Logic will tell you that whole, fresh foods are more nutritious and better for you than processed foods, yet we consume far more of the latter than the former. Convenience can carry most of the blame but at some point we have to take responsibility for the choices we make regarding our meals. Maybe if we knew more about the processed foods we choose to consume, we’d be more likely to spend an extra few hours a week shopping for and preparing real food with few ingredients on the labels. Maybe then too we won’t be so tempted to buy the convenient frozen or drive-thru, overly processed meals on sale that gets us through far too many days and nights.

Donna Gate’s Body Ecology site, in a blatant attempt to generate more followers, has posted on the hidden dangers of processed foods. I am a fan of Body Ecology, though I’m not a true follower. Below is an excerpt of the post. It’s pretty informative. Click the link above for the entire article.

If You Can’t Pronounce It, Do You Want To Eat It?

The problem is, most processed foods have a laundry list of ingredients similar to that of a can of paint. It’s not as simple as adding a little sugar to canned bisque or lemon juice to a scone mix.

Take a look at the list of ingredients from the strawberry flavoring of a milkshake served at a zip-through restaurant:

Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamylvalerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl Nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerbate, heliotropin, hydroxphrenyl-2butanone(10% solution to alcohol), a-ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbone, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl slicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobulyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, sore rum ether, g-undecalctone, vanillin, and solvent3


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