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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"
"Wild Rice"
What you see: Wild rice
What you get: “True wild rice comes from a plant that’s indigenous to certain lakes and rivers in the Midwest and Canada,” says Peter David, wildlife biologist at the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission in Wisconsin. “Most people eat the kind produced out of California, which may be treated with chemicals.”
More: How to Read Nutrition Labels
The solution: Look for the plant name Zizania palustris on the ingredient list. It packs four times the amount of protein, 73 times the potassium, and 12 times the fiber per serving as its impostor.
The Worst Food Lies
What you get: “True wild rice comes from a plant that’s indigenous to certain lakes and rivers in the Midwest and Canada,” says Peter David, wildlife biologist at the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission in Wisconsin. “Most people eat the kind produced out of California, which may be treated with chemicals.”
More: How to Read Nutrition Labels
The solution: Look for the plant name Zizania palustris on the ingredient list. It packs four times the amount of protein, 73 times the potassium, and 12 times the fiber per serving as its impostor.
The Worst Food Lies
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