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See Jane run! Reading is fun!! Challenge 9/26

garlic7girl
garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
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If you buy anything today I don't care if a granola bar, nuts at Starbucks, a soup...anything that has a label read it!
We all need to learn to be more aware of what we are eating! It doesn't matter if you still eat it or not the idea behind todays challenge is to read read read everything that has a label. This promotes education, curiosity and self awareness and tweaking for the future. Learning is power and sharing is invincible!!!!!

Happy reading!

Peace,
Wonder Woman

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  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    You're really getting into this superhero kick! You go WW...GG...whoever you are today!

    Is GG supposed to be your secret identity?
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I always read labels. They are so important
  • lisaissasa
    lisaissasa Posts: 402 Member
    First I love your title. i loved those childrens stories about **** and Jane and I especially liked the movie Fun with **** and Jane with Jim Carey. I laughed my booty off.

    I read the label on my Yoplait yogurt:
    Cultured Pasteurized Grade Low Fat Milk
    Sugar
    Peaches
    Modified Corn Starch
    Non Fat Milk
    Kosher Gelatin
    Citric Acid
    Tricalcium Phosphate
    Natural Flavor
    Pectin
    Colored with Annatto Extract
    Vitamin A Acetate
    Vitamin D3

    So what is annatto? I am looking this up.
  • lisaissasa
    lisaissasa Posts: 402 Member
    Okay so I looked up annatto. It is pretty cool you can go to the website below if you like. It is basically a tropical food used for coloring and flavoring.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annatto
  • cuatromommy
    cuatromommy Posts: 120 Member
    I've got this one.
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    I started making my granola bars but I didn't have time this past weekend so I bought some...sigh this is why I cook and read labels. I looked up ACACIA GUM and I am not happy with what I read. It is used in the food industry as a stabilizer and also in printing! Oh boy...need to make time this weekend to make, shake and bake!!!!!!!
    Thank GI Jane for making me look and read!
  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    Acacia is a fragrant bush. The gum is essentially tree sap of that bush. Fairly natural and non-toxic.

    I sent an email to 7-11 this morning because they have no labeling online or on packaging for their "Fresh-To-Go" line of products. It's a royal pain to calculate calories for each different type of cup. There's only one that I can find anywhere, and that's a guestimate on MFP.
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    I know Mr AAK but still....when I make my own bars...no Acacia gum. I know I know move past it. Sigh...I will just ewwww! Not to mention the soy leitchen and soy something else forget name.

    But on another note....Mr. AAK....YOU get 2 snaps and I high 5!!!!!!!! I see Captain America has arrived! RAAAAAH!!!!
  • SariC3
    SariC3 Posts: 69 Member
    Luna Protien - Cookie Dough flavor

    Soy Protein Isolate, Organic Cane Syrup, Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Inulin (Chicory Extract), Cocoa, Dried Cane Syrup, Macadamia Nut Butter, Natural Flavors, Whey Protein Concentrate, Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Rice Flour, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Butter, Organic Alkalized Cocoa, Organic Vanilla Extract, Alkalized Cocoa, Vanilla Extract.
  • Slove009
    Slove009 Posts: 364 Member
    I always do this now or check it on the MFP data base! :)
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Ms Sara that is what it is.......SOY Lecithin/Isolate!!!!!!!!

    http://blog.fooducate.com/2009/07/07/what-is-soy-lecithin-and-why-is-it-found-in-so-many-products/

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