Junk Food That Could Be Good For You!

Six much-maligned snacks or drinks may not be quite such a bad snack idea, after all, according to Men's Health magazine.

Senior Editor Matt Bean discussed the healthiest and smartest way to indulge in some junk foods people love, on The Early Show Friday.

The six are pork rinds, alcohol, beef jerky, sour cream, coconut, and chocolate bars.

The magazine explains that there are "more than 15 types of saturated fat and, despite the fact that they've been damned as a whole by nutrition experts for decades, some are actually heart-healthy. That's good news, since high-fat foods are often the tastiest.

"But a bad reputation is hard to shake. And though saturated fat is the most obvious example of a bad food gone good, it's not the only one."

Men's Health says it determined "which vilified foods have been unjustly convicted. The result: six snacks and drinks that deserve an immediate pardon."

Click here to see the magazine's thinking on the half-dozen items, and perhaps feel less guilty when indulging in them!