Here we feature some of the best ('Virtue') and some of the worst ('Darwin' - only the fittest survive!) prepared foods as judged just by their ingredient labels.
THIS MONTH'S FOOD TO DIE
FOR:
SKIPPY
LLLLL
CREAMY
peanut butter
Nutrition Facts
Serving size 2
tbs. (32g)
calories 190
fat cal 130
Total Fat 16g
25%
Saturated fat 3g
15%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
sodium
150mg
6%
Total Carb 7g 2%
dietary fiber 2g
8%
sugars 3g
protein 7g
Vitamin
A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 2%, Niacin 20%
INGREDIENTS:
ROASTED
PEANUTS, SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS (RAPESEED,
COTTONSEED AND SOYBEAN) TO PREVENT SEPARATION, SALT
Skippy Peanut Butter
Well, you
didn’t really need to have it explained, did you! 25% of the daily
maximum of fat in just one serving (2 tablesp.); 10% added sugar;
gratuitous salt; and for good measure they’ve hydrogenated the added
oils.
Shame really.
They had got the right idea in using rapeseed (Canola) which is good
and the soybean oil which is tolerable – but they’ve spoiled it by
turning them into bad, hydrogenated (saturated) fats. The cottonseed
oil is a bad oil right off the bat.
Raw, unsalted, peanuts are an
acceptable food in modest quantities. By the time Skippy has turned
them into peanut butter it is definitely bad news.
Avoid.
