BY THE EDITORS OF MAXIMUM FITNESS
You've been to your local supermarket, trying to figure out what the best foods are for gains; well, now the Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI), developed by the Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center in Derby, Connecticut, is removing all the guesswork. Instead of scratching your head over confusing nutrition labels, an ONQI score identifies how healthy a food item really is at the point of purchase—the higher the number, the healthier the product. All foods within specific food categories (such as breads, cereals and frozen desserts) aren't considered "good" or "bad."
Here are four of the worst products that you could eat from the supermarket.
| THE WORST | ONQI |
|---|---|
| 1. CHEESE CALZONE | 8 |
| 2. HOTDOG | 5 |
| 3. MILK CHOCOLATE | 3 |
| 4. REGULAR SODA | 1 |
There are a lot more nutritionally questionable foods—and good foods as well—on a longer list, which can be found in the latest issue of Maximum Fitness—on newsstands December 23, 2008.
