Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Medifast ingredients decoded: Part 2

I had no idea.


I had no idea how much information I would find.


Just from googling some ingredients from a diet plan.


Wow.


I have learned more in the last 4 hours than I have in a long time.


I am even more disgusted with Medifast.  


Really?


You just sprinkle some vitamins and minerals on stuff, wrap it in a wrapper, put it in a box and you call it healthy?


And I think what grieves me most is how this so called "healthy" diet is spreading like wild fire in the "church".


Christians wake up!


Just because it is "in" the "church" doesn't mean it's ok.  


It's not.


It's really not. 


Take the blinders off.


The blinders are killing you.

Let's start with MSG.


But wait, your say.


Medifast doesn't have MSG.
 There is only one Medifast product that claims to have MSG- the Cream of Tomato soup.


But there are SO many hidden sources of MSG in our food!


Here is another health issue I did not know about until looking into this.  

Excitotoxins.


Excitowho?

Most processed foods contain excitotoxins, notably any kind of commercial taste or flavor enhancers, such as caseinate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, soy protein extract, yeast extract, or beef stock. These may be labeled as natural flavoring and are especially prevalent in soups, sauces, and gravies.

MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees -- and potentially even triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and more.

When an excess of food-borne excitotoxins, such as MSG, hydrolyzed protein soy protein isolate and concentrate, natural flavoring, sodium caseinate and aspartate from aspartame, are consumed, these glutamate receptors are over-stimulated, producing cardiac arrhythmias. When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death.
What was that again?


Heart problems?
Death?
From MSG?


And there is more.  Lots of intestinal health problems are directly correlated to MSG consumption.



Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance: NICOTINE for FOOD!

But Medifast doesn't say it has MSG, right?

Well, here is how they get around that.


Here is a list of ingredients that either have MSG or may have MSG in them but are not labeled as such. I think you will be quite surprised!

* Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG *

Monosodium Glutamate
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Hydrolyzed Protein
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein
Plant Protein Extract
Sodium Caseinate
Calcium Caseinate
Yeast Extract
Textured Protein (Including TVP)
Autolyzed Yeast
Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
Corn Oil  

* Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG *

Malt Extract
Malt Flavoring
Bouillon
Broth
Stock
Flavoring
Natural Flavors/Flavoring
Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring
Seasoning
Spices

* Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins *

Carrageenan
Enzymes
Soy Protein Concentrate
Soy Protein Isolate
Whey Protein Concentrate




 If you're consuming MSG, the level of glutamate in the blood can rise as high as 20-fold. 
You get very high glutamate levels in the blood after eating a meal containing MSG. 


You're stimulating all of the glutamate receptors. 
That's why some people get explosive diarrhea, because it stimulates the receptors in the esophagus and small bowel. 


Others may develop irritable bowel, or if they have irritable bowel, it makes it a lot worse. 


If they have reflux, it makes that a lot worse. 


The thing about the cardiac conduction system glutamate receptors is this may explain the rise in sudden cardiac death.

This is from an interview from a Neurosurgeon who has studied excitotoxins effects on the brain. 

"The worst of the things they're doing are the soy extracts. Soybeans, naturally, have one of the highest glutamate levels of any of the plant products. When you hydrolyze it, you release the glutamate, and the soy protein isolates. The glutamate levels are higher than a lot of what you'll find in MSG products, yet the vegetarians are just eating it like it's the healthiest thing in the world. There was a 25-year study done, which looked at people who consumed the most soy products, and they followed them for 25 years and did serial CT scans. They found out that the people who consumed the most soybean products had the greatest incidence of dementia and brain atrophy.These people are destroying their nervous system, and I talked to a lot of them who complained of severe migraine headaches. I said, "Get off the soy," and they do, and that migraine headache goes away. In addition, you have very high manganese levels, which is toxic to the very same part of the brain that produces Parkinson's. You've got a mixture of toxins with soy products, and the people think they are eating a healthy, nutritious product. It's destroying their nervous system, as well as other organs. 



I think people ought to avoid soy products as if they were poison."


Read the full interview about this here. It's totally worth your time.

