Nutrition wise: Some 'trans-free' snacks trade one bad fat for another subpar choice
Q :Are the "trans-free” snacks that used to contain trans fats healthy options now?
A :Not necessarily. In reformulating these products, food companies had to substitute the trans-laden oils with something else. Some manufacturers replaced partially hydrogenated oils in their products with a tropical oil such as palm or coconut oil. Unfortunately, these substitutions are high in cholesterol-raising saturated fat ...
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