"Healthy Eating Choices......

Food Marketing phrases to watch out for:

 

1. No preservatives
   Who needs preservatives, when other ingredients cause the same effect? An example might be soda pop. It's made with phosphoric acid. The level of acidity takes care of the “preservative” function
2. No trans fat
   Does this mean that the oils used were “healthy” oils? Trans fats are byproducts of the hydrogenation process. Removing the trans fats does not make the oil healthy, just less harmful.
3. No sugar added
   Maybe no sugar. But, when you read further, will you find artificial sweeteners, or high fructose corn syrup?
4. Made with 100% fruit juice
   Is this telling me that it contains only 100% fruit juice? Or, is it “made with 100% fruit juice” (along with 50 other ingredients)? Remember, if it has 5% real juice in the fruit punch, it still was made with “100% fruit juice”!
5. Enhanced with.....
   The food was over-processed, they replaced a few nutrients lost in processing.
6. Flavor enhanced
   What did they use to accomplish this “enhancement”? Usually it's MSG, used heavily in processing, and in restaurants. Some pretty strange “natural” substances are used as flavor enhancements. Wholesome foods do not need “flavor enhancement”.
7. Made with whole wheat
   As we discussed with Fruit Juices, any amount of whole wheat makes this a true statement. This does not make this a “whole wheat” product! Rad the label to determine what else it includes.
8. Fortified with.....
   When a product is fortified with vitamins or minerals (iodine in salt, vitamins in cereal and milk, etc) do you consider the source of the additive? Natural vitamins would drive the cost of the product through the roof...it's a marketing tactic.
9. Kid approved
   Throw enough sugar into dog poo, and it would be “kid approved”! Does the ingredient list pass YOUR healthy-eating requirements?
   
   
   As you get more experienced at sharpening your skills, you will get some pretty good laughs at what you find marketed as Healthy Eating!