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When buying foods at the grocery store, read the ingredients. Don't buy foods that contain:

High fructose corn syrup

Hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils

Sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite

Monosodium glutamate

Artificial flavoring

Enriched wheat

Potassium Benzoate and Sodium Benzoate

Artificial coloring

Acesulfame-K

Sucralose/Splenda

Aspartame

BHA and BHT

Propyl Gallate

Soy Lecithin

Potassium Sorbate

Polysorbate 80

 

 

Works Cited:

Harvard School of Public Health. "Healthy Eating Plate & Healthy Eating Pyramid." 2014. Harvard School of Public Health. 13 April 2014 <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/>.Torres, Marco. "20 Ingredients To Memorize and Avoid In Any Food You Consume." 4 March 2013. Waking Times. 13 April 2014 <http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/03/04/20-ingredients-to-memorize-and-avoid-in-any-food-you-consume/>.United States Department of Agriculture. "Choose My Plate." ChooseMyPlate.gov. 13 April 2014 <http://www.choosemyplate.gov/>.

 

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For more information on eating healthy, please visit:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/

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