So next time you eat a crunchy yummy bar, drink a delicious shake or snack on those pretzels.....check the ingredients for hidden sources of MSG.


You will find quite a few. 

Not looking so "healthy" after all to me.

KNOW WHAT YOUR ARE PUTTING INTO YOUR BODY!


I am going to  post the ingredients in a few "products".  You can go back and look at the list of items that either have or most likely have MSG and excitotoxins.  


Pretzels
Soy protein isolate, wheat flour, modified wheat starch, soy flour, seasoning blend [honey powder (honey, maltodextrin), evaporated cane juice, cinnamon, rebaudioside A (stevia), natural flavor, silicon dioxide], vital wheat gluten, butter, wheat protein isolate (wheat gluten, phosphate, lactic acid), malt syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch, pectin, maltodextrin, canola oil, baking powder, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt, yeast, sodium hydroxide.
Chili bites
Soy protein isolate, corn flour, rice flour, corn starch, soy flour, tapioca starch, pea fiber, inulin, xanthan gum, nacho cheese seasoning (cheddar cheese powder, pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, dehydrated onion, chili pepper, garlic, maltodextrin, spices, whey culture, buttermilk solids, yeast, paprika, turmeric, salt), baking powder,
Parmesan cheese puffs
Soy protein isolate, corn flour, rice flour, corn starch, soy flour, tapioca starch, pea fiber, inulin, xanthan gum, dry parmesan cheese seasoning (part skim milk, cheese cultures, enzymes, whey, salt, non-fat dry milk, buttermilk solids), baking powder,
 S’More’s bar

Soy protein isolate, evaporated cane juice, chicory fiber, polydextrose, maltitol syrup, nonfat dry milk, fractionated palm kernel oil, brown sugar, milk protein isolate, glycerine, rolled oats, sugar, brown rice syrup, rice starch, cocoa powder, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, sunflower oil with tocopherol, maltodextrin, distilled monoglycerides, palm oil, salt, rice flour, dextrose, sucralose, carrageenan, cornstarch, acacia gum.
Cream of Broccoli soup
Whey protein concentrate, calcium caseinate, chicory root extract (inulin), sodium caseinate, yeast extract, maltodextrin, oat fiber, chicken fat, broccoli, hydrolyzed corn gluten, xanthan gum, dried cauliflower, non-fat dry milk, natural broccoli flavor, potassium phosphate, tapioca flour, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), dried onion, dried garlic, tapioca maltodextrin, dextrose, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, molybdenum yeast, ascorbic acid, chromium yeast, selenium yeast,


Pudding


Fructose, calcium caseinate, milk protein isolate, soy protein isolate, chicory root extract (inulin), cocoa (processed with alkali), modified food starch, natural and artificial flavor, sweet dairy whey, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, partially hydrogenated canola oil, corn syrup solids, dl-methionine, acesulfame potassium, soy lecithin, sodium caseinate, salt, mono and diglycerides.

Coffee pudding
Calcium caseinate, sugar, fructose, sunflower oil, chicory root extract (inulin), maltodextrin, dextrin, whey protein concentrate, instant coffee, reduced cholesterol egg powder [egg whites, egg yolks, maltodextrin, polydextrose, modified corn starch, corn oil, titanium dioxide (color), salt, guar gum, xanthan gum, annatto (color), spice], cellulose, natural and artificial flavor, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), xanthan gum, acesulfame potassium, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides.
Orange drink
Whey protein isolate, dried egg whites, dextrin, fructose, sugar, citric acid, natural flavor, gum arabic, soy lecithin, acesulfame potassium, maltodextrin, rebiana (stevia extract), annatto (color). 
BBQ bites

Soy protein concentrate, tapioca starch, soy protein isolate, navy bean powder, soybean oil, sugar, salt, dextrin, maltodextrin, torula yeast, natural flavors, onion powder, brown sugar, dextrose, yeast extract, molasses, tomato powder, extractive of paprika, citric acid, spices, garlic powder, potato starch, corn starch, guar gum, pectin.



