It seems today's shoppers need a college degree to understand product labels. The object of today's manufacturing exercise is to make cheaper “foods” with a use by date of forever. A bonus for the manufacturer is that the oils used in making these products make them taste good. The person eating the food craves more of it.In order to make “foods” last longer, they are made with oils that have been injected with hydrogen gas. This is the scientific explanation: oil is heated. Hydrogen is added. The molecules in the oil are no longer joined. They are joined to the hydrogen. The oil is now saturated, and nothing else can be added to it. Partially mixing the two results in trans fats.
Adding hydrogen to the oil makes whatever results from the recipe harder. Think margarine and shortening. When the oils are in solid form, the foods they are used in don't spoil as quickly. Adding these oils to other “foods” increases the shelf life indefinitely.Avoiding these types of “food” is as simple as making everything yourself. Why would anyone eat something the ingredients of which they have no idea? Manufacturers hide these harmful oils from the public by saying “no trans fats!” and “diet” something, among other things.True wellness is knowing exactly what goes into the food we eat. Making your own food yourself ensures the damages from hydrogenated fat don't happen to you. No stroke, no heart attacks, no diabetes. Want a a piece of cake? Bake one. Craving a sandwich? Make the bread yourself. You can even make your own potato chips, pizza crust, and candies.
