Choose Healthy. - Find out which products contain trans fats and other potentially harmful ingredients
While hiking through the peaks and valleys of the Smokey Mountains, J. Thomas Wenzel paused briefly to refuel on a granola bar. As had become customary , before tearing open the wrapper and munching on, he checked the ingredients list only to find that seemingly omnipresent term “partially hydrogenated” staring back at him. Little did he know that this tiny [...]
Sat, October 11 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Fast Food, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Soups, Store Brands » No Comments
As you can see in the picture found on our post about Bisquick pancake mix, Transfatspotting.com has gone guerilla warfare to inform people about products that contain trans fat. We have designed stickers that are available for purchase in our store that we want to see on every product in the grocery store that contain [...]
Sun, October 5 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Fast Food, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Soups, Store Brands » No Comments
Quick but to the point post:
I have been asked the question ” Why care about such small amounts of trans fats, especially in products that contain less than .5 grams per serving?”
The answer is that even consuming as little as 1 gram of trans fat per day raises your risk for heart disease by 20 percent, [...]
Tue, September 2 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Store Brands » No Comments
When the Mexican Indians were grinding their masa (cornmeal dough) on their metate (stone) back in the 15 hundreds, I don’t think they were concerned with extending the shelf life of their corn tortillas. They didn’t need to mass produce their food or enhance the taste of this South American food staple. But the people [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Newest Posts » No Comments
I was almost so proud of the people at Dunkin’ Donuts; almost. I downloaded a copy of their nutrition guide from the company website and browsed through the .pdf file, my eyes fixed on the the trans fat column. I was pleasantly surprised to find that none of their drinks or baked goods, including their [...]
Wed, August 27 2008 » Bakery, Fast Food, Newest Posts » No Comments
For me, it wouldn’t be a true Sunday morning without a copy of the New York Times, a cup of tea ( not a coffee drinker ) and something fresh from the bakery just up the block. Around 3 a.m. the smell of donuts, tarts and turnovers emanates from the tiny store and invades my [...]
Mon, August 25 2008 » Bakery, Newest Posts, Store Brands » No Comments
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