| Roy |
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Why do corporations only jump at correcting a problem when it becomes big news? I read an article from 1996 that spoke about how horrible trans fats are for us. The regulations for nutrition labels to include trans fat info do not go into effect until 2006. And only now are companies beginning to reformulate their products and include trans fat labeling on those that have no trans fats. Rarely will you now see the labeling on products that actually do contain trans fats, so consumers are left in the dark unless they read the ingredients for the listing of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. I recently switched from regular big brand peanut butter to a lesser known natural brand because the natural variety doesn't have any hydrogenated oils in it. Has anyone else found any products that they use regularly as a alternative to the trans fat bearing variety? |
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| Regina |
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Concerning products to avoid trans fats; I would like to encourage folks to consider eating "real" food. What we chose to eat is one of the most important aspect of our lives. Do many of us give it full consideration? For example, peanut butter -- taking a jar of unsalted dry roasted peanuts and throwing them in a food processor results in peanut butter free of trans fats, added sugar, etc. Terribly delicious. 100% real peanuts. Takes a half hour including the time to wash the food processor after. Less if you are a fast washer. (The dish washer doesn't work well for the chopping blade since it is so sharp. Damages the rack.)
Want to snack on some chips? Have you ever tried snow pea pods? Grab a bunch of snow pea pods and eat like chips. Juicy. Tasty. Wash them thoroughly and put in plastic bag. Refrigerate a day and they are as crisp as can be. Pricey. Yes. Cheaper than Lipitor or other Rx's.
Discovering healthy alternatives can be a taste bud delight. Food manufacturers won't make the unhealthy food if no one purchases it. |
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| Roz |
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I'm not a peanut butter fan, but would make my own if I were. I've been using virgin coconut oil from http://www.tropicaltraditions.com for all of my frying, xvirgin olive oil for salad dressings, and reg. butter for ?. I've thrown all others away. I also use flaxoil, but mostly the ground flax seeds for omega 3's. |
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| Danielle Dahm |
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I use USANA's Optomega oil which is a certified organic oil blend of cold-pressed falx, sunflower,pumpkin, and extra-virgin olive oil (from non-genetically modified sources), which provides and ideal EFA ratio. http://www.deesmelanoma.usana.com |
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| Adge747 |
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The reason the well advertised companies only do something when they receive adverse publicity is all about money and profit! Whilst they can make money from you your health is of no concern to them, however when you hit them where it hurts most then they begin to take notice! An instance of this is cereals they now have vitamins added!!! If they weren't removed from the natural grain, in the first place, so it had a longer shelf life they wouldn't have to add synthetics to them, yes they take the natural out and add unnatural!! that's really healthy! Peoople who take a synthetic multi vitamin are at a 15% greater risk of deveoping cancer than people who DON'T TAKE ANY! People taking a natural food supplement are at a 43% lower risk, Reader's Digest March 2008.
I'm so pleased I found GNLD's fantastic range of all natural organic Food Supplements, products that actually do what they claim and contain what they say they contain. For instance Tre-en-en a whole food grain supplement that supplies the Lipids and Sterols stripped from your cereal, Carotenoid Complex (tm) that boosts your immune system by 37% in 20 Days on 3 a day!
Find these and many many more at http://www.healthyanswers.co.uk and you can be on your way to better health.
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