Creepy Bread
Here is my first example of Creepy Food.
It caught my eye, because it says “wholesome.” The brand name is Wholesome Harvest. Sounds healthy, right? Then it says “The goodness of grains.” If only.
Wholesome Harvest
It says right on the front
ALL NATURAL
No artificial ingredients.
Let’s flip it over and read the ingredients. Let’s see what this stuff is really made of.
Not so wholesome...
The first ingredient is enriched wheat flour. That is as empty as calories can get. If you eat Wholesome Harvest and wonder why you are still getting fat, there it is. Ingredient numero uno. Our of curiosity, let’s try to find those 9 grains in the ingredients.
1. Whole wheat flour
2. oat flour
3. cracked wheat
4. barley flakes (contains less than 2%)
5. corn meal (contains less than 2%)
6. rye meal
7. millet
I only count 7.
Maybe they are counting the wheat flour and barley flour used to make the enriched what flour. Maybe.
Still, in spite of how healthy the packaging makes this bread look, it is a Creepy Food. It will make you and your children obese.
I bake my own bread and I often use whole wheat flour as well as white flour. Go ahead and clutch your pearls at the empty calories, but you are the one with a weight problem (and answer of course). How can one make a French baguette with a lovely shattering crust without white flour? It can’t be done. As to the 7 versus 9 grain issue, the problem is with your reading comprehension rather than your math. This bread is 9 grain and seed. You were so busy looking at the fine print, you totally missed the bold face type. I had surgery on my right elbow last week and I couldn’t bake and my husband bought home this lovely loaf and I decided I was going to bake my own version. Make no mistake this is wonderful bread. My research brought me here somehow. Bake your own bread. That way you know what is in it and even more importantly for weight control you work for your food. If everything you eat is handed to you then you exhaust no effort or calories obtaining food. At some point you will end up in bed ridden and so fat you can’t get out of the house to drive to Smoothie King for your Kale Wrechichino.
Hello, Kaththee! First, I apologize for getting to your comment so late. I only recently realized it had been too long since I checked this blog. Second, thank you so much for your comment! Somebody actually read my post! So thank you. 🙂 I’m pretty sure I agree with most of what you say. I definitely like your style. I completely agree about a French baguette. Try to healthy up a French baguette, and it becomes something else, something much less wonderful. I also agree with you about acquiring, making, preparing your own food and having better knowledge of what you are eating. I applaud you for doing so. In fact, we make our own smoothies. I’ve been to Smoothie King once, about 15 years ago. I may be misunderstanding you, but I disagree about my weight problem. I don’t have one. Also, if you would please, explain the grain count. Are you counting the enriched wheat flour and the barley flour (which is an ingredient of the enriched what flour)? I seriously would appreciate you correcting me if I’m wrong. I really want to have the facts straight.
I hope your elbow surgery is recovering well.
Thank you again, and I hope you return to keep me in check.