Skinnygirl Margarita pulled from whole food shelves

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Dkenny74
Dkenny74 Posts: 26 Member
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It looks like Whole Foods pulled it from shelves. It has the potentially carcinogenic preservative sodium benzoate.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/02/whole-foods-removes-bethenny-frankels-product-from-shelves-over-toxic/?test=faces

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  • bprague
    bprague Posts: 564 Member
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    well I did think it tasted like death... lol, or rather, not very good
  • capricorn144
    capricorn144 Posts: 335 Member
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    I bet Bethanny is glad she sold the company! :noway:
  • alaw1119
    alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
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    wow I seriously just almost bought that. went with the zero calorie jose curvo margarita mix. glad I did!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
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    I bet there are all kinds of things with Sodium Benzoate. I mean, maybe WF doesn't sell those things, but I'm not afraid of it.
  • Dkenny74
    Dkenny74 Posts: 26 Member
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    IM sure if they re-formulate the product will do fine.
    They will just have to add a label that says "Now cancer free"
  • ejmcam
    ejmcam Posts: 533 Member
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    In order for most things to be able to remain on the shelf more than a week, they need to contain something to preserve. I bet it is still way better for you than some of the other options, especially if you are trying to stay away from the artificial sweeteners, etc.....my understanding is it is a very minimal amount, and its just the way whole foods is, they dont carry any of that stuff, which is fine and understandable. I would still choose skinnygirl over the one with the fake sweetener anyday. Or you can always make it from scratch yourself, that way you know EXACTLY what is in it.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
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    IM sure if they re-formulate the product will do fine.
    They will just have to add a label that says "Now cancer free"

    I bet it will say Now Cancer Free with Vitamin X for Weight Loss!!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
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    Um.... EVERYTHING is a carcinogen. It seems like it anyway. *shrug*
  • SarahRazaq
    SarahRazaq Posts: 14
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    In my humble opinion, alcohol just doesnt mix well with a healthy lifestyle, period. Its legal poison. So it doesnt really surprise me that an alcohol mixer has a dangerous chemical in it. The best way to be healthy for me is to avoid drugs, chemicals, processed foods, and dangerous fats. i've never been healthier in my life. :-)
  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
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    Personally, I wouldn't drink it - why? The name is deceiving. 37.5 calories for 1.5oz. (25 calories per oz) Tequila is 97 calories for 1.5 oz.

    The average margarita glass holds 9 oz.

    7.5 * 25 = 187.5
    1.5 * 90 = 135

    That's 322.5 calories for ONE DRINK. And that's the "skinny" version.

    I don't know about you, but I've NEVER had just one margarita. Skinny or not.

    F-that. Tequila, Crystal lite lemon and a squeeze of lime. Now that's MY kind of skinny margarita. 90 cals. :wink:
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
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    wow I seriously just almost bought that. went with the zero calorie jose curvo margarita mix. glad I did!

    Hate to burst your bubble, but the Cuervo mix contains Sodium Benzoate too.
  • caterpillar2Butterfly
    caterpillar2Butterfly Posts: 134
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    Didn't like the taste anyway..
  • alaw1119
    alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
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    ha awesome. I thought it sounded familiar so I looked it up. it's in all kinds of things. oh well
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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    Personally, I wouldn't drink it - why? The name is deceiving. 37.5 calories for 1.5oz. (25 calories per oz) Tequila is 97 calories for 1.5 oz.

    The average margarita glass holds 9 oz.

    7.5 * 25 = 187.5
    1.5 * 90 = 135

    That's 322.5 calories for ONE DRINK. And that's the "skinny" version.

    I don't know about you, but I've NEVER had just one margarita. Skinny or not.

    F-that. Tequila, Crystal lite lemon and a squeeze of lime. Now that's MY kind of skinny margarita. 90 cals. :wink:

    Skinny girl is mostly tequila. Blue Agave Tequila (which is good ****). You don't add tequila too it. 8oz of good strong margarita for 200 calories (it's like a strong tequila-y margarita not a sticky sweet one). Yup. I'll take it.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
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    i tried the Skinnygirl Margarita and thought it was nasty. i'll take 1 good margarita over a bunch of those gross ones!

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