Tell me Morpheus, the glazed doughnut or the bagel with schmear?

We all know Morpheus' epic blue pill vs red pill line in The Matrix.  "You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland. And, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."  Good luck choosing, Keanu.  Really? Trust someone you don't know to take a magic colored pill?  Red vs Blue?  Not much of a difference to the naked eye except color.  Keanu's decision between the Red and Blue pill is just as hard as figuring out which is the "healthier" option when it comes to two foods that both seem equally bad for you.  Or one of those trick questions where you have two foods in front of you, you have to pick the one you think is healthier, but lo-and-behold you're wrong.  In this month's issue, Shape takes on the role of Morpheus, telling us which food item is the better choice.  I'm trusting Shape knows what's up.

Here are 10 food comparisons from their "What's Healthier" article (read their article for details...but if you're not interested in the details and just want a straight up answer, read on):

1. Glazed Doughnut or Bagel with Cream Cheese?  It's the glazed doughnut believe it or not!
2. French Toast or Pancakes? See you flat and round, hello fluffy and square.
3. Potato Skins (with bacon) or Chicken Fingers? Pass the fingers, I don't want any skin.
4. Nuts or Dried Fruit? Nuts! (shout out to my nut bowl).
5. Smoothie or Cereal with Fruit?  Cereal it is!  But you can go for a smoothie if you make it with yogurt, fruit or nonfat milk.
6. Bloody Mary or Mimosa?  Gosh, both so good, but Bloody Mary comes out on top. Zing Zang it.
7. Turkey Sandwich or Tuna? Turkey!  Tuna can have too much mayo, ew.
8. Chicken Caesar Salad or Grilled Chicken Sandwich? The sandwich...Caesar dressing has all the fat and cals, plus croutons and cheese...stay away!
9. Chicken Thighs or Pork Chop? This one surprised me.  It's the pork.
10. Soft Pretzel or Hotdog?  Yay!  It's the Soft Pretzel...just dust off some of that extra marble sized salt and it's even better for you.

Interesting, right?  My belly thanks you, Shape.

Love,
Keanu