Grocery Shopping Blues?

Posted on 15th Feb 2013 @ 11:56 AM

Is a 'Free Range' Chicken Really Free? 

Do you dread going to the grocery store because of all the confusing labels? Not sure what 'natural' really means or if the ingredients in the packaged foods you're buying are safe for you and your family? It's hard enough as we're checking out nutritional content: fats, calories, salt, carbs, etc. But what about organic, natural, free roaming, Fair Trade?

Contrary to the Beauty Industry, the FDA does regulate labeling in the Food Industry —but most of us don't quite understand what the terms truly mean.

Did you know High Fructose Corn Syrup is considered a 'natural' ingredient by FDA standards?

—We didn't!

Find out how to decipher those tricky labels from Samantha Kelley, Restore co-editor and outreach coordinator. You might be surprised what you learn!

Read the article here.

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