5 April 2008
Cupboard Cleaning
As part of my Au Naturale project I went through my cupboards, fridge and freezer and marked down and/or separated the items that are “Ok” and “Not Ok” in terms of being natural or not.
For an item to land in the “Not Ok” category it had to meet these criteria: it had an ingredient I couldn’t pronounce easily, had high fructose corn syrup in it, any modified food products, any natural or artificial flavors, and/or if it was fortified with synthetic vitamins. I let canned and frozen vegetables containing salt pass, because salt has been used for ages as a preservative, it is easily recognizable on the label, and unless you have heart problems a small amount of salt is ok in your diet.
The reason I did this was to see how much stuff we eat everyday is full of additives, preservatives and HFCS. I’m not throwing this food away, yet. If I do get rid of it, it’ll be taken to the food bank down the street.
At the end of everything about 90 items were in the “not ok” list and only about 55 items were ok. This of course doesn’t count the 20 or so boxed frozen vegetables in sauces that aren’t project friendly, and I counted each of the different kinds of cheese, canned food, and tomato sauces I had separately.
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