Tag: food additives

ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

[ 2 ] November 24, 2011 |

Let me introduce ONE Coconut Water. This is a true natural sport and electrolyte drink made in Brazil. Stated value. With ONE Coconut Water you don’t have to try the absurd of drinking 9.5 gallons of the beverage to replenish 100% of your daily potassium as you would have to do with Gatorade.  On the […]

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Coffee-Mate creamer: Why not milk?

Coffee-Mate creamer: Why not milk?

[ 0 ] November 18, 2011 |

Clean air, fresh water and fertile land are what humanity needs for its survival. There is now too much carbon dioxide in the air, too much detergents, dioxins, pesticides and antibiotics in the water and we have exhausted soil which is no longer capable to support plant germination.  How do we manage to stay healthy? […]

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Fruit2O Natural Grape: One more fruit fraud

Fruit2O Natural Grape: One more fruit fraud

[ 1 ] November 15, 2011 |

We read everywhere: zero calorie, sugar free, fat free, gluten free… But what we have to keep in mind is that every time when sugar, fat or gluten are taken out, a designed combination of other food additives is called upon to replace them. These ingredients, sometimes natural, sometimes chemically synthesized, help food scientists make […]

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Propel Zero: Sucralose is not a solution

Propel Zero: Sucralose is not a solution

[ 3 ] October 26, 2011 |

“ZERO” in a name or on the front of a label is just another “hook” for those of us who still look for silver bullets and magic pills. And I can understand why… According to the Harvard School of Public Health:  “Every day, the government’s food stamp program buys Americans 20 million servings of soda, […]

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Why Do We Need Food Day

Why Do We Need Food Day

[ 0 ] October 19, 2011 |

Food Life needs food. We need food to rebuild some 7 million (out of the total 25 trillion) of red blood cells our body loses every second and hence, yes, “we are what we eat.” But you cannot build living cells from whatever is available or even affordable. To survive we must eat nutritious food, […]

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Pretzel Twists: A better food choice

Pretzel Twists: A better food choice

[ 0 ] October 16, 2011 |

Here is Great Value Honey Wheat Braided Pretzel Twists for $1.48 a bag you can buy at a local Walmart. No trans fat, no artificial flavors or colors. Accordingly, the pretzels risk diagram looks more like green that means it is safe to eat the product in moderation. DyeDiet RECOMMENDED With every serving of 10 […]

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Clear American beverage:  A Natural Lie

Clear American beverage: A Natural Lie

[ 49 ] October 12, 2011 |

Stated value “Clear American naturally flavored sparkling water beverage with other natural flavors” is what you read on the label. In addition, it is  zero calories, zero caffeine and zero sugar. Oh, it contains Antioxidants: Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Zinc. The label suggests also that the content has something to do with pomegranate, […]

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Fun Pops: Another Fruit Fraud

Fun Pops: Another Fruit Fraud

[ 12 ] October 9, 2011 |

No, people, this is NOT a fun at all. I thought Kool-Aid  was the only worst fake fruit beverage on the market. Well, if I was the manufacturer of the Fun Pops I couldn’t sleep at nights bothering by the thoughts of what adverse health effects my beverage might produce on American public, especially on children, the […]

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Walmart PecanTarts

Walmart PecanTarts

[ 0 ] September 25, 2011 |

This is one of the few products of the Bakery at Walmart which contains no artificial colorants. The tarts made in Canada are safe to eat with the only foreign food additive, an artificial flavor, which is a chemical kept as a commercial secret. Anyway, with its low foreign food additive risk of only DDFI = […]

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Fuze Mixed Berry: Go Green!

Fuze Mixed Berry: Go Green!

[ 0 ] September 18, 2011 |

Looks like at least some US manufacturers start to respond to growing consumer’s demand for healthy food and beverages. This may well be the result of increasing awareness of the American public of potentially harmful health effects that artificial coloring (see CSPI document Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks) and other questionable food additives may cause. Recently […]

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