Comments on: Say No to Partially Hydrogenated Oils

By: Caren

Caren — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:31:27 +0000

I just had the same fight with panera upon learning about their use of hydrogenated oils..I had no idea. I was livid that I had been frequenting Panera with my 3 year old whom I have raised since conception on only organic natural food and I thought Panera was the next best alternative when not available. My daughter only knows Whole Foods Market, she has no idea what Waldbaums or McDonalds is so you can imagine my devastation!!! I also come to find they use MSG in their soups as well as artificial chemical food coloring and flavor in their baked goods! Well there is still PRET and Chipotle Grill…..

By: Condemn Partially Hydrogenated Oils at jamin.org [ Jamin Hegeman ]

Condemn Partially Hydrogenated Oils at jamin.org [ Jamin Hegeman ] — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:18:13 +0000

[...] know, I’ve said this before. But I wanted to reiterate and urge you to do what I do when I encounter products with hydrogenated [...]

By: Jamin

Jamin — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:41:07 +0000

Awesome. I’m glad you found the article, liked the article, and are spreading the word.

The sad thing is people really don’t know what they’re eating. When I point it out to them, they’re dumbfounded. Then they either ignore me, or start to think about it, do some research on their own, get a bit annoyed, and at the very least try to make better choices.

But until everyone stops buying products with partially hydrogenated oils, companies will continue to make them.

By: Wesley

Wesley — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:53:09 +0000

Great Post! I was doing some research after noticing that some snack products claim to have “0g” of trans fat. The sad thing is that they don’t. They unfortunately still contain ingredients of some form of partially hydrogenated oils. More than likely, the reason is (as you stated earlier) that the amount of trans fats is below the .5 gram mark.

The deceiving thing about this is that consumers looking for products with no trans fat will be tricked into buying such said items thinking that they were buying something healthy (in that context of course). I was lucky enough to know about this before the whole Oreo Trans Fat Controversy and I am glad that I know the official name so I can scratch those items off my grocery list.

It’s a little disheartening to see a big corporation like Frito Lay making white lies just to cover their tracks. It just goes to show how much they care for their consumer population.

Nevertheless, thanks for the fantastic read and I’ll be sure to warn other people about this surreptitious scheme.

By: Jamin

Jamin — Fri, 19 May 2006 04:35:07 +0000

Me, a campaigner? Maybe. I have a particular irritation for widespread practices that challenge logic, or only benefit a select few.

Thanks for more stuff to get pissed off about.