Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead

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Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead

Like real celebrities, real food doesn’t need to shout about its health benefits. Processed foods, on the other hand, need all the help they can get. Fat free! Now with whole grains! Only 100 calories! Zero grams trans fat! All-natural! Fake health foods are the carnival barkers of the grocery store, shouting at you from every aisle, promising longevity, beauty, and true happiness, if only you’ll buy them. Fake health food is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a vicar in a tutu . Here are some of the worst examples: Vitamin-enriched water is often filled with sugar. Most of them also make big health claims (mood enhancing, energizing, more brain power, etc.) with no evidence to back them up. Vegetable chips are just chips. They are deep-fried, and contain plenty of fat, salt, and empty calories, just like any other chip. Granola is super-awesome hippie health food, right? Not usu...

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@dcourtens » 20 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @MartinsApples: RT @rarerepublic: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead | Grist [link]
@MartinsApples » 20 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @rarerepublic: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead | Grist [link]
@MaxGermGuard » 14 Aug '12, 1pm
Are you into your health foods? They're not all as good for you as you may think [link] Eat nuts and dried fruit instead
@foodtree » 12 Aug '12, 6pm
All Natural! Vitamin Enriched! Made with___! Don't fall victim to fake health food advertisements! [link] #truth
@gogalwr » 12 Aug '12, 12am
Great read for anyone trying to eat right [link]
@BikramMetrotown » 11 Aug '12, 8pm
"Like real celebrities, real food doesn’t need to shout about its health benefits. Processed foods, on the other... [link]
@WestboroChiro » 11 Aug '12, 4pm
How to tell fake health food from the real thing :) Kelly Norman, DC... [link]
@novascotiarasta » 11 Aug '12, 12pm
Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] I just want some healthy candy now RT @DonnaGillis via @grist
@CatchGoodHealth » 11 Aug '12, 2am
This is a great article my friend, Leslie, shared with me: [link]
@sfamn » 10 Aug '12, 10pm
AWESOME post on fake "health food." Totally agree. "Light" and "Baked" products are dubious and gross to boot. [link]
@pearlsoflights » 09 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @LEAF_Canada: Dont get fooled by these common health claims [link]
@LEAF_Canada » 09 Aug '12, 2pm
Dont get fooled by these common health claims [link]
@Keenonquinoa » 08 Aug '12, 7pm
RT How to spot fake health food: [link] <== Did you see this over the weekend?
@JaneRedHen » 08 Aug '12, 10am
RT @Childrensfood: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] > slightly tongue-in-cheek but full of good advice
@Childrensfood » 08 Aug '12, 9am
Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] > slightly tongue-in-cheek but full of good advice
@puraorganic » 08 Aug '12, 12am
Great article, please share... [link]
@TheraWise » 07 Aug '12, 11pm
Read & share! RT @lisaborden: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] <-- avoid #healthwashing
@candice_mcnish » 07 Aug '12, 11pm
Read this now..RT @LisaBorden: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] <-- avoid #healthwashing
@ensuing_grace » 07 Aug '12, 11pm
great article! #eatrealfood RT @LisaBorden: Fake health food: How to spot it & what to eat instead [link] <-- #healthwashing
@ROMKids » 07 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @LisaBorden: Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] <-- avoid #healthwashing
@LisaBorden » 07 Aug '12, 11pm
Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead [link] <-- avoid #healthwashing
@BronwynCoyneRD » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @DesireeRD: Yes! As I always say...the healthiest foods don't have health claims (or come in fancy packages). [link]
@goodfoodmedia » 07 Aug '12, 3pm
Enriched, all-natural, zero-grams trans fat - a few of the many tell tale signs of #fakehealthfood. [link]
@theAis4adam » 07 Aug '12, 12pm
“Note to self: manufacture candy bar that “helps maintain a Kim Kardashian body and a mind like Einstein.”" [link]
@msgnet » 07 Aug '12, 11am
some good points RT @kurt_loder: A guide to fake health food (via @SmithsonianMag): [link]
@EnigmaNetxx » 07 Aug '12, 11am
RT @TariAkpodiete: Fake health food: How to spot it & what to eat instead [link]
@Treegrubber » 07 Aug '12, 11am
Don't trust the Palm oil [link]
@heygouter » 06 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @AKorotkin: Fake Health Foods: How to spot it and what to eat instead: [link] via @heygouter. Also: read @michaelpollan for more on this.
@AKorotkin » 06 Aug '12, 2pm
Fake Health Foods: How to spot it and what to eat instead: [link] via @heygouter. Also: read @michaelpollan for more on this.
@TriangleNA » 06 Aug '12, 2am
RT @WeLiveGreen: Check your health food. It may not be so great. [link]
@WeLiveGreen » 05 Aug '12, 7pm
Check your health food. It may not be so great. [link]
@KingMacDaddy » 05 Aug '12, 6pm
“@kurt_loder: A guide to fake health food (via @SmithsonianMag): [link]” Great. I'm going back to eating steak and cake.
@slowbreakfast » 05 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @kurt_loder A guide to fake health food (via @SmithsonianMag): [link] Oh man. Read on.
@Ella_Reflex » 05 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @kurt_loder: A guide to fake health food (via @SmithsonianMag): [link]
@kurt_loder » 05 Aug '12, 4pm
A guide to fake health food (via @SmithsonianMag): [link]
@lizzie_roqx_sox » 05 Aug '12, 2am
RT @aerialpenguin RT @grist: "Made with real fruit!" Sure, sure. Here's how to spot fake health food: [link]
@terrylo_calgary » 04 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @reapcalgary: Funny. Direct. Very readable. @grist: Here's how to spot fake health food: [link] And what to eat instead. #realfood
@ajmotia » 04 Aug '12, 6pm
Fake health food and how to spot it: [link] (good key-word guide for your next trip to the store)
@reapcalgary » 04 Aug '12, 5pm
Funny. Direct. Very readable. @grist: Here's how to spot fake health food: [link] And what to eat instead. #realfood
@EELVQuebec » 04 Aug '12, 3pm
Comment repérer les publicités mensongères sur les produits prétendus "plus sains" ? [link]
@grist » 04 Aug '12, 3pm
"Made with real fruit!" Sure, sure. Here's how to spot fake health food: [link] And what to eat instead.
@laPirri7 » 04 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @Keenonquinoa: How to spot fake food: [link] Love this!!!
@GrassrootsIntl » 03 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @walkforhunger Fake health food: How to spot it and what to eat instead @grist [link] #realfood #BigAg #GMOs
@NaturalChoiceWA » 03 Aug '12, 8pm
See what you are eating. Interpret the hidden meaning behind food labels. [link]
@AlterEcoSF » 03 Aug '12, 6pm
@grist - this is great - SPOT THE FAKE: "like real celebrity's, real food doesn't need to shout..." [link]
@LittleMeTea » 03 Aug '12, 4pm
What do you call fake health food at your house? [link]
@SimplyA2 » 03 Aug '12, 4pm
Do you eat? Then you should read this! [link]
@TheSecrtLife » 03 Aug '12, 3pm
Find out how to spot fake health food (and learn what to eat instead) [link] A wholesome guide from @Grist #realfood
@hartfieldmom » 03 Aug '12, 2am
RT @ellvium: Better for you: Than what? Cyanide? Sulfuric acid? A kick in the pants? ...t’s also worse for you. Than what? Real food [link]
@HealthyTaeshim » 02 Aug '12, 11pm
Do you look for healthy foods in the grocery store? Read to see how to avoid FAKE HEALTH Foods! [link]