Mike Adams of Natural News says..."The big food companies have dreamed up yet another clever con to sell processed junk foods to parents and children: A "Smart Choices" label that implies the food product is a smart choice for health and nutrition. The problem is that the standards for qualifying for this designation were set by the food companies themselves, and processed junk foods like Froot Loops (a sugary breakfast cereal) qualify". read more...
Want to find some truly "smart choices" for children in the grocery store? Read the ingredients on the products you buy, remembering that the first three ingredients are mostly what that item is made of. Food manufacturers often try to bury sugars deeper in the ingredients list by using multiple forms of sugar that are listed separately: Sugar, sucrose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, etc.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Is "Smart Choices" food label a marketing fraud?
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