I was thumbing through one of my wife's womens magazines, and saw the most disturbing ad. It was a comparison between Kellogg's Pop Tarts and Pilsbury's Toaster Strudels. The tag line said,
Make The Right Choice - always baked, never fried. They even listed 'some' of the nutrition claims. Like Kellogg's only had 5g of fat compared to Pilsbury's 8g. And they said they had 0g of trans fat compared to Pilsbury's 1g.
I did a little digging and found the 'actual' ingredients. Ingredients like flour, corn syrup (sugar), high fructose corn syrup (more sugar), dextrose (also a sugar), vegetable oil, soybean oil (GMO), Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil (with TBHQ and Citric Acid for Freshness - Less than 0.5 g Trans Fat per Serving), and of course....more sugar.
Even though they actually had hydrogenated oils (trans fat) - because it was less than .5g trans fat per serving they are allowed to list 0g on the label.
This magazine boasts 22 million readers, mostly young women and mothers, it's freaky to think they are influencing these young women to buy this crap for their children. Neither one of these products is healthy!
The magazine was full of junk food ads and pharmaceuticals.
One drug ad, for migraines, listed the following side effect: may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, serious stomach and intestinal problems such as bleeding and ulcers, and serious rash that may be FATAL and OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
Hold on - if I understand that warning correctly, by taking this drug, I may die?!? And without warning?!?
No wonder we are getting sicker - and fatter.
I decided to make this the subject of my blog - you can read it here if you are interested.
Making The Right Choice