Originally published December 14 2005
Food labels will now contain trans fat information
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Saginaw News reports on the new labels required of food companies, which will list a food's trans fat content for the benefit of consumers.
The label is about to become more useful, as food manufacturers have until January 2006 to comply with a new rule adding a line to the nutrition label listing trans fats, also known as trans fatty acids.
If a serving equals 5 percent of daily value of a nutrient, that food can be considered low in that nutrient; 20 percent can be considered high.
t A food listed as low in cholesterol means it is low in dietary cholesterol, which does not necessarily mean it has no effect on blood cholesterol.
Until the nutrition label lists "trans fats," look for these in ingredients listed as "shortening," "hydrogenated vegetable oil" or "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil."
When it comes to constructing edible holiday cookie houses, students at the Saginaw Career Complex on Weiss were big winners in the annual Holiday Cookie House contest sponsored by The Saginaw News at this year's All About Women Expo.
Winners in the 17 and younger freelance category were Ashley Reisig of Hemlock, first place; Tyler Carlisle of Saginaw, second place and Jesse Micho of Vassar, third.
Prizes in the 18 and older freelance category went to Cindy Reisig of Hemlock, first; Marie Bruse of Hemlock, second; and Diane Selich of Vassar, third.
First place winners received $35 and a $35 gift card.
Second place winners won $25 and a $25 gift card.
Third place finishers received $15 and a $15 gift card.
American cooks are juggling too many tasks in the kitchen, putting them at risk for food-borne illness, the American Dietetic Association says.
According to a survey the group conducted with ConAgra Foods, 73 percent of home cooks say they watch television, 70 percent wash the dishes and 62 percent talk on the phone while preparing food.
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