So I discovered my fav cereal has trans fats....
ahoier
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Well.....it's not "listed" on the label.....BUT, skimming through the ingredients below that Nutrition Facts box......yep......Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Rice Flour, Canola Oil and/or Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil...........
So.....what's a MFP'er......to do.....? I say, we start flagging these in the database......but I noticed the site likes "rounding up" my nutrition edits......where as the app keeps them "as edited" - what gives.....?
I'm just wanting to "stay accountable" - according to the FDA's new labeling reqs.....as long as the "serving size" (in this case.....30 grams....or 3/4 cup.....) contains LESS THAN .5 grams of "Trans Fat" (that would be that partially hydrogenated soybean oil.....) they do NOT have to notate it within the Nutrition Facts box......
The sad thing is......who, only eats 30 grams of cereal.....? HAHA....well...I do.....BUT, besides the point.....for the "average joe or mary" - they could be getting 1-2 grams of TRANS FATS without even REALIZING it.......
Food for thought.......
So.....what's a MFP'er......to do.....? I say, we start flagging these in the database......but I noticed the site likes "rounding up" my nutrition edits......where as the app keeps them "as edited" - what gives.....?
I'm just wanting to "stay accountable" - according to the FDA's new labeling reqs.....as long as the "serving size" (in this case.....30 grams....or 3/4 cup.....) contains LESS THAN .5 grams of "Trans Fat" (that would be that partially hydrogenated soybean oil.....) they do NOT have to notate it within the Nutrition Facts box......
The sad thing is......who, only eats 30 grams of cereal.....? HAHA....well...I do.....BUT, besides the point.....for the "average joe or mary" - they could be getting 1-2 grams of TRANS FATS without even REALIZING it.......
Food for thought.......
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Sounds yummy! Would eat!0
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Whole grain wheat tho, so it's healthy0
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LolBroScience wrote: »Whole grain wheat tho, so it's healthy
Lots of vitamins too!0 -
That's what I'm getting at.....at first glance, it looks pretty healthy.....BUT when you get down to reading the ingredients.....it gets hairy.....Trans Fats are killer.....and there's a reason they are hiding them behind.
This isn't the only culprit.....Jif Peanut Butter is the same way.....so is Peter Pan peanut butter...at least the canisters I've ran into at Walmart.....all contain hydrogenated oils.....yet state 0g Trans Fat on the Nutrition panel.....0 -
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That's what I'm getting at.....at first glance, it looks pretty healthy.....BUT when you get down to reading the ingredients.....it gets hairy.....Trans Fats are killer.....and there's a reason they are hiding them behind.
This isn't the only culprit.....Jif Peanut Butter is the same way.....so is Peter Pan peanut butter...at least the canisters I've ran into at Walmart.....all contain hydrogenated oils.....yet state 0g Trans Fat on the Nutrition panel.....
What's a lethal dose?0 -
I don't think you can flag things in the database; nor is that feasible. You would have to check every individual item, and even then, you get limited information in the database.
Just keep doing what you're doing; we all need to be responsible for what goes into our bodies, and that includes being mindful of labels. If people don't want to do that, we can't police them into doing so through flagging database entries (if that was even possible) and pushing that ideology onto them. If you want to avoid trans fats, by all means continue what you're doing and avoid things you don't want to eat.
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I usually eat like 200g cereal ;/0
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I stick to grape nuts with a banana.
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successgal1 wrote: »I stick to grape nuts with a banana.
I just googled this because I've seen it around, and the name is very misleading.
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That's what I'm getting at.....at first glance, it looks pretty healthy.....BUT when you get down to reading the ingredients.....it gets hairy.....Trans Fats are killer.....and there's a reason they are hiding them behind.
This isn't the only culprit.....Jif Peanut Butter is the same way.....so is Peter Pan peanut butter...at least the canisters I've ran into at Walmart.....all contain hydrogenated oils.....yet state 0g Trans Fat on the Nutrition panel.....
What's a lethal dose?
lol, Right!
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LiveLaughLoveEat1 wrote: »you know what...if you don't want to eat it...DON'T. What you post here isn't going to stop anyone else from not eating it.
I'm not advocating not eating it in anyway....I believe this is just a flaw of:
1) the FDA....for allowing this "mis labeling" to go on....it's a law that has been "passed"
2) myfitnesspal...there should be a way of modifying the foods in decimal increments, without the database automagically "rounding up" or "rounding down" to the nearest decimal....
