How to Be a Conscious Eater
products, look for silicone substitutes. In lieu of ziplock bags, dishwasher-safe cloth substitutes work great. Phthalates. This ...
41 10 WAYS TO PART WAYS WITH PLASTIC A s with most lifestyle changes, calling it quits on one thing you do/eat/use means finding ...
3 Skip single-use beverage bottles. In the United States alone, as reported by National Geographic, each of us has been buy- ing ...
plastics. Some retailers are even rebranding these as plas- tic-free aisles. To minimize the use of the bags they have on hand ( ...
diverted from the landfill. Checking that little number on containers can also help you reduce contact with phthal- ates and BPA ...
BULK AISLE BEST PRACTICES 1 BYOC. Bring your own container. Cotton drawstring bags work great for dry goods (nuts, legumes, whol ...
42 HOW THE HECK DO I READ A FOOD LABEL? L et’s say you’ve got a food product in your hand, and you’re determined to evaluate its ...
REASONABLE NUMBER GIVEN THE SERVING SIZE IS A FULL GRANOLA BAR. AIM LOW. THIS IS FINE. AVOID ALTOGETHER. SINCE YOU'RE AIMING FOR ...
to what you’re offsetting the saturated fat with in your diet: Aim for healthy, aka unsaturated, fats (which don’t appear on the ...
I’ve got quite the sweet tooth myself, so trust me, I know this isn’t always easy. A raspberry-flavored salad dressing or simple ...
Cholesterol: Although it’s still listed on the panel, the consensus among nutrition scientists is that dietary cholesterol (the ...
STEP 3: CROSS-REFERENCE THE TWO. PROCEED ACCORDINGLY. The International Food Information Council Foundation has found that more ...
43 HOW TO READ THE FRONT OF A FOOD PACKAGE E very item you pick up in the grocery store faces a critical juncture, at which you ...
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FACE OF A FOOD PACKAGE, YOU’LL MOST LIKELY FIND THE FOLLOWING: The product’s brand. The product’s name—e.g., ...
Health halos: A “health halo” is a psychological phenomenon in which we perceive a product overall as being healthier and lower ...
meant the food itself was really a beet-flavored potato chip, not a beet chip. Despite regulations insisting that imagery not be ...
is low relative to how much is recommended in a given day. For instance, take a can of soup. The reduced-sodium version could ha ...
44 UP YOUR SUPERMARKET SAVVY A s you navigate food labels, keep in mind the following over- arching tips: 1 Whenever something g ...
3 Fortifying processed foods does not make them healthy. A common example is enriched grains. Author Warren Belasco has a great ...
45 WHAT TO MAKE OF CALORIES: FOR HEALTH M uch ink has been spilled on whether “a calorie is a cal- orie,” meaning whether your b ...
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