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Reading Food Labels
5 False Food Label Claims
What looks like a healthy choice on the outside isn’t always all it’s wrapped up to be on the inside
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How to Make the Healthy Choice
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"Made With Real Fruit"
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"Lightly Sweetened"
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"Gluten-free"
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"Added Fiber"
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"Wild Rice"
"Made With Real Fruit"
What you see: Made with real fruit
What you get: “There are absolutely no regulations around this claim,” Dubost says. Consider Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Mixed Berry. Sounds like a solid preride bite. But the made-with-real-fruit filling contains puree concentrate (more like sugar than actual fruit) of blueberries, strawberries, apples, and raspberries.
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The solution: The lower a fruit is listed in the ingredients, the less the product contains. “If you want to increase your fruit intake, rely on whole fruits,” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It.
The Truth About 5 Confusing Foods
What you get: “There are absolutely no regulations around this claim,” Dubost says. Consider Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Mixed Berry. Sounds like a solid preride bite. But the made-with-real-fruit filling contains puree concentrate (more like sugar than actual fruit) of blueberries, strawberries, apples, and raspberries.
Video: 20 Foods That Pack a Secret Sugar High
The solution: The lower a fruit is listed in the ingredients, the less the product contains. “If you want to increase your fruit intake, rely on whole fruits,” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It.
The Truth About 5 Confusing Foods
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