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
“Have it your way” - The Burger King motto. If I did have it my way I would shutter the doors on every Burger King restaurant until they changed their methods of cooking. What in the name of everything nutritious is Burger King thinking? While their major rivals have been phasing out the use of [...]
Fri, September 5 2008 » Fast Food, Newest Posts » No Comments
While I will NEVER advocate eating at fast food chains like McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), I must give credit where credit is due. Both food chains ( and some others ) have slightly cleaned up their acts in recent months amidst rising pressure to eliminate trans fats from their already high calorie and [...]
Tue, September 2 2008 » Fast Food, 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
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