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The Ingredient Labels On Your Food?...

Post by Rabbi Dali Rick » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:11 pm

Now that I've become a "Conscious Eater" I read all the labels, on everything, before I buy or consume, and I study the percentage chart as well, and if I see something I don't know or have never heard of I look it up on the Internet (thank G-d for Wiki), luckily I only have to do it once.

So my Question(s) today is do you read the info on the packages of the food you consume? When do you read it? Do you read it before or after you buy it? Would you put the item back if you saw it contained some nefarious ingredient that you knew was bad?

When I go shopping now, for supplies for up here at the Cabin (my wife shops at home) I take my time, and leisurely shop, even though I have what I call, my Master List, most of the stuff I buy I already am familiar with, but any casual purchase, I immediately scan the label. You be shocked at the stuff you find, milk products in juices, formaldehyde agents, ect... Now it seems more and more I see others reading the labels, in the store as well. Just wondering about others...

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Post by AntiM » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:29 pm

Ever since I figured out the sodium benzoate thing, I look for that almost always. And tomatoes, surprising what they turn up in. A few other things.

I read labels on shampoo, then I just cry.

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Post by Savannah » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:36 pm

Rabbi Dali Rick wrote:Now that I've become a "Conscious Eater" I read all the labels, on everything, before I buy or consume, and I study the percentage chart as well, and if I see something I don't know or have never heard of I look it up on the Internet (thank G-d for Wiki), luckily I only have to do it once.

So my Question(s) today is do you read the info on the packages of the food you consume?
Yes.
When do you read it? Do you read it before or after you buy it?
Before. I'm usually looking at percentage of real juice, organic vs. non (I have to choose my battles), # of fat grams, presence of saturated fat or hydrogenated oil, # of calories, % of sodium, whole grain vs. "enriched" and "whole wheat", etc.
Would you put the item back if you saw it contained some nefarious ingredient that you knew was bad?
I allow myself to eat unhealthy foods sometimes, but I like to know when I'm doing it--so that it's not constant.

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Post by gyre » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:35 pm

The most important information isn't in the mandated information.

I urge the companies to add it, and some have.

For the average person, the percentage of fat is the most important information.
NOT included.

My cardiologist has a class for patients which includes how to read labels.
The percentage info on packages is virtually useless, as it won't translate directly.
The dietician hands out round wheel calculators that translate fat grams and calories of other things into percentage of fat.
It is deliberately difficult informantion to obtain.

For most people, you're looking for a percentage of fat around 33%.
Obviously the type of fat matters too.

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Post by Eric » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:40 pm

If you want to be frightened by ingredients, read "Twinkie, Deconstructed"- a truly scary look at just what those weird modern ingredients are.
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Post by Eric » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:43 pm

Oh yeah, I forgot to answer- always read them. I avoid anything with gelatin in it, try to avoid HFCS as much as possible, and milk is very bad, lactose worse, whey = incredible sickness (due to dairy allergies). It's shocking how much stuff whey is in.
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Post by lemur » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:10 pm

THE GLOBAL ILLUMINATI FOOD BASED CONSPIRACY IS UNENDING AND ONE NEEDS TO BE WARY.

THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A PERSONAL CHOICE.

THIS HAS BECOME A MORAL QUESTION AND ONE THAT THE CONSCIOUS FOOD EATER MUST BE VERY AWARE OF.

DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ILLUMINATI PLOT OR DO YOU WANT TO BE AGAINST IT?

IN RECENT YEARS THE ILLUMINATI HAS TAINTED OUR ENTIRE FOOD CHAIN. FROM THE VEGAN MAINSTAYS LIKE TOFURKEY TO THE VEGETABLES IN OUR SALADS THAT ARE SECRETLY AND WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE GENITICALLY MODIFIED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS MORALLY JUST AND RIGHT WHILE EATING IT ALL FOODS ARE LADEN WITH POISONS AND BIOGENIC DEVICES THAT LULL US INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AS THE ILLUMINATI USE THE PASSIVE PEOPLE AS PAWNS IN THE QUEST FOR WORLD DOMINATIONS

YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL. TO AVOID THE ILLUMINATI BRAIN CONTROL DEVICE THAT HAS MIGRATED AWAY FROM THE MEDIA AND TAKEN OVER OUR FOOD SUPPLY YOU MUST REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE FOOD SUPPLY

THE GLOBAL CONSPIRACY IS AFOOT.

