Ingredients to Avoid

When shopping, always check ingredient labels and avoid these harmful additives that can negatively impact your health:

🛢️ Harmful Oils & Fats

  • • Sunflower Oil
  • • Canola Oil
  • • Soybean Oil
  • • Corn Oil
  • • Vegetable Oil
  • • Margarine
  • • Hydrogenated Oils
  • • Partially Hydrogenated Oils
  • • Trans Fats

🎨 Artificial Colors & Dyes

  • • Red Dye #40
  • • Yellow Dye #5
  • • Yellow Dye #6
  • • Blue Dye #1
  • • Blue Dye #2
  • • Food Coloring
  • • Artificial Colors
  • • FD&C Colors
  • • Sunset Yellow

🧪 Chemical Preservatives

  • • BHT/BHA
  • • TBHQ
  • • Sodium Benzoate
  • • Potassium Sorbate
  • • Sodium Nitrite/Nitrate
  • • Sulfites
  • • MSG

🍭 Artificial Sweeteners

  • • Aspartame
  • • Sucralose
  • • Stevia
  • • Acesulfame K
  • • Saccharin
  • • Neotame
  • • High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • • Corn Syrup

🧬 Thickeners & Emulsifiers

  • • Guar Gum
  • • Xanthan Gum
  • • Carrageenan
  • • Cellulose Gum
  • • Locust Bean Gum
  • • Polysorbate 80
  • • Lecithin
  • • Modified Food Starch

⚠️ Other Additives

  • • Natural/Artificial Flavors
  • • Propylene Glycol
  • • Sodium Phosphate
  • • Calcium Propionate
  • • Enriched Flour
  • • Refined Sugar
  • • Maltodextrin
  • • Caramel Color

💡 Pro Tip: Always read ingredient labels carefully. The fewer ingredients and the more you can pronounce, the better the product typically is for your health.