Healthy option foods are often barely worth it, survey reveals,

U thn u v made the healthy choice as u plump 4 tat low fat yoghurt or ‘lighter’ cheese, bt u may V been better off going 4 the full fat version all along.

Which 'low calorie' foods cn be misleading?

Millions of us eat low-fat & ‘light’ foods several times a week. Bt taking the ‘healthier’ option is often a mistake, Which? magazine has found.

 Its snapshot sample of 12 low-fat, reduced & light products compared with their standard versions found some minimal differences in calorie content.

 A standard McVitie’s chocolate digestive contains 85 calories & a light one 77. The difference of eight calories could be burned off in just 40 seconds of swimming or running, it found.

Similarly, a Tesco low-fat yoghurt has more calories per pot at 130 than a standard Activia version at 123.

 ‘Our research has found tat in many cases they’re just nt living up to their healthy image,’ said Which? executive director Richard Lloyd.

‘Our advice is to read the nutritional labels carefully.’

A Tesco spokeswoman said: ‘Our products display clear nutritional information on the front of the packaging.’