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Debunking the myth that "diet foods" are good for you.
Avoid the Deception of Healthy Choice Meals
A Healthy Choice product may seem like the quick fix needed for dieters with no time to cook, but the name of this brand inaccurately reflects its actual content. Rather than filling your belly with nutritious vitamins and minerals, Healthy Choice meals fill it with sodium, sugar and plenty of starch. Some popular Healthy Choice […]
Posted in: Packaged Meals, Processed Foods
The Truth About V8 Splash Products
September 12, 2011
If you wanted a juice drink full of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, you could’ve had a V8. Get it? Although a V8 product may seem like a safe bet for packing in your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, watch out for V8 Splash juice items and their numerous grams of added sugar. Where’s […]
Posted in: Beverages, Juice Drinks
Special K Cereal: A Processed “Health Food” in Disguise
August 31, 2011
For many people, a healthy breakfast includes a big bowl of cereal in the shape of flakes or “O’s.” Dieters seem to swoon over Special K cereal due to its promise that consumers can lose weight by taking the “Special K challenge.” Do me a favor. Take a peek at Special K’s nutrition information and tell me […]
Posted in: Breakfast
September 21, 2011
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