Watch How You Use Fat Free Sprays
When we start our diet we try to get everything that is labeled as fat free. But how do we know that they are really what they say they are? Fat free cooking sprays are one of the more popular things that we look for when cooking out dinners.
Non-stick cooking sprays and butter sprays are made of vegetable oils, so they certainly contain fat. However, thanks to their spray technology, one serving produces a portion so small that the fat content is insignificant.
And according to nutrition labeling laws, a product can be labeled as fat free when one serving contains less than 0.5 grams of fat. That said, fat-free sprays and butters can be a useful tool when you’re watching your weight; however, take it easy on the trigger, or you’ll get many more calories (and fat) than you bargained for.
In fact, one person made the mistake of thinking fat-free meant carte blanche, and used an entire bottle of ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’ spray on her diet-friendly veggies and baked potato. That’s more than 800 calories of pure fat!