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO EAT PURE VITAMINS IN PILL FORM. MAKE SURE YOU CAN TRUST YOUR SOURCE LEST THE ILLUMINATI PLOT TO CONTROL US SUCCEEDS IN TAINTING OUR ESSENTIAL VITAMINS.

YOU MUST KILL WILD ANIMALS FOR FOOD. MAKE SURE THE ANIMALS ARE WELL SECURED AGAINST ANY ILLUMINATI INFILTRATION INTO THEIR HABITAT. AVOID TAINTED ILLUMINATI MEAT AT ALL COSTS.

THE SECRET ILLUMINATI PLOT TO CONTROL OUR FOODSTUFFS RENDERS MORAL CHOICE AND CONSCIOUS EATING IRRELEVENT BECAUSE WHETHER HEALTHY OR NOT, ORGANIC OR NOT ALL OF OUR FOOD HAS BEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND BAKED AND BOILED AND GROWN FROM DAY ONE TO TAINT OUR CULTURE AND REPLACE IT WITH AN ILLUMINATI AGENDA DRIVEN PLANET THAT ONLY SERVES THEIR HIGH MINDED INTEREST.



NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP AGAINST THE ILLUMINATI
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Post by Savannah » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:25 pm

THE SECRET ILLUMINATI PLOT TO CONTROL OUR FOODSTUFFS RENDERS MORAL CHOICE AND CONSCIOUS EATING IRRELEVENT BECAUSE WHETHER HEALTHY OR NOT, ORGANIC OR NOT ALL OF OUR FOOD HAS BEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND BAKED AND BOILED AND GROWN FROM DAY ONE TO TAINT OUR CULTURE AND REPLACE IT WITH AN ILLUMINATI AGENDA DRIVEN PLANET THAT ONLY SERVES THEIR HIGH MINDED INTEREST.



NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP AGAINST THE ILLUMINATI

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR COOKIES ON YOUR FINGERS.

IT SAYS:

I'M ONTO YOU, ILLUMINATI. AND I HAVE THE STRENGTH OF MANY COOKIES.

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Post by Rabbi Dali Rick » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:31 pm

NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP AGAINST THE ILLUMINATI
eh, can we eat first?...

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Post by ygmir » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:36 pm

I usually won't buy it if the labels says it's less than 60 proof.
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Post by trilobyte » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:05 pm

I'm not a serial label-reader, no. But in the cases of a few products, I do have preferences and in those cases I'll take a look at the label when shopping to make sure it's what I want. Reading labels at home only really happens after the fact. If I really enjoyed or disliked something, I might take a look to see what was in it for future reference.

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Post by maryanimal » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:08 pm

I read the labels before I buy any food item. I look at the grams of sugar too. It's amazes me how many sugars applesauce has, or pasta sauce etc. That scares me a lot. However my favorite candy bar is a Baby Ruth. I had one tonight and ate 2.5 days work of sugar. Yummy! That's my treat for January!

Plus I can't consume MSG or those artificial sweetners unless I want a raging headache.
Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

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Post by Rabbi Dali Rick » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:11 pm

I have been following the latest ShitStorm, that's about to hit the Main Stream Media, a Fungicide called "Carbendazim" (google it), it has been all over the Alt media, when the FDA annonced that they had found traces of this Fungicide in all prepackaged Orange Juice, but it was within "allowable amounts". Well come to find out, even in minscule amounts, this shit will have you growing a fourth Eye, and maybe an extra Arm, and this is in quantities well below what the FDA deems safe and acceptable. There was a lawsuit against one of the OJ makers in I think Sweden or the UK for dumping this shit upstream, causing a die off of over 70-80% of all the species downstream of the plant, and something like 80% of of everything that lived was born with either two heads or some other severe abnormalities, the problem came when they tried to back pedal and soften the issue by saying "How bad can it be it's in all the Orange Juice,like forever!", well they were told about it but apparently were suppose to keep it to themselves. Oops, now all the OJ manfactures are throwing the FDA under the bus saying, "Yeah we told them a long time ago and they (FDA) said it was cool!" the Alt media is full of really savvy people who looked that crap up and start sounding the alarm. Well that was a week ago, and since then, all I have been seeing are these small Spin Doctor stories being released, anticipating the back lash when it does hit the mainstream News. Wait, heres the Kicker, they may have misrepresented the amount they found, by Half, I'm guessing, to not make it sound so scary. Those Guys at the FDA, bless their little black, sold-out souls, their always looking out for us.

