Category Archives: Dishonest Labels

Store-bought crackers cost 6 to 20 times more expensive than home-made

You can make a pound of whole wheat crackers for 85 cents, and into the oven in less than 5 minutes using recipes from Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers. If you buy the crackers listed below at the … Continue reading

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FDA Bread guidelines

Since it’s their business, factory food has enough well-paid lawyers to understand the regulations below, but I thought it both amusing and dismaying that this is the way rules are written. Bottom Line:  If you don’t see one of these … Continue reading

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Fritos Original Corn Chips Nutrition versus Homemade Corn Chips

   I feel bad complaining about these chips — most are much worse!  But compare home made Crunch! Whole Grain Artisan Chips and Crackers corn chips to Frito Lay chips: Frito Lay unit % Daily Value Crunch! corn chips unit … Continue reading

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Cost, Calories, & Nutrition in Crunch! Alice Crackers versus Commercial Crackers

Bottom line: home-made crackers cost about 8 cents per serving, store-bought 50 cents to a dollar per serving. home-made crackers are far healthier – fewer calories, more fiber, more protein, more vitamins, more minerals and less (trans) fat, sugar, and … Continue reading

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Dishonest Labeling: How to Tell if Something is Really Whole Grain

Wheat flour is exactly the same thing as white flour. Paula Figoni, author of “How Baking Works”, says that this “…can mislead consumers into thinking that it contains all the health benefits of whole wheat flour”. Labels are misleading; none … Continue reading

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