&Cheese, I am visualizing their little arteries getting all clogged up. Yikes!

My friend Rosendo is pretty hard core about Trans fats and gave me some quick tips on the subject. It is pretty easy to take some steps to cut Trans Fats out of your diet. Just read the labels of your groceries and look to see if Trans Fats are listed. Trans fats are also known as Trans fatty acids, shortening, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, or hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Below is a list of items that contain Trans fats (you need to read the labels as there may be exceptions):
- Most breaded chicken tenders
- Some spice mixtures and marinades
- Many pastas
- Bisquick
- Most Ice creams
- Crackers – saltines, ritz, cheese-its, etc.
- Cookies
- Chips
- Probably anything from a fast food restaurant!
- Non-Dairy Creamers

Here are notable and surprising exceptions:
- Oreos
- Breyers and Ben and Jerrys ice creams
- Plain potato chips (not BBQ!)
- M&Ms
- Hersheys plain chocolate bars
- Velveeta
- Goldfish

So, you see, You don’t necessarily have to give up all the yummy foods to give up Trans Fats.