https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 23:16:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1745543 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:53:01 +0000 lamariniere 1745543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: exactly this! If it's not real food, I rarely buy it. </p> <p>The European labels are different though, so they don't always detail the things that American labels list, which is why I go by ingredients. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1745541 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:52:43 +0000 JennyD 1745541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: That documentary looks really good! I want to see it. (Can you hear my husband groaning in the background?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1745363 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:33:19 +0000 Lindsay05 1745363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. You can usually see me standing in the grocery store holding to food labels together comparing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1745353 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:30:50 +0000 Boheme 1745353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: yeah! I follow their FB page. Waiting for it to hit our Hulu list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744986 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:46:39 +0000 teamjse 1744986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we always read labels because lo have food allergies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744884 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:18:24 +0000 T-Mom 1744884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to read labels due to food allergy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744796 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:49:11 +0000 blackbird 1744796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz, it's Fed Up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744786 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:46:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 1744786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go in spurts, sometimes the convenience of an item outweighs the nutritional value (snacks, some sides, ect.) I really want to work at getting back to a whole food but the go go go of summer is killing me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744775 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:42:23 +0000 Boheme 1744775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Do you know what it is? I love food documentaries! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744763 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:34:29 +0000 Adira 1744763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am, but only because I'm looking out for dairy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744722 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:18:33 +0000 blackbird 1744722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah....cashew butter with sugar as the second ingredient? Drives me insane. And salt. Thanks, my 1 year old doesn't need salt/sugar laden nut butter. Regular PB is starting to taste too salty to me now! </p> <p>There's a new documentary about sugar out there...it's really insane how it's in everything. If i make homemade bread? There's only a pinch of sugar in it to proof the yeast. In store bought bread? SO MANY GRAMS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744458 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:35:29 +0000 Lolo 1744458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: I hadn't heard that before, I actively avoid products with added sugar that I see as unnecessary. I kind of feel like I'm being cheated in some way, crazy I know. When I do indulge I totally get that can’t stop eating, this food is addictive feeling so I guess the study makes sense. </p> <p>Side note: products with added sugar that annoy me most; Peanut butter, yoghurt, nut milks, bread, tinned tomatoes. I could go on.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744452 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:47:13 +0000 Sapphiresun 1744452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lolo: assuming that wasn't a rhetorical question, have you ever heard of the bliss point? Apparently studies have shown that that perfect combination of salty/sweet/fat is just as addictive in lab rats as cocaine, so plenty of savoury processed foods have sugar in them just to make you want to buy and eat more of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744450 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:41:49 +0000 Sapphiresun 1744450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't buy/eat much food that has a nutritional label, but when I do buy packaged goods that I mean to be healthy I pay very close attention to the nutritional info and ingredients.<br /> However, I've never looked at the label on my Oreos or Doritos. Ignorance is bliss there - but I assume it's not a good scene. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744448 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:34:55 +0000 Lolo 1744448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. It drives me crazy that there is sugar in EVERYTHING, even savoury items - why? Also I try to avoid anything that I can't pronounce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1744012 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:11:58 +0000 Boheme 1744012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to even buy foods that require labels. We try not to do boxed/processed/canned stuff around here. DH and I would like to avoid a lot of the health problems our parents and grandparents have, so even if genetics isn't on our side, our diet is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743976 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:53:59 +0000 Greentea 1743976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743972 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:52:42 +0000 loveisstrange 1743972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes I do. Sometimes I dont feel like caring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743870 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:51:36 +0000 coopsmama 1743870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't really eat many processed snacks or items so I don't look often. I make most things from scratch and from real, whole foods at home just because I enjoy doing so. Because we buy things so in frequently, I'm less concerned about investigating every ingredient. That said, I am dairy free for allergy reasons, so if we do buy something processed I have to give the ingredients list a quick run through but I don't really focus on anything but potential allergens. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743863 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:49:41 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1743863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also read everything. I avoid high sodium and try to buy organic and after that try to find the least ingredients. But I don't make myself crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743861 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:48:53 +0000 immabeetoo 1743861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I don't care as much about sugar or sodium. I want to avoid things I can't pronounce and artificial colorings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743855 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:46:51 +0000 Vegmama 1743855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We have a vegan household, so we have to be very careful with anything processed. I'm not really as concerned with the nutrition facts, as we eat mostly whole foods (so the occasional high-sodium food isn't going to be too bad), but I really care about ingredients. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743854 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:46:09 +0000 Bookish 1743854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ehh. For LO, yes. For DH and I, no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743846 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:38:32 +0000 photojane 1743846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GrapeCrush: We need a high five emoji! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743836 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:33:46 +0000 GrapeCrush 1743836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: we'd be good friends IRL ;)</p> <p>Not really. I know I should, but I don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743830 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:31:56 +0000 MrsRoo 1743830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do for foods that LO eats. I check sugar content, sodium, fiber and read the ingredients. If added sugar or compounds I can't pronounce are in the infredient list- she doesn't eat it.</p> <p>DH and I do have a section in the pantry for our guilty pleasures and I make it a point NOT to read those labels :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743803 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:22:44 +0000 PurplePumps 1743803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I definitely do. I try to stick with low sodium, low fat, and natural ingredients as much as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743799 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:21:25 +0000 Kimberlybee 1743799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read every food label and usually stick to brands I trust or like. I befriended a mom at church who helped cure her son's anger issues and tantrums through diet and exercise so I am a believer that we are what we eat. Right now I am trying to limit artificial food coloring in our (especially DD's) meals, less sodium, and less sugar also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743783 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:13:52 +0000 photojane 1743783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-conscious-of-food-labels#post-1743777 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:12:35 +0000 Arden 1743777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Extremely. I read every label. You'd be shocked at how many foods have sugar as an ingredient... pasta sauce, cheese... </p>