Most people WANT to eat healthy, but aren’t informed to see past deceptive marketing.
In this thread, I’ll go through what these titles mean, and how to determine what is worth buying
The big food industry spends $14 billion a year to trick you into eating their products
“All natural”
“Organic”
“Natural flavors”
“Free range”
“Grass fed”
What do these actually mean? And what should you really look for?
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Most people WANT to eat healthy, but aren’t informed to see past deceptive marketing.
In this thread, I’ll go through what these titles mean, and how to determine what is worth buying
The FDA says that natural means no added colors, artificial flavors or synthetic substances.
However, there is ZERO formal regulation from them. That means it’s up to to take the food manufacturers’ word for it.
Therefore, the term is pretty much meaningless.
In order to be considered organic, food do adhere to pretty strict regulations. However, that doesn’t necessarily make it healthy.
Organic foods are permitted to use mutagensis, a process to genetically engineer products by bathing seeds in chemicals & radiation
When buying produce, you are better off buying organic, especially for the “dirty dozen”, but even organic produce should be washed well.
Cc: @VitallyMelanie
It is also expensive for farms to get certified organic, so small farms may use safe methods, just don’t have the budget to get certified.
In this case, the original source of flavor must be a plant or animal. However, since the FDA hasn’t officially defined this term, it can be used to describe almost anything.
Yet another meaningless term
Unfortunately, the USDA has very a very loose definition of free range. Large scale egg producers take advantage of this.
Keyword: allowed. This does not mean the hens spend a good amount of time, or any time at all outside.
“Pasture raised” is a much more meaningful term. This means the hens were allowed to spend a majority of their lives outside, foraging for seeds, insects and greens.
Although the claim means that the cows were raised on the pasture and fed only grass and forage, this isn’t always the case because of the USDA’s loose restrictions.
-Sugar free
-Low calorie
-Low fat
-Made with real ingredients
-Heart healthy
-Multi grain
2. Buy food without an ingredient list
3. Buy food from the perimeter of the grocery stores, not the center aisles
4. When buying produce, organic is better, especially for the dirty dozen
5. Wash your produce well, organic or not
And if you’ve fallen for some of these labels in the past, don’t sweat it! Just start making more informed choices when it comes to your food.
The big food industry spends $14 billion a year to trick you into eating their products
— Cooking with Chris (@coookwithchris) July 18, 2022
\u201cAll natural\u201d
\u201cOrganic\u201d
\u201cNatural flavors\u201d
\u201cFree range\u201d
\u201cGrass fed\u201d
What do these actually mean? And what should you really look for?
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