Misleading Food Labels

The nutrition facts label reports “zero” calories and “zero” grams of fat per serving. USDA allows manufacturers to put zero if the amount is under 1/2 a gram per serving. But no on uses that little, the first ingredient is olive oil. This can lead to overeating through a misconception of calories eaten.

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Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients

-2 lbs. sweet potato

-2 T grapeseed oil

-2 T Tony Chacheres Seasoning Creole

 

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

2 Cut sweet potatoes length-wise, try to cut all of them the same size.

3 Soak cut sweet potatoes in cold water for 5 minutes, drain and pat dry.

4 In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients and coat fries evenly.

5 Bake for 30 minutes, turn oven to broil and leave in an additional 3 min.

6 Let cool 5 minutes before serving

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