Food Labels Can Make You Fat |
Since nutrition is more than half the battle when it comes to changing your body, let's talk about how we can all be duped...by the foods we love!
It's all in the marketing. It's incredible. And with over 50,000 products on grocery store shelves, it's no wonder ... they're all trying to stick their proverbial necks out to say "hey, buy ME."
It's everywhere on food products and even with exercise equipment -- here are a few of our favorites.
"Made with whole grains"
"Light"
"Farm fresh"
"All Natural"
"Smart food"
And so on.
Let's delve into this a bit -- the last one is a personal favorite, as a box of "Smart Food" was recently sent my way as a PR pitch. Smart Food is a new "healthy snack option" from the Frito Lay company.
It's popcorn. So far so good.
But when you turn over the package to read the food label, THREE out of the first 5 ingredients are forms of sugar. Some of the names are deceiving , but very simply … they are "sugar" itself, but that's all they are...sugar, sugar, and sugar.
"BUUUUT it's SMART FOOD..." you say.
Here's a rule of thumb, when a company has to "tell you" how great it's food is, it's probably crap. Easy enough, right?
How about "made with whole grains?"
Well even though a product has whole grains somewhere on the label, it doesn't mean it's good. Fruit Loops boasts it's "made with whole grains." Don’t believe the hype – If whole grain isn't the FIRST ingredient, there's not much in there.
Carbohydrate based foods should have 3 or more grams of fiber PER SERVING.
Even Krispy Kreme makes a whole grain donut. Really?
Here's some more -- you'd think "Light" can mean light in calories, light in fat, or both ... but it can also mean "light in color."
Yes, really.
Farm fresh? Useless. Go to a farmer's market and buy their foods -- THOSE are truly "farm fresh."
So here's the deal -- you don't have to worry about any of this when you follow one nutrition rule -- arguably the MOST important one we talk about.
Don't eat foods that have more than FIVE ingredients. You do this consistently and you're guaranteed to get in the best shape of your life.
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