Transfatspotting

Choose Healthy. - Find out which products contain trans fats and other potentially harmful ingredients

We have not forgotten about our Trans Fat Crusaders!

To our Transfatspotting.com faithful…fear not! While the site has not been updated in some time, we remain commited to our mission and will be bringing you new postings in the very near future. Thank you to all of our readers! Check back soon…
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Wed, May 13 2009 » Newest Posts » No Comments

Spotted* Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - “Large coffee, trans fat, two sugars please”

So how many cups of coffee do you drink per day? 1… 5…25? For about 90% of America, a cup of coffee is a must have atleast once a day. It has become a staple of American culture and a necessity in the go-go world of 24 hour business. Walk the streets of New York’s [...]

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Sat, October 18 2008 » Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders » 3 Comments

inGREEDients

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 [...]

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Sat, October 11 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Fast Food, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Soups, Store Brands » No Comments

Transfatspotting.com Goes Guerilla

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 [...]

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Sun, October 5 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Fast Food, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Soups, Store Brands » No Comments

Spotted* Bisquick Shake-N-Pour Pancake Mix - Fatty Flapjacks

Our breakfast meals have been under siege from health and nutrition experts for years. We cook up some eggs that are loaded with cholesterol, fry up a few slices of fatty bacon ( a la the Atkins diet ), and serve up sausage links made from who knows what kind of meat. Head down to [...]

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Sun, October 5 2008 » Breads, Newest Posts » No Comments

September 08 on Wall Street

While this post is totally off topic, I spent some time playing around with video editing and made my first ever youtube ready video.  This month has seen some of the craziest and toughest financial times for the US and the world. While the situation is very serious, and fixing this sub prime mess is [...]

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Tue, September 30 2008 » Newest Posts » No Comments