{"id":4928,"date":"2012-06-09T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2012-06-09T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T19:16:17","slug":"sometimes-fat-free-is-not-the-better-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/health\/sometimes-fat-free-is-not-the-better-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes Fat Free Is not the Better Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve eaten peanut butter my whole life. In fact, my Mom mixed it in my formula to fatten me up \u2013 at a time when that was a good thing. I have a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter almost every day. Years ago, I switched to low fat. I switched back when I started to wonder what else they were taking out along with the fat (besides taste). The linked article looks at what a company puts in<\/em> when they take out fat. Eat well. mjh<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes Fat Free Is not the Better Option |<\/a> <\/p>\n

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We took a look at three sour cream variations from Tillamook<\/a>, considered one of the better quality sour creams out there.<\/p>\n

A serving size is 2 tablespoons, with 60 calories for the full fat product, 40 for the low-fat, and 20 for the non-fat version. As you would expect.<\/p>\n

But then we inspected the ingredient lists:<\/p>\n

Regular\u2019s Ingredients [3 of them]:<\/strong>
Cultured pasteurized grade A cream and milk, enzymes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Low-Fat\u2019s Ingredients [12]:<\/strong>
Cultured Milk, Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Calcium Sulfate, Locust Bean Gum, Gelatin, Vitamin A Palmitate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fat Free\u2019s Ingredients [12]:<\/strong>
Cultured Lowfat Milk, Modified Corn Starch,Whey Protein Concentrate, Propylene Glycol Monoester, Artificial Color, Gelatin, Sodium Phosphate, Agar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Basically the low and non-fat options had a big challenge once removing the fat \u2013 how to keep the \u201csour cream\u201d product looking and tasting like a real sour cream? Food scientists started mixing various additives together until they reached the closest possible resemblance.<\/p>\n

And what did they add? \u2026 [keep reading at the link]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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