That's the only reason I posted it.....not to stop people from EATING these foods....not at all...I'm still gonna be grubbing out on Peanut Butter! LOL that's for darn sure
And will still be eating this cereal....I'd just like MFP to "account" for the "minute" trans fats contained within said items......even if they do contain less than .5 grams of trans fat "per serving"What's a lethal dose?
I have no idea.....let me google it though....lol.
Well, couldn't find anything that points to a lethal dose lol.....but did find some news articles pointing out this "flaw"
http://www.naturalnews.com/027445_fat_fats_trans.html
yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.LolBroScience wrote: »I usually eat like 200g cereal ;/0 -
I had close to a quarter jar of skippy peanut butter today. I really hope i didn't reach the lethal dose of transfat. I was planning to knock out a few sets of heavy triples in a few hours. Can't really do them if i'm dead.
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yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?0 -
What's a lethal dose?
I have no idea.....let me google it though....lol.
Well, couldn't find anything that points to a lethal dose lol.....but did find some news articles pointing out this "flaw"
http://www.naturalnews.com/027445_fat_fats_trans.html
I only saw one study. The results of that one were very careful to label it as speculation and they needed further studies to determine if there was a link.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?
I dunno.... I'd rather eat like 80 -
LolBroScience wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?
I dunno.... I'd rather eat like 8
Well, you aren't an average person. You are an above average person with above average cereal needs.
You are the outlier.
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missiontofitness wrote: »LolBroScience wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?
I dunno.... I'd rather eat like 8
Well, you aren't an average person. You are an above average person with above average cereal needs.
You are the outlier.
How do you figure that?
In to figure out how Lol is a special snowflake.
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PikaKnight wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »LolBroScience wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?
I dunno.... I'd rather eat like 8
Well, you aren't an average person. You are an above average person with above average cereal needs.
You are the outlier.
How do you figure that?
In to figure out how Lol is a special snowflake.
I majored in cereal with a minor in Wikipedia searches.
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dude... double ellipsis all across... the... sky...0
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10/10 would eat. I want some right now.0
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lol.........yeah, trans fats aren't something you want to be consuming. The EU gets around it's guidelines by distinguishing between natural occurring and man made and has stricter content with .02 which pretty much restricts food imports from other Countries, the USA mostly. Also canola and soy oil have trace amounts of TF's without being partially hydrogenated, just in case you're a stickler.0
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Buy organic cereal. Quite sure they don't have any.0
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missiontofitness wrote: »LolBroScience wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »yep, it's understood. The "serving sizes" I'm sure are made, the way they are, so they can "hide" the trans fats from the Nutrition Facts panel.....if they made the serving size any "bigger" (say.....to actually fill the "cereal bowls" sold in the housewares department lol) they would have to notate the trans fats within.
Or perhaps the serving sizes are based off of a balanced generalized 2,000 calorie diet, and an ounce of cereal is a reasonable serving size that the average person should and would be consuming?
I dunno.... I'd rather eat like 8
Well, you aren't an average person. You are an above average person with above average cereal needs.
You are the outlier.
Is this what my mother means when she calls me special?0 -
OP, your post did not seem like you were trying to stop anyone from eating anything.
Lots of items have the trans fats snuck in. It's no accident. The food companies are purposely trying to hide it. They aren't stupid. They know most people who want to avoid them will see the "Trans fat 0" on the label and be satisfied.
I'm not one to jump on the "Make Oreos illegal!!" bandwagon, but I do wish they'd be a little more honest about what is in the food they're selling.0 -
They're actually trying to get rid of them, but without legislation the wheel moves at pace.OP, your post did not seem like you were trying to stop anyone from eating anything.
Lots of items have the trans fats snuck in. It's no accident. The food companies are purposely trying to hide it. They aren't stupid. They know most people who want to avoid them will see the "Trans fat 0" on the label and be satisfied.
I'm not one to jump on the "Make Oreos illegal!!" bandwagon, but I do wish they'd be a little more honest about what is in the food they're selling.
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I'd like to just mention, seriously... freaked out over something called Cinnamon Crunch squares.
What next, omg captain crunch contains sugar?0 -
Not asking anyone to boycott anything...just a "proposition" per se, to the MyFitnessPal Team and/or community. I'd like to propose notating .05g trans fats in products, if the product contains "hydrogenated fat/oil" in the ingredients, where the Nutrition Facts panel does not notate as such, due to this "flaw" by the FDA.
Dude, that sounds like an awesome band name. hahadude... double ellipsis all across... the... sky...
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