Monday, April 9, 2012

You're seriously going to eat that?

Look at the labels on food and beverage products before you consume! Is it nutrition that can fuel your body or preservatives that sludge through your digestive system? What you put in your body directly effects your body's function and ability. I believe most people do not know what it truly means to "feel good". Until a person eats nutritionally and is involved in some form of regular physical activity, they will never experience the fullest their body has to offer. Treat your body well and it will reward you back!

Check out Food Facts to find out what's really in your food.
 

Let's have a little fun with some examples below.

Ingredients:
CEREAL (RICE, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SUGAR, WHEAT BRAN, SOLUBLE WHEAT FIBER, SALT, MALT FLAVORING, MALTODEXTRIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]), CORN SYRUP, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, BLUEBERRY FLAVORED FRUIT PIECES (SUGAR, CRANBERRIES, BLUEBERRY JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE FOR COLOR, SUNFLOWER OIL), FRUCTOSE, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL)†, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL BLUEBERRY FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, SORBITOL, GLYCERIN, NONFAT DRY MILK, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, NIACINAMIDE, COLOR ADDED, MALIC ACID, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), BHT (PRESERVATIVE).  †LESS THAN 0.5g TRANS FAT PER SERVING

                               VS.

Dates, Almonds, Unsweetened Cherries


Answer: Kellogg's Special K Blueberry snack bar VS. Larabar cherry pie bar 


Nutrition Facts:
20 oz. bottle - 240 Calories, 62g Sugar

                           VS.
12 oz. can - 0 Calories, 0 Sugar


Answer: Sierra Mist Natural VS. La Croix Lemon-Lime sparkling water


Ingredients:
Milk, Sugar,Milk modified Ingredients, Glucose Solids, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Flavor(s) Natural, Color(s)

                                           VS. 
 Milk, Cream, Sugar, Natural Tara Gum, Natural Vanilla Flavor.

Answer: President's Choice Vanilla Ice Cream VS. Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
 

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