Honey mustard pretzels

Soy protein isolate, wheat flour, modified wheat starch, soy flour, seasoning blend [sugar, prepared mustard powder (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spice, garlic, natural flavor), onion powder, honey powder (honey, maltodextrin), salt, maltodextrin, modified food starch, dextrose, fructose, wheat flour, sodium diacetate, citric acid, paprika, turmeric (added for flavor and color), spices, natural flavor], vital wheat gluten, butter, wheat protein isolate (wheat gluten, phosphate, lactic acid), malt syrup, corn syrup, modified food starch, pectin, maltodextrin, canola oil, baking powder, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt, yeast, sodium hydroxide


Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal


Rolled oats, soy protein isolate, oat fiber, low moisture apples, calcium phosphate, spice, soy lecithin, salt, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, magnesium oxide, acesulfame potassium (non-nutritive sweetener), dl-methionine, modified food starch, natural & artificial flavors, corn syrup solids,


Maple and brown sugar oatmeal

Rolled oats, soy protein isolate, oat fiber, brown sugar, calcium phosphate, modified food starch, soy lecithin, potassium chloride, salt, natural & artificial flavors, maltodextrin, acesulfame potassium (non-nutritive sweetener), magnesium oxide, dl-methionine, sucrose, propylene glycol,

Pancakes

Whey protein concentrate, rice flour, soy protein isolate, dried egg whites, dextrin, oat fiber, erythritol, dried apples, natural flavor, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, corn starch, calcium phosphate) guar gum, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, maltodextrin, rebiana.


Sugar free maple syrup

Water, sorbitol, cellulose gum, salt, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, acesulfame potassium, potassium sorbate (preservative), sucralose, sodium benzoate (preservative), lactic acid.


Chocolate chip cookies

Soy protein isolate, brown sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), resistant corn starch, dried apple, rice flour, dextrin, calcium caseinate, natural and artificial flavor, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, salt, xanthan gum, guar gum, acesulfame potassium, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, sucralose, mono and diglycerides, natural tocopherols.



 Whew doogie!  



That is a lot of MSG if you ask me!   



Did you notice another trend?  



I did.



Every single "food" product listed has soy. 

Almost all have acesulfame potassium (except a few of the snacky ones- but don't fret.....they have enough yeast to counteract any missing poison!)


Did you know that:



Methylene chloride, a solvent used in the manufacture

 of acesulfame potassium, is the substance that may 

give the food additive its potential carcinogenic 

characteristics. 

In addition
,
 exposure to methylene chloride for long periods of

time may lead to such side effects as:


■Breast tumors
■Chronic respiratory disease
■Depression
■Headaches
■Kidney and liver problems
■Leukemia


■Lung tumors
■Mental confusion
■Nausea

■Visual disturbances




Acesulfame potassium may also increase the appetite, 

by tricking the satiety signals of our body. When 

consuming products that contain this artificial 

sweetener, cravings for extremely sweet foods may 

develop. In these conditions, taste perception is 

changed and the taste of fruits and vegetables do not 

feel tasty anymore.


Just in case you forgot what he said about soy here it is again:


"The worst of the things they're doing are the soy extracts. Soybeans, naturally, have one of the highest glutamate levels of any of the plant products. When you hydrolyze it, you release the glutamate, and the soy protein isolates."


So, if you are still thinking about using Medifast to help you reach "optimal health"......you might want to reread this before you damage your brain, your heart, your digestive system and your endocrine system.

Cause that's exactly what this diet will do.


All in the name of "health"

Friday, December 30, 2011

The Medifast diet plan....is the quick weight loss REALLY worth it? Take a look at what you are putting into your body.

I know.  
It's that time of year again.  
It's almost January 1. 
 Most people have one thing on their mind.  
How can I get this extra weight off.....and fast?

I am no different.  I still struggle with getting my weight off.
I would LOVE a quick fix.
I would LOVE to be 30 pounds lighter in 4 weeks.

I have decided to write about the Medifast diet plan
because, well...it is everywhere I turn.


It is the "buzz" word of diets.


I fell for it once.


How can you not?  I mean really?


It has so much to offer.
Fast results, very little prep, convenient...just grab a bar and go!


But have you REALLY read the labels?


Have you researched what each ingredient is and does?


I have.


I am disgusted.


I am appalled that this diet is touted as healthy.


