Hi everyone this is Monica Reinagle the nutrition diva.

To celebrate the release of my two new e-books we're bringing you bonus episodes of the

nutrition diva podcast this week.

In a special three-part series, I'm going to be taking a look at the most common nutrition

traps that even health conscious people fall into.

Most of my listeners are pretty savvy about nutrition.

They read a lot on the topic.

They seek advice from reliable sources.

Stay on top of the latest developments, and think carefully about

their food choices. But over the years, I've noticed a few traps that even health-conscious people

often fall into.

And one of the most common mistakes

is to assume that foods are good for you,

simply because they're all natural.

I think it's especially easy to fall into this trap when shopping at health or natural food stores

because everything you see there is the healthiest possible version of itself.

The sodas are sweetened with organic cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.

The potato chips are made with olive oil and air-dried Celtic sea salt.

The ice cream is made from RBST free cream and the jelly beans are colored with all natural dyes.

That's all very well and good, but at the end of the day, you still have a cart full of soda, potato chips, ice cream, and jelly beans. It's just as easy and damaging

to over-consume natural sugar as it is to overdo it with refined sugar, and frying a potato in olive oil and sprinkling it with sea

salt doesn't turn it into a health food. Any more than coloring a jelly bean with

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