Overhydrogenation
I’ve had it with trans fat.
There is simply no reason we should be bombarding fat with extra hydrogen atoms in order to turn it into oil. It’s just not smart.
I had accepted the fact that people were willing to eat unhealthy foods in order to save some money. I had even accepted the fact that eventually some of the food I ate was going to be partially hydrogenated.
But then I was reading the label on my crackers.
Crackers.
What on earth do they need to put hydrogenated oil into crackers for?
The revelation shocked me so much that I started reading the nutrition label for everything I eat. Generally, I glance at the label, but with things like crackers or bread or even candy, I hadn’t been in the habit of scrutinizing the ingredients, just the calories, carbs, and protein.
Then I saw it on my package of Skittles.
Why do the even need to put any oil at all in Skittles, let alone fully hydrogenated oil?
I happen to know that I’m sensitive to trans fat. It makes my whole digestive system feel like crap. And even if it doesn’t make you feel bad, it’s not good for you.
So do yourself a favor and look at all the nutrition labels. Or buy organic food. I worry some about pesticides, but I can accept a bit of it — the reason I buy organic food is that it never has anything hydrogenated or with MSG or anything else nasty like that.
And makers of Skittles, crackers, and all other things that I have not even discovered to contain hydrogenated oils yet, I will gladly pay an extra 20 percent for a product without hydrogenation!
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