Re: Re: Label Lies: A FREE Video Presentation

[Guest guest]

Yes, it was a great presentation.

Sodium in mg less than or equal to calories

Calories from fat/Calories less than or equal to .2 or .3 (or .1)

Always believe everything you read on the front of a box and in the

all-important BOLD NUMBERS in the food facts section.

Wait a second . . . I think one of those is wrong . . . .

Maco

At 08:56 AM 8/9/2007, you wrote:

Jeff,

That was an informative presentation with good guidelines for

evaluating nutritional content of packaged foods.

The sodium guideline is good, but I have found that to avoid cramps,

I

need extra salt on hot days when I do physical work and sweat a

lot.

I am sure that some people in the audience were shocked to find out

that a lot of packaged " health food " is not so healthy. On a

recent

visit to Whole Foods, I noticed some chocolates that had " copra

oil " .

Most people don't know that this is just coconut oil. The

cat-and-mouse game between manufacturers and consumers goes on.

Tony

--- In

, Jeff Novick <chefjeff40@...>

wrote:

>

> On June 1, I gave a presentation in Burbank, CA at a

> vegetarian conference on reading food labels.

>

> The presentation was just put online and will remain

> there free for one week.

>

> If any of you are interested, the presentation can be

> viewed here...

>

>

http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/novick_full.htm

>

> They have also created a free " message board " that I

> will moderate where I will help people evaluate

> products and discuss nutrition.

>

> NOTE: the site has lots of pop-up ads, and is

> advertising on it and my video is being offered as a

> promo incentive to buy the full DVD of the conference.

>

> I am sharing this with the group, only, so those who

> are interested, can see an 80 minute presentation of

> food labels and labeling for free.

>

> I have no association with any of the other

> advertisers or products, and as you will see in the

> video, find most of them unhealthy.

>

> Regards

> Jeff

>

[Guest guest]

I'll second supplementing salt for folks who don't eat processed foods, don't routinely season with salt, and are active (sweat a lot). I find I need to literally put a gram or two of salt into a glass of water every other day or so, in hot summer months when active. Before I discovered this, I would get really painful nightime cramps in my legs. No cramps now for over a year.My recent blood work showed me right at the lower limit of normal range for sodium.   JRPS: I recall back in the Army being given salt pills on days we were doing long marches and such, but that was a few decades ago. I suspect the MREs are well salted.On Aug 9, 2007, at 9:56 AM, citpeks wrote:Jeff,That was an informative presentation with good guidelines forevaluating nutritional content of packaged foods.The sodium guideline is good, but I have found that to avoid cramps, Ineed extra salt on hot days when I do physical work and sweat a lot.I am sure that some people in the audience were shocked to find outthat a lot of packaged "health food" is not so healthy. On a recentvisit to Whole Foods, I noticed some chocolates that had "copra oil".Most people don't know that this is just coconut oil. Thecat-and-mouse game between manufacturers and consumers goes on.Tony-

[Guest guest]

thanks!

The presentation gives " guidelines " that will help

most people eliminate most of the processed food that

is junk that they are eating. And think is healthy.

They are not health guidelines per see for everyone.

Everyone is unique. And yes, there are certain

exceptions to all guidelines, such as mentioned here.

Glad you enjoyed the presentation.

Jeff

PS , what is funny, is they asked me to evaluate the

" dessert " they were served that nite by the sponoring

company. It not only failed, it failed miserable.

--- <crjohnr@...> wrote:

> I'll second supplementing salt for folks who don't

> eat processed

> foods, don't routinely season with salt, and are

> active (sweat a

> lot). I find I need to literally put a gram or two

> of salt into a

> glass of water every other day or so, in hot summer

> months when

> active. Before I discovered this, I would get really

> painful nightime

> cramps in my legs. No cramps now for over a year.

>

> My recent blood work showed me right at the lower

> limit of normal

> range for sodium.

>

> JR

>

> PS: I recall back in the Army being given salt pills

> on days we were

> doing long marches and such, but that was a few

> decades ago. I

> suspect the MREs are well salted.

>

> On Aug 9, 2007, at 9:56 AM, citpeks wrote:

>

> > Jeff,

> >

> > That was an informative presentation with good

> guidelines for

> > evaluating nutritional content of packaged foods.

> >

> > The sodium guideline is good, but I have found

> that to avoid cramps, I

> > need extra salt on hot days when I do physical

> work and sweat a lot.

> >

> > I am sure that some people in the audience were

> shocked to find out

> > that a lot of packaged " health food " is not so

> healthy. On a recent

> > visit to Whole Foods, I noticed some chocolates

> that had " copra oil " .

> > Most people don't know that this is just coconut

> oil. The

> > cat-and-mouse game between manufacturers and

> consumers goes on.

> >

> > Tony

> >

> > -

>