I wish we could could stop the insanity!!!


What is this insanity I speak of? Food Labels!! They are driving me crazy!!

Fat Free, Natural, Organic, Low fat, Low Sugar, Sugar free, Gluten free, nut free, blah blah blah!!!

I truly believe that all these labels are just a ruse to charge us more money! Now I understand that some people have allergies and it is very important that they know what is in their food but I think most of the time we go way too overboard !!

Let me give you an example.....Licorice that is labeled "Fat Free".....REALLY??? People have been misinformed that if you eat fat you will get fat...certain fats are needed and are key to certain body functions you DO need fat in your diet....yes licorice may be fat free but it still have sugar in it.

Sugar free labels really get my goat!!! I had a person in a store trying to get me to purchase their latest and greatest "sugar free" energy drink. But, when I turned over the product there on the ingredient list was those 3 little letters....ose.... which indicate sugar. ( glucose, lactose, fructose, maltose, dextrose.....all sugar)  and the sneakiest part is the sugar alcohols put in the products these days.....still have the ose in them which means they are still sugar!!! ( But to do some crazy label regulations the product can be listed sugar free even with the sugar alcohols in them!!)

Gluten free...ok this one I get....kinda. I understand some people are gluten intolerant...but we are labeling products gluten free that NEVER had gluten in them to begin with. Gluten is a product from wheat ...if something does't contain wheat it can't have gluten. So those strawberries or milk or steak doesn't have to be labeled gluten free because it always has been gluten free!! ( and if you are concerned that animals are eating wheat in their feed.....wheat is not used in animal feed because....well until recently...it has been to expensive of a feed source for animals...they eat corn and soy)

These little labels are why I spend so much darn time in the grocery store! Instead of making food with real ingredients we are filling them with all sorts of chemicals. Now granted....with all these chemicals these foods can sit on the shelf for years upon years. Why are we willing to eat food that can sit on self for years and years???  Unfortunately these days.....the processed foods are the most affordable food...sad but true that some families don't have an option it is the only food they can afford!

This conundrum has no simple solution....there are many spokes in the wheel that would need to be changed. However the most powerful weapon is knowledge ...the more we know the better decisions we can make.