Be a smart and healthy consumer by learning to read ingredients on food labels and know what to avoid. Our cheat-sheet can be printed out and we encourage you to bring it with you shopping. Read a label, check the list for unhealthy ingredients, and buy it or toss it.

1. Read the labelIngredients to steer clear of | A cheat-sheet from Chemo Bites
Acesulfame-K
Acesulfame potassium
Ammonuim Sulfate
Artifical colors
Aspartame
Autolyzed yeast
Azodicarbonamide
Benzoates
Blue #2
BromiatedVegetable Oil (BVO)
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)
Butylated Hydroxytolune (BHT)
Calcium saccharin
Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
Calcium hydrate
Caramel Coloring
Carrageenan
Cellulose gum
Cyclamates
Dimethylopolsiloxane
Ethoxyquin
Ethylene oxide
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Hydrolyzed protein
Methyl silicon
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Nitrates
Nitrites
Olestra
Paraben
Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Polydestrose
Potassium benzoate
Potassium bromate
Propylparaben
Saccharin
Sodium sulfite
Sorbitol
Sucralose
Sulfites
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
Tetrasodium EDTA
Trans fats
Yellow #5
Yellow #6
Dirty Dozen | From the Environmental
Working Group (2014)
Clean Fifteen | From the Environmental
Working Group (2014)
1. Apples
2. Strawberries
3. Grapes
4. Celery
5. Peaches
6. Spinach
7. Sweet Bell
Peppers
8. Nectarines
9. Cucumbers
10. Cherry
Tomatoes
11. Snap Peas
12. Potatoes
Recently added:
Hot peppers
and kale/collard
greens.
1. Avocados
2. Sweet Corn
3. Pineapples
4. Cabbage
5. Sweet Peas
6. Onions
7. Asparagus
8. Mangos
9. Papayas
10. Kiwi
11. Eggplant
12. Grapefruit
13. Cauliflower
14. Sweet
Potatoes
15. Cantaloupe
Two-thirds of produce samples in recent gov-
ernment tests had pesticide residues.Thanks
to the EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides
in Produce for helping us shop smart.They
highlight the cleanest and dirtiest conventional-
ly-raised fruits and vegetables. If a conventionally
grown food you want tests high for pesticides,
go for the organic version instead.And re-
member - the health benefits of a diet rich in
fruits and vegetables outweigh risks of pesticide
exposure.
Sources: http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/print-list/186430 / http://patriciaslunchbox.com/food-for-thought/eliminate-unhealthy-ingredi-
ents/ / http://blog.lef.org/2012/03/harmful-food-ingredients-to-avoid.html / http://life.gaiam.com/article/10-worst-food-additives-where-they-lurk
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