kathryn
Cathlete
Here's an interesting video presentation on reading food labels and how deceptive they can be, from the 2007 Veggie Expo conference (80 minutes): http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/novick_full.htm
Online presentation on food labels
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angie_nrs
Cathlete
Thanks for sharing Kathryn.;-)
I watched this while I was cleaning the kitchen, doing dishes, and cutting up my produce that I just bought at the grocery store. I think most of us already know to ignore the front of any package and only rely on the information on the nutrition food labels, but it sure was a neat reminder.
It also makes me so mad to know that the food industry is fooling people into buying products that they think are good for them when they are very harmful. }( An example he used was that Pam spray is actually touted as being fat free on the front of the can when it is made from oil. They determine this by volume of weight and not calories which is actually meaningless for anyone counting fat calories. Also, a serving is like .33 seconds of a spray. Grrrrrrr - the food industry must have some exceptional lobbiests (?sp) in Washington. It's no frigging wonder the country is fat! Some truth in advertising should be a priority! People have the right to know what's in the food they are eating and not have to be a rocket scientist to have to figure it out.
There is a summary at the end of the presentation for anyone who is interested so maybe you could fast forward to the end and catch the last 15 minutes or so if you don't have time to watch it in full.
However, it is a good presentation that will make you think twice about buying anything that has been packaged or altered by man. So, go ahead and play it while cleaning the kitchen....I learned something....it was worth the time.
Angie
I watched this while I was cleaning the kitchen, doing dishes, and cutting up my produce that I just bought at the grocery store. I think most of us already know to ignore the front of any package and only rely on the information on the nutrition food labels, but it sure was a neat reminder.
It also makes me so mad to know that the food industry is fooling people into buying products that they think are good for them when they are very harmful. }( An example he used was that Pam spray is actually touted as being fat free on the front of the can when it is made from oil. They determine this by volume of weight and not calories which is actually meaningless for anyone counting fat calories. Also, a serving is like .33 seconds of a spray. Grrrrrrr - the food industry must have some exceptional lobbiests (?sp) in Washington. It's no frigging wonder the country is fat! Some truth in advertising should be a priority! People have the right to know what's in the food they are eating and not have to be a rocket scientist to have to figure it out.
There is a summary at the end of the presentation for anyone who is interested so maybe you could fast forward to the end and catch the last 15 minutes or so if you don't have time to watch it in full.
However, it is a good presentation that will make you think twice about buying anything that has been packaged or altered by man. So, go ahead and play it while cleaning the kitchen....I learned something....it was worth the time.
Angie