What are "Smart Choices"?
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention survey recently released disturbing, but not surprising statistics regarding our teens. Fewer than 1 in 10 US high schoolers are consuming the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. (sigh) I worry. I wish teens and parents would begin to make smart choices. So…
You’ve probably seen the new “Smart Choices” with a checkmark logo on some grocery products. And you’ve probably heard alot of negative press. I’ve read alot about this over the last few months before and after it came out on the shelves. My final conclusion is that we need to be “smart” to make good “choices”. I’m providing a link to an article that has spun a negative argument about the checkmark logo. But…
Please, before you read this article, let me tell you that while this article may contain some revealing information, it is extremely biased against major food manufacturers. In all fairness, the article doesn’t really tell the whole story. Many of the products bearing that “Smart Choices” checkmark, have indeed been improved to a notable degree to include more fiber, and/or less sugar, and/or less fat. But those same products may not be deemed “healthy” or a “smart choice” by your standards or mine.
The bottom line is, know what you’re buying. You should take the time to read the ingredients of those items you purchase. Then YOU make the smart choice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/business/05smart.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&adxnnlx=1255619130-RjQuUpvC4ePQUXt80JhyKw
