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Show r Juiiik food? supplies only 60 calories, a cup of spaghetti noodles supplies fewer than 200 calories, cup of rice has j only 80 calories, and a bowl of hot cereal supplies only 130 calories. j POTATOES... A 7 oz. potato has just 145 calories. j Milk... Many people think milk is "fattening" so they drink a diet soft drink at lunch or dinner-time. A large cold glass of nonfat milk ' has only 90 calories and supplies about 300 mg. of calcium. (The average av-erage adult needs at least 800 to j 1,000 mg. of calcium a day for solid bones.) j By JL'DY STARKEY L'SU Extension Home Economist Unless you read the ingredients and nutritional labels on packages, you might not be aware that the following foods aren't really that great when it comes to good nutrition. nutri-tion. GRANOLA cereal. ..Granola, depending on the brand you buy, can pack as many as 150 calories in V cup (and most people pour a half cup or more in their bowls). Forty-two Forty-two percent of the calories in some brands of granola come from fat. Granola bars. ..although the granola gra-nola people would like us to think otherwise, the average granola bar is not much more "wholesome" than the average candy bar. TRAIL MIX. ..weighing in at 600 calories a half cup, trail mix is a real heavyweight. Many good foods have been given a bum rap when, in fact, they are healthful and nutritious. The following foods are okay despite what you mayhave heard. POPCORN.. .at just 40 calories or so per cup (popped in oil), un-buttered un-buttered popcorn is a great low-calorie low-calorie snack. Bread, pasta, rice and whole grain cereals... Americans tend to avoid these vitamin-packed, low-fat low-fat foods because they think they are "fattening." A slice of bread |