Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Labels on frozen foods

Don't you get scared reading the paragraph of ingredients on a frozen food package? I do. Most of the time there are unheard names on that list or terms that are ambiguous. So, we all go by FDA approved stamps. That's the confidence we have on the FDA.

One basic rule of thumb that I have learned is, if a package contains a list longer than 5, do not buy it. Corn syrup, high carbs,high sodium, and transfats are the basic no-nos. Next come the list of artificial ingredients, coloring and other chemical additives. Most of the time I've realized, the product goes back to the shelf although I feel guilty about the next person picking it up and feeding their family.

Why can't we just boycott these foods? Who will start?

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