{"id":5145,"date":"2014-09-24T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:08:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:08:09","slug":"7-natural-foods-live-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/7-natural-foods-live-name\/","title":{"rendered":"7 &#8220;All- Natural&#8221; Foods: Do They Live Up To Their Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Their labels say that they are &#8220;all natural,&#8221; so everyone assumes that they are nutritious, healthy and safe to eat. In reality, labeling has a lot more to do with lobbying Congress and passing laws than it does about ensuring that consumers know what it is they are eating.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Big food manufacturers hire people to persuade lawmakers to allow the manufacturers to make certain health claims on labels. Lawmakers pass the laws &#8230; and you, the consumer, are left trying to figure out whether or not a food item is actually good for you.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Here&#8217;s a look at a few &#8220;all natural&#8221; products that might not be all Congress says they\u2019re cracked up to be:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Granola bars<\/strong><br \/>\nThe labels say they are &#8220;all natural.&#8221; Most of the ingredients look like things you&#8217;ve heard of. But when you really break it down, many granola bars are far from being &#8220;all natural,&#8221; much less good for you. Many are full of corn syrup, fructose and invert sugar&#8211;all of which might be &#8220;all natural,&#8221; but none of which is actually good for you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yogurt|BeLite Weight|Weight Loss Services\" title=\"Yogurt|BeLite Weight|Weight Loss Services\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5148\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Yogurt-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Yogurt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Yogurt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Yogurt-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Yogurt.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Yogurt<\/strong><br \/>\nThe problem with yogurt isn&#8217;t usually from the dairy product itself. The problem comes from the fact that the &#8220;fruit&#8221; being mixed into it is rarely real.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Non-dairy cheese<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not real cheese&#8211;you know this. But what you don&#8217;t know is that much of it contains added colors and flavors that make them more &#8220;cheese-like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Bottled iced tea<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not all just leaves and water that makes up a lot of your favorite bottled iced teas. Many include corn syrup and artificial lemon flavors.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Salad dressing<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are very, very few &#8220;all natural&#8221; salad dressings on the market. Truth is, most include artificial flavors.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Honey<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one is surprising, but the fact is this: Most of the honey you buy at the grocery store is anything but &#8220;all natural.&#8221; In fact, most of the pollen in most of the honey has been removed by the time it&#8217;s bottled.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Ice cream<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one is not so surprising. Most ice creams&#8211;even those with &#8220;all natural&#8221; status&#8211;are full of artificial flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their labels say that they are &#8220;all natural,&#8221; so everyone assumes that they are nutritious, healthy and safe to eat. In reality, labeling has a lot more to do with lobbying Congress and passing laws than it does about ensuring that consumers know what it is they are eating. 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