SOURCE: LIVESTRONG.COM
Jayson and Mira Calton, authors of “Rich Food Poor Food: The
Ultimate Grocery Purchasing System,” offer a three-step process for
buying processed food at the grocery store.
STEP 1: IGNORE THE BILLBOARD
The billboard is the front of the food package. The Caltons are too polite to call some billboards “a den of lies,” but I’m not. Some billboards are a den of lies.
“Most of the words on those labels never mean what we think they mean,” Mira Calton said. “The word ‘natural’ currently outsells the word ‘organic’ by 2-1, so you see it on labels. But that ‘natural’ food could still have hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, sewage sludge, genetic engineering, modified food starch. High fructose corn syrup is ‘natural.’ ”
STEP 2: IGNORE THE NUTRITION FACTS
This is the part of the label that tells you how much sodium or how many carbs are in each serving. “Unless you’re counting something very specific, such as calories or carbs, it’s not very helpful,” said Calton.
STEP 3: READ THE INGREDIENTS
“The ingredients list is the last bastion of hope for the health-conscious consumer,” Calton said. This is where you find out what you’re putting into your body, what’s in the product and how much it’s been processed.
STEP 1: IGNORE THE BILLBOARD
The billboard is the front of the food package. The Caltons are too polite to call some billboards “a den of lies,” but I’m not. Some billboards are a den of lies.
“Most of the words on those labels never mean what we think they mean,” Mira Calton said. “The word ‘natural’ currently outsells the word ‘organic’ by 2-1, so you see it on labels. But that ‘natural’ food could still have hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, sewage sludge, genetic engineering, modified food starch. High fructose corn syrup is ‘natural.’ ”
STEP 2: IGNORE THE NUTRITION FACTS
This is the part of the label that tells you how much sodium or how many carbs are in each serving. “Unless you’re counting something very specific, such as calories or carbs, it’s not very helpful,” said Calton.
STEP 3: READ THE INGREDIENTS
“The ingredients list is the last bastion of hope for the health-conscious consumer,” Calton said. This is where you find out what you’re putting into your body, what’s in the product and how much it’s been processed.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/1001718-thy-enemy-processed-food/#ixzz2Sf570nhQ
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