New research shows that many “healthy” frozen meals marketed to help you count your calories may not be as helpful as you think. Frozen meals tested in a recent study revealed that they actually have about 8% more calories, on average, than they claim on packaging. In addition, many restaurants who list their calories actually have about 18% more calories in their servings than advertised.

What should you do? Try making your own food whenever possible! If you eat out a lot try choosing meals with the fewest ingredients and with ingredients that you know are healthy.

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