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How to Read Food Labels (VZ 62)

//  by Larissa Galenes

In an ideal, natural-food world, ingredient labels on food would be really, really short.  A label on vegetable soup might read like this:

  • vegetable broth
  • onions
  • potatoes
  • carrots
  • tomatoes
  • green beans

Instead of this:

Campbell's Vegetable Soup Ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are “disodium guanylate” and “disodium inosinate”?  And don’t even get me started on “flavoring”!

In this episode you will learn how to read food labels, identify specific chemical additives and look for hidden ingredients.

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Here’s what we mention in this episode:

  • VZ 038 – Discussing the Documentary “Super Size Me”
  • Super Size Me [DVD]
  • VZ 052- Sugar
  • Food Babe
  • Very Vegetarian Nachos from The Kitchen Girl, Traci Antonovich

 

Quote of the Week

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

— Isaac Asimov

 

Recipe of the Week

  • Chili-Lime Tortilla Chips

 

Resources:

  • Taking a Closer Look at Labels
  • The Truth About 7 Common Food Additives
  • 8 Scary Hidden Ingredients in Processed Foods
  • Nutrition Labels on Food: How to Read Them and Read Between the Lines on Them
  • “Natural” Flavorings and Other Hidden Animal Sources in Your Food Supply

Thanks for listening!

Peace and Veggies,
Vickie and Larissa

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