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Harvest’s Best Granola

Harvest’s Best Granola

[ 9 ] September 12, 2011 |

If you think that there are low chances to dig out a healthy snack at a local Walmart store, you may be wrong. Here is my recent surprise finding which I am pleased to inform you about: Harvest’s Best All Natural Granola of Harlan Bakeries. DyeDiet RECOMMENDED Harvest’s Best Granola: Risk and Nutrition Look at […]

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Iced Tea: Brisk or Lipton?

Iced Tea: Brisk or Lipton?

[ 0 ] September 9, 2011 |

You may assume that iced tea should be a healthy soft drink by definition. How a glass of regular tea can be unhealthy?  Well, some iced tea producers tend to add unnecessary food additives which can be potentially harmful. Others avoid usage of pesky food additives so that their beverages are less risky. Look at […]

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Arizona Fruit Punch vs Xingtea

Arizona Fruit Punch vs Xingtea

[ 2 ] September 3, 2011 |

Arizona Fruit Punch was the first time in years that I came across a fruit punch which was NOT the “fruit fraud.” Congratulations! Looks like YOURS and our humble efforts help making healthy shift in the US food industry. Indeed, it all depends on us, the consumers. If we choose to stop buying products containing […]

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Fruit snacks

Fruit snacks

[ 0 ] August 26, 2011 |

Here is Annie’s homegrown organic Bunny Fruit Snacks: Summer Strawberry. Multiply eye-catching claims on the box are designed to assure you that the fruit snack is of highest nutritional quality: All natural strawberry flavors No icky additives or pesky preservatives Made with real fruit juice No artificial colors USDA organic Yes, this all is true. […]

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Jarritos Fruit Punch

Jarritos Fruit Punch

[ 0 ] August 22, 2011 |

Here is Jarritos Fruit Punch tutifruti imported from Mexico.  The manufacturer proudly states that the drink is made with: 100% natural sugar No caffeine No High Fructose Corn Syrup. Yes, this is good but what about fruits? Unfortunately sugar and water are the only nutrients whereas the other five are not. Look at the risk diagram: […]

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Brisk Offers Risk

Brisk Offers Risk

[ 1 ] August 18, 2011 |

Here is Brisk Fruit Punch, a creature of Pepsi-Lipton brotherhood… Fruit, really? No, of course not. This is another example of the “fruit fraud” we need to be aware of to protect our children and hence the future of this country. So let’s see what kind of “fruits” are there for you to swallow. DyeDiet […]

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Back To School artificial colors

Back To School artificial colors

[ 0 ] August 15, 2011 |

If you ask owner or baker of a small local bakery how many ingredients are in their cookies they will name something like 5 or 6 or maybe 7. According to the Wikipedia  cookies contain fat, flour, eggs and sugar. Add some salt, chocolate chips, almonds or raisins and you will get all kind of nutrients your […]

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Starburst: Artificial Fruit Chews

Starburst: Artificial Fruit Chews

[ 6 ] August 11, 2011 |

You can read on the label: cherry, orange, strawberry and lemon; natural and artificial flavors. It sounds fruity, isn’t it? But the question is: if there are natural fruits why to add cheap artificial flavors and questionable (read an article Food Dye Debate Resurfaces) artificial colors? I suspect that actual fruit content in the Starburst Fruit Chews is miserable if […]

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Pepsi: Risk and Nutrition

Pepsi: Risk and Nutrition

[ 0 ] August 7, 2011 |

In the early days of Pepsi “Delicious and Healthful” advertising theme was used over two decades from 1909 to 1931. However after HFCS was introduced in so many processed foods and soft drinks in the USA since the early 1980s health concerns in regard to its risks in causing obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty […]

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Artificially colored Jordan Almonds

Artificially colored Jordan Almonds

[ 3 ] August 4, 2011 |

You may think that almonds are equal to healthy food. Well, not always so. Here is Sugar Free Jordan Almonds candy from the Sprouts Farmers Market: net weight 0.51 lb, $ 4.58. They look great: round, colorful and bright. But this is EXACTLY what should be a warning sign for everyone, parents in particular. Artificial colors bring […]

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