It's been in our food supply for years and it is a known killer. Slowly, but surely, it is being taken out of most foods. 

Here's one fact you should know. On the food label, if the trans fat is less than .5 grams, the label will say 0 trans fats. Be sure to look for the words hydrogenated oil on the ingredient label. Sorry, I'm just the messenger.

Want to know more: Listen to Walter C. Willett, MD, MPH, DrPH  and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health discuss the issue.

If you're a Michael Pollan fan, you will enjoy his latest presentation.

Listen to Marion Nestle discuss the latest research about salt.

Okay, that's 42 of the Domino's container - wow! A typical salad dressing is 25-30% sugar (the white stuff in the bottle), and one of my old-time favorites - Arby's Jamoca Shake has 25 teaspoons of sugar (pictured in the cup).

Now, you can visualize how we each consume so much sugar.

Bagel Stats:
100% Whole Wheat
7 grams of fiber
7 grams of sugar (almost 2 teaspoons)
240 Calories


Tortilla Stats:
Whole Wheat
7 grams of fiber
0 grams of sugar
45 Calories

I don't know about you, but I'm going with the tortilla for my sandwich. It has 195 fewer calories and no sugar. The winner is the tortilla. This one was purchased at Trader Joes.

Get the right kind and it tastes like candy.