A Deliberate Consumer

[butterflydreaming]

Do you read product labels? Do you read the ingredients *and* the nutrition facts?

If you see salmon & mackerel listed in your Pocky ingredients, do you find out why?

Have you ever wondered why organic foods are usually made with sea salt, and if this is for any reason other than marketing?

Do you compare price per pound, rather than price per unit? How about total food value?

Did you know that marshmallows, McDonald's milkshakes, and Tillamook sour cream all contain gelatine? It's in the sour cream for texture.

If you have a choice, do you make a choice?

Comments

[amheriksha.livejournal.com]

I definitely check the nutrition facts, and then scan the ingredients for certain things. Like MSG. Had to give up avoiding that in Japan, but I keep a weather eye out for it anyways.

Wish I had done all of that this morning... My Starbucks sandwhich I grabbed because I forgot my lunch was 510 calories. T T

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

Eek! I've started stashing soup and canned fruit in my desk. The daily specials in the deli downstairs are tasty, but dangerous. (Like the gyoza...)

[amheriksha.livejournal.com]

I need to do the same... No more sandwhiches from Starbucks, I guarantee. . .

I think stashing some soup and crackers at the desk would be a good idea... For some reason, canned fruit always has one kind I hate. Like peaches. *knows she is a freak*