Transfatspotting

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

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* Campbell’s Cheddar Cheese Soup - MMM MM TRANS FAT

From the 1962 Andy Warhol works of art depicting the unmistakable red and white cans, to their commercials of today that feature NFL superstars and their Mom’s, in the world of condensend canned soups, Campbell’s is an iconic brand. A bowl of hot soup on a cold winter day is a common, heart warming meal [...]

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Sat, September 20 2008 » Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Soups » No Comments

Even small amounts of trans fats make a difference

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, [...]

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Tue, September 2 2008 » Bakery, Breads, Chips & Snacks, Cookies, Crackers, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders, Store Brands » No Comments

Spotted* Lays Potato Chips - Thanks Dr. Mercola

Today I thought I’d let someone else rant and rave about the deception that occurs in food marketing and labeling. Dr. Mercola, a renound author and nutrition zealot talks about the dangers of trans fat, and shows us how products like Lays BBQ potato chips claim zero grams trans fat when they still contain hydrogenated [...]

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Fri, August 29 2008 » Chips & Snacks, Newest Posts, Serving Size Offenders » No Comments