Trans Fats Exposed Part 1

Okay, so freshly educated on the eeeeeeeeeevils of trans fat, I headed to the grocery store sans kids and told my husband not to wait up.

Until companies completely remove partially hydrogenated oils from their products, I will not be buying the following items:

• Peanut Butter – Jif, Skippy, etc.
• Macaroni and Cheese*
• Hamburger Helper
• Frozen pie crusts
• Refrigerated pie crusts
• Refrigerated rolls – think Pillsbury crescent. Scrumdiliumptious, I know. But full of hydrogenated oils.
• Boxed cake mix
• Bisquik
• Jiffy Mixes
• Canned icing. Wait? Did I just say icing? They put hydrogenated oils in icing? Ewwwwwwwwwwww.
• Popcorn**
• Donuts
• Twinkies, Ho-Hos, etc.
• Mini-muffins

Cereal

• Pop Tarts

Kellogg’s

• Corn Pops
• Fruit Loops
• Cocoa Crispies
• Smart Start – Right. Liars!!!!
• Rice Krispie Treats
• Strawberry Frosted Mini-wheats
• Frosted Mini-Wheats, Vanilla Creme
• All-Bran Yogurt Bites
• Pirates of the Caribbean Cereal
• Smorz
• Scooby Doo Berry Bones Cereal
• Toasted Honey Crunch Cereal
• Eggo Cereal, Cinnamon Toast
• Eggo Maple Syrup Cereal

General Mills

• Raisin Nut Bran
• Basic 4

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• Oreo O’S Cereal with Marshmallow Bits
• Waffle Crisp
• Fruity Pebbles
• Cocoa Pebbles Cereal
• Grape-Nut Flakes
  
• Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with Real Strawberries
• Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with Almonds
• Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, Honey Roasted
• Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with Real Peaches
• Honey Nut Shredded Wheat
• Golden Crisp

* This just in – I recently checked a box of Kraft Mac ‘n Cheese (you know, the blue box) and partially hydrogenated oils were not listed! I could have sworn they were a month or so ago. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

**Check the ingredients. Some brands do, some don’t.

This is not an all-inclusive list.