The next time you’re grocery shopping – beware of "featured" stuff...

It’s hard to ignore those featured items in the supermarket – but some of them are rip-offs! 

Here are a few to avoid:

• Organic onions and avocados: Those two items are naturally pesticide-free. The same goes for most produce with non-edible skin – including bananas and garlic.

• Swordfish: Because it’s scarce, swordfish is expensive - but it also contains unusually high levels of mercury. Buy halibut instead. It’s a lot cheaper and cleaner and has fewer calories. 

• Gluten-free baked goods are another rip-off, because they cost three times as much as the regular varieties. Gluten-free goodies don’t have fewer calories or more nutrients than products with gluten. So unless you’ve been diagnosed with celiac disease, you’re wasting money. 

• Cartoons: If one of your favorites is on the packaging – you’re probably paying more for the rights and marketing.