Finally! An FDA ban on trans fat—and where it still hides
7. Store-bought cookies and dough
While paying for your gasoline at the station counter, you spot one of those extra-large chocolate chip cookies out of the corner of your eye. It’s tempting to finish your road trip with a crisp cookie snack by your side. But just say no. Store-bought cookies, boxed cookies, and premade cookie dough can contain upwards of 2 grams trans fats per cookie.
Oreos voluntarily removed trans fats in 2006 after Kraft Foods was sued by the Campaign to Ban Partially Hydrogenated Oils, but Chips Ahoy!, Nilla wafers, and Girl Scout cookies still contain trace amounts of trans fats (below the 0.5 gram per serving mark required on the Nutrition Facts panel).
Ditch those unhealthy brands and opt for zero-trans-fat with: