So many people think that they can eat so-called "diet" foods when they are on a diet. The stores are filled with these foods that are usually loaded with chemicals and often are no better for you than the regular foods. For example, Cheezits one of my all-time favorite snacks. There is a low-fat variety of Cheezits that I actually prefer over the regular Cheezits. However, if you look at the fat and calorie content, you will see that
there is not much difference.
Snackwells are the same. These are low fat cookies and cakes. What people do not realize is that they usually end up eating more of these foods because they feel that they are "diet" foods. Foods that are sweet and marked for being a diet food contain a sugar substitute (one of the many latest to come around) that is worse for you than actual sugar.
People tend to overindulge in the low fat or diet snacks and foods that are out there, thinking that they are getting away with something. While you can replace your regular foods with low fat, you have to be aware of the chemicals that the foods may contain as well as the fact that they are not that much lower in calories. If you have a hankering for Cheezits, have only a small portion of the low fat type, but do not feel that because they are low fat, you can eat the entire box.
You are better off having real foods in your home than those that are marked low fat or diet as you will not be tempted to over indulge in eating that will sabotage your diet.