So I guess I'm gonna have too do my own Fresh squeezed OJ, from real whole oranges, if I have a hankering for it...

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Post by Savannah » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:19 pm

Oh, so THAT's what the nightly local news was on about this week when they ran the news teaser: "What's in Your Orange Juice That's Going to Kill You? Stay Tuned for Three Hours!"

("It's not like we're going to tell you now or anything; this isn't like the time when we interrupted LOST to report that Sheriff's Deputies found a shoe.")

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Post by Rabbi Dali Rick » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:47 pm

But Wait there's more!!!

Apparently, "Studies have found that carbendazim cause infertility, and destroy the testicles of laboratory animals."

For info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbendazim


Here is an article from a Sidney Paper:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/ ... 96718.html

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Post by gyre » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:34 pm

Most dangerous genetic damage from chemicals is dealt with by using non-disclosure agreements.

it happens a lot.
Dramatic freaky mutations do occur.

And dangerous effects are often magnified with future children, not minimised.


Remember this is the government that dealt with Denver being made too radioactive for human habitiation, by raising the exposure limits.

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Post by Elderberry » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:51 pm

Eric wrote:If you want to be frightened by ingredients, read "Twinkie, Deconstructed"- a truly scary look at just what those weird modern ingredients are.
Well if it's any consolation, they just filed for bankruptcy.
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Post by lemur » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:39 pm

THE ILLUMINATI PLOT TO CONTROL THE WORLD NEVER CEASES.

THEIR CAREFULLY LAID PLANS TO HERD US LIKE CATTLE ARE WORKING FLAWLESSLY

THIS IS THE ILLUMINATI M.O.

#1. PLAN TO DOMINATE THE WORLD
#2. MAKE PEOPLE LOVE SOMETHING THAT IS TAINTED WITH MIND CONTROLLING AGENTS
#3. SHOW THEM HAD BAD IT IS FOR THEM USING PSYOPS PROPAGANDA PROGRAMS
#4. IN DISGUST SOME CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS ALSO TAINTED ENSURING 100% "COMPLIANCE"
#5. HERD THE CATTLE TO SLAUGHTER


ALL OF THE "RESEARCH" MATERIAL ONE CAN READ AND ALL OF THE NEWS STORIES ARE ALL PART OF THE ELABORATE ILLUMINATI PLOT TO DESTROY OUR CIVILIZATION.

AND THE POISON IS SPREADING.

THE POISON OF MISINFORMATION AND ILLUMINATI PSYOPS FOOD PROPAGANDA WILL INSURE THE RUINATION OF ALL THAT IS GOOD.



DONT TRUST THE ILLUMINATI PSYOPS FOOD PROPAGANDA.

WHETHER YOU IGNORE THE "CHEMICALS" IN THE FOOD OR NOT THE ILLUMINATI HAS TAINTED IT

THE ILLUMINATI INVENTED TOFURKEY TO ENSURE 100% COMPLIANCE IN ITS SCHEME FOR WORLD DOMINATION THROUGH FOOD AND MEDIA

THE ILLUMINATI WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO CONTROL THE WORLD.
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Post by motskyroonmatick » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:33 pm

Beer, fatty foods, peanut butter and apples, tortillas and large servings. Now that is some dangerous shit!
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Post by AntiM » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:21 am

So, if a woman offers you a mimosa for brunch, you know she has a nefarious plan?

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Post by gyre » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:51 am

jkisha wrote:
Eric wrote:If you want to be frightened by ingredients, read "Twinkie, Deconstructed"- a truly scary look at just what those weird modern ingredients are.
Well if it's any consolation, they just filed for bankruptcy.
It all has to do with Twinkies having no sell-by date.

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