I am equally disturbed that this diet has provided millions of dollars of income for health coaches.  
The more people you get under you...the more money you make.


It might start out about "health".  I think it almost always does.
 People want to lose weight.
You have a little success and then become a health coach with Take Shape For Life.
Tthen the money starts coming in.  


The blinders go on.  


You never really looked at what your were eating in the first place.  


You just took for granted that since someone told you it is "healthy and so good for you", it must be ok to eat.


You completely ignore that FACT that all Medifast products contain processed ingredients, artifical sweeteners, toxic chemicals .....a lot of things that are harmful to your body and you just never eat. 


You ignore the fact that it's really not "healthy".  Because, after all, you have lost weight and that was your goal.

It's a pyramid scheme- no bones about that.


It IS a FAD diet.  


It is NOT whole food.  


It is processed garbage.


It is a money sucker.

Oh, don't get me wrong.  You will lose weight.  Your medication needs will decrease. Your blood labs will look greatly improved.


But at what risk?


So I have taken the ingredients from several of the bars, shakes, snacks, and other "food" items from the main website and looked each one up.  


You know you can do this yourself, right?


It's all right there all the website.


Everything is spelled out before your very eyes.


Cut, paste, Google.
It's what I did.


Easy.


Just do it yourself and see what is in this crap.


I will start with 2 products that I looked up.  I am mainly looking at the "what is that for" ingredients.  Not all of them are bad.  But the bad ones are really bad.
Just so you know- I left out the vitamin and mineral ingredients.  They are all basically the same for every "product".  Vitamins are vitamins.

Swiss Mocha Shake
Soy protein isolate, fructose, milk protein isolate, oat fiber, natural and artificial flavor, sweet dairy whey, chicory root extract (inulin), guar gum, salt, cocoa (processed with alkali), instant coffee, dl-methionine, acesulfame potassium, artificial color (Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1).
Let me decode this for you:
Soy protein isolate:       More about soy here                                                                 All soy products, and therefore all soy byproducts, contain phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are plant derived compounds that have the ability to mimic the effects of estrogen in the body. They can have a negative effect on the hormonal balances of men, women and children, including the enlargement or depression of the thyroid gland, which could lead to rapid weight gain or loss.  The method by which soy protein isolate is processed and manufactured involves acid washing it in aluminum tanks. As a result, large amounts of aluminum are placed into the finished product. Aluminum is know to be  toxic to the body, especially the kidneys, the nervous system, and the brain. In addition, nitrites and chemical flavorings are used to add flavor. These chemicals have been linked to the development of certain cancers, allergies and even Alzheimer's disease. Soy increases estrogen activity in the body. Men that consume large amounts of soy protein isolate on a daily basis may experience a reduction in sperm count or a lower libido.  
Additionally 99%  of soy is genetically modified and it also has one of the highest percentages of contamination by pesticides of any of our foods.
The native protein present in soy is fragile and is easily denatured, or broken down, by the use of high temperatures required for the production of soy protein isolate and textured soy vegetable protein. The by-products of this high temperature processing results in the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines and toxic lysinoalanine.
 Because of this problem, soy protein isolate products should not be the protein of choice for the human body. 
Whew!  
And that is just the first ingredient!

Fructose:  

  • After eating fructose, 100 percent of the metabolic burden rests on your liver. With glucose, your liver has to break down only 20 percent.
  • Every cell in your body, including your brain, utilizes glucose. Therefore, much of it is "burned up" immediately after you consume it. By contrast, fructose is turned into free fatty acids (FFAs), VLDL (the damaging form of cholesterol), and triglycerides, which get stored as fat.
  • The fatty acids created during fructose metabolism accumulate as fat droplets in your liver and skeletal muscle tissues, causing insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Insulin resistance progresses to metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes.
  • Fructose is the most lipophilic carbohydrate. In other words, fructose converts to activated glycerol (g-3-p), which is directly used to turn FFAs into triglycerides. The more g-3-p you have, the more fat you store. Glucose does not do this.
  • When you eat 120 calories of glucose, less than one calorie is stored as fat. 120 calories of fructose results in 40 calories being stored as fat. Consuming fructose is essentially consuming fat!
  • The metabolism of fructose by your liver creates a long list of waste products and toxins, including a large amount of uric acid, which drives up blood pressure and causes gout.
  • Glucose suppresses the hunger hormone ghrelin and stimulates leptin, which suppresses your appetite. Fructose has no effect on ghrelin and interferes with your brain's communication with leptin, resulting in overeating.
  • Click here for more info about fructose:
  • Dangers of fructose on the body


Natural and Artificial flavors: And that would be.....???  They leave ya hanging on this one.




