You are what you eat

icandoit
icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
edited September 18 in Food and Nutrition
The Lies on the Label

Many people focus on eating foods that carry a "healthy" or "low fat" label and then wonder why they can't lose weight. Did you ever take a really close look at those labels? No, not the ones on the front of packages — the others, on the back. The Nutrition Facts label might not be as pretty, but the truth can be ugly, baby. Look it in the face.
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. I had a client once who mentioned that she used a full can of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray every day. When I proceeded to have a mild coronary, she was completely puzzled. She told me that it has zero calories and zero fat, according to the packaging. Remember our little chat about serving sizes? While it's true that the product contains no calories and no fat per serving, the serving size is one spray — not one can.

The fact is, while each serving could have as much as a ninth of a calorie and a ninth of a gram of fat, the manufacturers can legally claim that it contains zero percent of both. A ninth of a calorie seems like nothing, but come on — who can stop at one spray? And the ugly truth? The entire can actually contains 900 calories and 90 grams of fat! Food manufacturers can be devious, so read the label, and read it well.

The ingredients list for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray includes several different oils, which should immediately send up a red flag. The moral of this story? Be cautious and keep yourself informed

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  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    The Lies on the Label

    Many people focus on eating foods that carry a "healthy" or "low fat" label and then wonder why they can't lose weight. Did you ever take a really close look at those labels? No, not the ones on the front of packages — the others, on the back. The Nutrition Facts label might not be as pretty, but the truth can be ugly, baby. Look it in the face.
    If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. I had a client once who mentioned that she used a full can of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray every day. When I proceeded to have a mild coronary, she was completely puzzled. She told me that it has zero calories and zero fat, according to the packaging. Remember our little chat about serving sizes? While it's true that the product contains no calories and no fat per serving, the serving size is one spray — not one can.

    The fact is, while each serving could have as much as a ninth of a calorie and a ninth of a gram of fat, the manufacturers can legally claim that it contains zero percent of both. A ninth of a calorie seems like nothing, but come on — who can stop at one spray? And the ugly truth? The entire can actually contains 900 calories and 90 grams of fat! Food manufacturers can be devious, so read the label, and read it well.

    The ingredients list for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray includes several different oils, which should immediately send up a red flag. The moral of this story? Be cautious and keep yourself informed
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    I'm a turkey burger w/ avocado :bigsmile:

    Miss ya Renee!:heart::ohwell:
  • beep
    beep Posts: 1,242 Member
    Great to have you posting again!!! You always have good stuff.
  • flcaoh
    flcaoh Posts: 444
    Wow. Someone out there seriously thought it was okay to use a whole can of that stuff in one day???? The calorie count and fat gram count is crazy... and let's not even get into what kind of chemicals she was probably consuming. Ick.
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
    Great article! Thanks for posting!


    I'm a loaf of bread today. :indifferent:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Right now I am definitely Nutella! hahaha ('m sorry but skim milk, cocoa and hazelnuts?? I mean, how can it be wrong??)

    I don't feel too guilty though, since I eat a tbsp at a time on a high fiber english muffin or waffles! ;)
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    EWWW and whole can??! I don't even like a little tiny spray on the pan for my eggs! :sick:

    I am a PB sandwich on whole wheat with a cup of skim milk hehe!
  • MegaBean
    MegaBean Posts: 14
    Wow..some people are just clueless:noway:
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    Right now I am definitely Nutella! hahaha ('m sorry but skim milk, cocoa and hazelnuts?? I mean, how can it be wrong??)

    I don't feel too guilty though, since I eat a tbsp at a time on a high fiber english muffin or waffles! ;)
    I knew I forgot to add something to my grocery list.
    Oh well, gonna have to get it tomorrow.
    Haven't had Nutella in so long.
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