In several recent posts, I’ve stressed the importance of a “natural” nutritional plan.  I use the term natural to denote those foods which are common in nature (ex. fruits, veggies, meat, fish, etc.). 

If a packaged product must tell you that it is natural, it probably isn’t.  For example, a piece of fruit doesn’t need to tell you that it is natural.  A candy bar however that claims to be “all natural” is obviously ridiculous.

A manufacturing plant is not a farm.  Packaged items which are manufactured do not belong in the body.  We did not evolve on manufactured items. 

Unfortunately, many food manufacturers use deceiving marketing tactics to fool the uneducated consumer.  Two recent examples are highlighted below:

7UP Drops “All Natural” Claim

Cadbury-Schweppes will no longer market 7UP as “All Natural” according to a statement put out by the company. Rather, the company will highlight ingredients “for which there is no debate” over whether they are natural, which will obviously exclude the controversial factory-made sweetener known as high-fructose corn syrup. 

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Kraft is Sued for Falsely Calling Capri Sun Drink “All Natural”

Kraft Foods, the maker of Capri Sun—foil pouches filled with a solution of water, high-fructose corn syrup, and small amounts of juice—is being sued by a Florida woman for deceptively marketing the product as “All Natural.”