Chicken Chatter -- Label Updates and Alerts!

Healthier_Me

Trader Joe's Update - Earlier this summer, we warned you that we had suspicions about the accuracy of the nutrition info for Trader Joe's Chili Lime Chicken Burgers. Immediately after our email went out, the burgers were pulled from shelves. The owner of the company that manufactures the product (who was extremely concerned and is an all-around genuine and lovely fellow) had the product re-tested, and the burgers are now back on shelves with new nutritional stats. They went from having 110 calories, 3g fat, 4g carbs, and 1g fiber (POINTS® value 2*) to having 150 calories, 6g fat, 3g carbs, and 2g fiber (POINTS® value 3*). Thanks to all of you for following up at your local TJ's. And GO US! We're all r eally making a difference -- let's keep it up!

Bell & Evans Chicken Heads Up - A very astute HG subscriber noticed that his (yes, we said HIS!) Breaded Chicken Breast seemed too oily to have just 2.5g fat like the product label stated, so he checked out the Bell & Evans website and contacted the company. He quickly learned that the product actually has 12 grams of fat (yes, TWELVE!). We called the company ourselves, and it's true! Apparently the company didn't take into account the OIL the chicken is fried with during the breading step. OOPS! We're told that they are taking steps to correct the labeling issue. But this once again proves that if food stats SEEM too good to be true, they very well could be inaccurate -- be careful...

Healthier_Me

Trader Joe's Update - Earlier this summer, we warned you that we had suspicions about the accuracy of the nutrition info for Trader Joe's Chili Lime Chicken Burgers. Immediately after our email went out, the burgers were pulled from shelves. The owner of the company that manufactures the product (who was extremely concerned and is an all-around genuine and lovely fellow) had the product re-tested, and the burgers are now back on shelves with new nutritional stats. They went from having 110 calories, 3g fat, 4g carbs, and 1g fiber (POINTS® value 2*) to having 150 calories, 6g fat, 3g carbs, and 2g fiber (POINTS® value 3*). Thanks to all of you for following up at your local TJ's. And GO US! We're all r eally making a difference -- let's keep it up!

Bell & Evans Chicken Heads Up - A very astute HG subscriber noticed that his (yes, we said HIS!) Breaded Chicken Breast seemed too oily to have just 2.5g fat like the product label stated, so he checked out the Bell & Evans website and contacted the company. He quickly learned that the product actually has 12 grams of fat (yes, TWELVE!). We called the company ourselves, and it's true! Apparently the company didn't take into account the OIL the chicken is fried with during the breading step. OOPS! We're told that they are taking steps to correct the labeling issue. But this once again proves that if food stats SEEM too good to be true, they very well could be inaccurate -- be careful...