Guar gum: A natural thinkener.  Used in many puddings, ice cream, dressings. It used to in prescription diet pills.  The guar gum would bind with liquids in the stomach and swell, causing a feeling of satisfying fullness. However, this mass of swollen guar gum would also cause dangerous intestinal and duodenal blockages. Guar gum was declared unsafe and ineffective for use as a non-prescription diet aid, although it is still used in small amounts as a food thickener and binder.   Ewwwww.....


Acesulfame potassium:    


Acesulfame K contains the carcinogen methylene 


chloride


Long-term exposure to methylene chloride can cause 


headaches, depression, nausea, mental confusion, 


liver effects, kidney effects, visual disturbances, and 


cancer in humans. (Just for fun I googled methylene 


chloride and this is what I found out about it: Methylene chloride, also called dichloromethane, is a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. Methylene chloride is used in various industrial processes in many different industries: paint stripping, pharmaceutical manufacturing, paint remover manufacturing, metal cleaning and degreasing, adhesives manufacturing and use, polyurethane foam production, film base manufacturing, polycarbonate resin production, and solvent distribution and formulation.) 




Paint stripping?!!!

Metal cleaning?!!! 
Acesulfame potassium also
You really want to ingest this? 


And now for my favorite:


Artificial color (Red 40, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1)


 Nice. 


Very nice Medifast people.  


Very healthy. 


Known to cause behavior problems in children just to 


name one....


Yup.

So, to sum up this delicious nutritious shake...you 


have just ingested into your body:


genetically modified soy


methylene chloride

great paint stripper


a metal cleaner


artificial food dyes


food thickener that was taken out of diet pills because 


intestines were blocked


sugar


more artificial flavors of unknown origin


some milk protein


some coffee ( cause we all need more stimulants in 


our lives)


some fiber(oh, that was the inulin and oat fiber)


Vitamins thrown in to make it look "healthy".

Yummy!  I don't know about you but I can't wait for 


the next one of these to ingest!  This is only one out of 


the 5 full of crap healthy nutritious meals you get in a 


whole day!



So- on to the second "product" I looked into.  One of 


the bars.

Caramel Crunch Bar


Soy Protein Isolate, Polydextrose, Maltitol Syrup, 


Oligofructose, Glycerine,  Brown Rice Syrup, Peanut 


Butter (Peanuts, Mono and Diglycerides, Salt, Mixed 


Tocopherols), Non Fat Dry Milk, Butter, Natural and 


Artificial Flavor, Rice Starch, Peanut Flour, Sunflower 


Oil with tocopherol, Milk Protein Isolate, Evaporated 


Cane Juice, Soy Lecithin, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, 


Maltodextrin, Salt, Cocoa Powder, Sucralose, 


Dextrose, Carrageenan, Distilled Monoglycerides.

Soy Protein Isolate: see above description...

Polydextrose:  Polydextrose, a synthetic food additive, is commonly made from the glucose in corn starch. "Dextrose" is sugar, plain and simple. Polydextrose is a sweet manufactured product from dextrose which supposedly acts like fiber. Polydextrose can cause a variety of side effects, including abdominal cramping, bloating and excessive gas. 
 Very nice!  

So it's sugar that makes you fart!

Maltitol Syrup:  Maltitol is a sugar alcohol, an ingredient commonly used in low-carb or “sugar-free” products such as candy and nutrition bars. It is used so much because of its similarity to sugar in terms of taste, mouth feel, and interaction with other ingredients. Products which use maltitol and other sugar alcohols as sweeteners can be called “sugar free.” It also causes intestinal gas and cramping, but some people may find themselves with diarrhea. If you decide to eat products with maltitol, you’d be wise to start with a small amount and judge the reaction -- as well whether you’ll be in a crowded room a few hours later.


