The hidden food additive

Did you know that since the 1940's the use of MSG in our food has doubled every decade? 1.5 million tonnes is used globally to enhance or modify flavours of foods. It is the nictoine of food as it is addictive and makes us eat more. Check out this video to see how food manufacturers disguise MSG in foods.

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK

Haribo GoldBears from ALDI STORES are 99% fat free and contain NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS. THE NATURAL FOOD COLOURS are extracted from fruits, vegetables and plants. Carotenes from lemon,orange, mango, passionfruit; and chlorophyll from kiwi fruit & spinach. Absolutely delicious and won't cause any hyperactivity  for those children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD.

Chocolate topping for icecream

 Some  popular chocolate toppings  that sets on icecream contains 153 (Carbon Black) which is a known carcinogean. It is banned in the U.S.A but it is still on our supermarket shelves here in Australia.

Here is safe indulgent alternative: 1C sugar, 6Tb cocoa, 1 tspn. vanilla, 6 Tb water, 2 tspn. butter. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan on a gentle heat. Simmer 4 mins. Remove from heat and gradually stir in half a cup of cream. Allow to cool. Bottle in glass. May be stored in the refrigerator until required. Delicious!

Michael Pollen Supermarket Secrets

If you want to eat heathly have a listen to what Michael Pollen (author of "The Ommivore's Dilemna') has to say about navigating through the supermarket maze.

BAR CODES

If you love Australia and the thought of keeping jobs here (instead of building other nations like China), plus you like to eat healthy foods and buy quality products then please read on. Please also note the Australian barcode prefix is 93.DANGEROUS IMPORTED FOODS
The whole world is scared of China making 'black hearted goods'.Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ? For your Information ... the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the product was made. Example: all barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
4 71 is Made in Taiwan.. Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is 690 to 695, then it is Made in China . 00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein 93~ Australia 628 ~ Saudi-Arabian
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.DO NOT BUY FOOD PROCESSED IN CHINA , HONG KONG , VIETNAM AND THAILAND !!! there are no food inspection regulations!!!
This is our human right to know, but the government and related department never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUEourselves

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK

Naturally wood smoked bacon  is the Product of the week- sodium nitrate FREE!!  DELICIOUS!
This is avalable locally here on the Gold Coast at G.J's Organic Meats, Cnr. Oslen Ave and Central St, LABRADOR.

They also sell  Gooralie free-range porkwhich is the only RSPCA accredited pork in Australia. The pork is antibiotic free, hormone growth promotant free and chemical residue free.

Sodium Nitrite (250)

Did you know that Potassium Nitrite(249), Sodium Nitrite (250)  and Potassium Nitrate are used in ham, bacon, corned beef, saveloys and hotdogs,as well as some devon & luncheon rolls? It is used as a preservative and colour fixative Theses nitrites combine readily with the natural amines in the meat to form highly carcinogenic chemicals callled nitrosamines.  If a child eats 4-5 hot dogs per week they increase their risk of cancer by 300% (Dr.Samuel Epstein).

ALL JACKED UP hungry for the truth?

This film exposes the angst of teenagers who discover the truth about their obsessive, addicitive and emotion-fueled eating habits. Take a look at the trailer and if you like it you may view other parts of the film on You Tube.

Benzoic acid (210)

During my childhood soft drinks were only served as a special treat at a birthday party. Now today it's quite common for children to drink some form of soft drink on a daily basis.

Benzoic Acid is a preservative that is added to prevent mould developing in soft drinks. However, a recent landmark study in the U.K. of 153 3yr.olds and 144 ,5-9yr.olds found that benzoic acid caused adverse reactions in 79% of the children. To make matters worse benzoates react with Vitamin C to produce benzene- an aggressive carcinogen.

Beta carotene (160a)

Beta carotene is a much safer natural yellow colour. It is widely used in Europe but our food authority FSANZ states that it is too difficult & too expensive to use! I find that the easiest way to remember this is that a) stands for affable & b) stands for BAD!!!

Just checked our ACTIVA mango yogurts & they contain no numbers but instead the name 'annatto extracts' are used. Just shows us how alert we need to  be!

Annatto (160b)

Annatto(160b) is marketed aggresssively as a 'natural' yellow colouring. Although this is true, it gives the impression it is safe when in fact, it can cause head banging in young children as well as restlessness, irritability and sleep disturbance. Annatto is widely used in dairy foods including yogurts, ice creams and cheeses as well as a wide range of snack foods.

Product of the week

DOMINION NATURALS JELLY BEANS  200g $1.99 purchased from ALDI STORES.

15 flavours using NATURAL COLOURS from fruit and plant concentrates and not an artificial colour or flavour in sight!!

Hungry for change

have a look at this new movie that is coming out soon about how the weightloss industry is misleading society

Tartrazine E102

Did you know that alot of the cosemetic food colours are derived from coal tar dyes?

Tartrazine E102 is a yellow colouring added to lollies, icecream, cordials, gum and even Wokka Noodles.

It is banned in Norway and Austria as it disrupts the metabolism of zinc- hence the link to ADD or ADHD symptoms.

                       

Nara Glen Primary School

For 2 weeks primary school children ate a low additive free diet. The change in their behaviour is amazing.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlPgo9TaGo

Food Inc (trailer)

Filmmaker Robert Keller lifts the veil on America's food industry. Supermarkets give the impression of a huge diversity of products whereas in reality the core ingredients are  corn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0