"Health Foods"

I'd like to briefly share my opinion on foods that are generally acknowledged to be "healthy". Their labels advertise "a full serving of veggies" and "your daily amount of omega-3s" and "fat-free" and "reduced sodium", but WHAT ELSE is in these foods? A package of SunChips says "18g of WHOLE GRAINS per serving" with a big red  heart around it, but if  you turn the bag around and look at the ingredient list, you'll find quite a lengthy list with many unpronouceable words. Light and Fit yogurt has "0% fat and 80 calories", and also has food starch, aspartame (artificial sweetener) and food color additives. Yummy?

My advice is to go right to the ingredient list when deciding which foods to buy. Generally, if there are more than 5-8 ingredients, be cautious. If there are more than 2 ingredients that don't sound like real food, or that you can't pronounce, be cautious. It is easy to get sucked into buying foods with health claims on the labels, but be aware that food companies do this on purpose! They might not be lying about the "29% daily value of fiber per serving" on the front of the box, but they're also not putting "Good source of sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup" or "Mmmm, lots of malt flavoring in every bowl!" in big flashy letters, either.

Check out this article for more info.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-sweet-beet/health-foods-that-arent-healthy_b_806295.html#s221251&title=Raisin_Bran

I promise I'll get back into recipes next week :)