Polydextrose, Maltitol Syrup, Oligofructose,Evaporated 


Cane Juice,Dextrose- Wow!  That is a whole lot of 


SUGAR!!!!!  When it comes to sugar, virtually all forms 


will be toxic to your health in the long run. Switching 


from refined white sugar to cane sugar, date sugar, 


coconut sugar, brown rice syrup, fruit juice, molasses, 


maple syrup, sucanat, sorghum, turbinado or agave 


syrup will NOT ameliorate any of the risks as they all 


contain HIGH amounts of fructose. 









Peanut Butter:  Some facts about peanuts you should 


know...A 1993 study demonstrated 24 different t


types of fungi that colonized the inside of the 


peanuts used in the report (Costantini, A. Etiology 


and Prevention of Atherosclerosis. Fungalbionics 


Series.1998/99). And this was after the exterior of the 


peanut was sterilized! So, when you choose to eat 


peanuts, not only are you potentially eating these 


molds, but also their mycotoxins. (Incidentally, in the 


same study the examiners found 23 different fungi on 


the inside of corn kernels.)



Peanut flour: read above statement...


Soy lechitin: Already stated why soy  is bad.....any 


soy....



Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil: Palm Kernel Oil is the vegetable equivalent of wax. It defies the most robust of digestive enzymes and scoots right through your bowels at illegal speeds. You will burp a lot meanwhile. "Fractionated" means "cooked at high temperatures in the presence of a catalyst to break it down" - into a slightly more digestible form. It will still scoot through your bowels, but just below illegal speeds.  Oh, goody!


Maltodextrin: a thickening agent almost always made 


from cornstarch.   Remember the statement from the 


peanuts? Same with corn.  Corn is universally 


contaminated with mycotoxins.  Eat ANY corn product 


and you are ingesting fungus and mycotoxins.  Keep 


this in mind since many of the Medifast products 


contain corn!


Sucralose is in fact a synthetic chemical that was 

originally cooked up in a laboratory. It does start off 

as a sugar molecule. Then, in a five-step patented 

process of making sucralose, three chlorine molecules 

are added to a sucrose (sugar) molecule. The 

chemical process to make sucralose alters the 

chemical composition of the sugar so much that it is 

somehow converted to a fructo-galactose molecule.

 This type of sugar molecule does not occur in 

nature, and therefore your body does not possess the 

ability to properly metabolize it. Splenda bears more 

chemical similarity to DDT than it does to sugar.




Carrageenan:  a thickening agent. It's the vegetarian
equivalent of casein, the same protein that is isolated
from milk and used to thicken foods. Casein is also
used to produce paints, and is the glue used to hold
a label to a bottle of beer. Carrageenan is the magic
ingredient used to de-ice frozen airplanes sitting on
tarmacs during winter storms.  


 So- to sum up the Caramel  Crunch Bar...you have just ingested:
soy protein (bad for you)
milk protein
Sugar that gives you gas
Sugar alcohol that gives you more intestinal discomfort
Sugar with about 6 different names
sugar from brown rice
mycotoxins from peanuts
fungi from peanuts
aflatoxins from peanuts
peanut flour mycotoxins
fractionated pooping oil
 something similar to DDT
airplane de-icer!
glue for labels
mycotoxins from maltodextrin
those artificial flavors from unknown origin again
some vitamins and minerals ( because after all this stuff is supposed to be healthy)

Alright! I am feeling healthier by the  minute!  In 2 meals I am amazed at all the complete garbage healthy ingredients just ingested.
And I paid for it with good hard earned money!

And I still have 3 more of these left to go for the day!  
Stay tuned.....it only gets worse better from here.


The blinders need to come off people.


See this for what it is.


Money making processed, contaminated, artificial, cancer causing junk.


Don't ruin your body just to lose a few pounds.


It's not worth it.


Be smart. Read labels.
If you don't know what the ingredient is......
google it for pete's sake.


Seriously people.


You might as well just eat some pop tarts, wash it down with some V-8 juice and take a multivitaim.


It's really about the same thing.


And you will save a lot of money.