Sea Cliff Nutrition Committee. The Apple People

Sea Cliff Nutrition Committee. The Apple People

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Additive of the Week - Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

A significant ingredient in the Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches at Sea Cliff School

The Center for Science in the Public Interest recommends that people avoid partially and fully hydrogenated vegetable oils.

The peanut butter in the PB&J sandwich offered daily at our school includes "hydrogenated vegetable oil and/or partially hydrogenated palm oil".

Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of trans fat which promotes heart disease. If the oil is fully hydrogenated, it does not have trans fat but also lacks any polyunsaturated fats. Palm oil itself is high in saturated fats (which, btw, are not good for you) and the farming of it is bad for the environment, too. And, yes, for those of you wondering, the peanut butter is a gift of the USDA and our government.

For more information on this and other unsafe additives, please visit http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm

Sara

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