Warning: does your food contain Ascorbic Acid?

When trying to eat healthier foods, lots of people read labels. This can be rather scary when there are lots of ingredients you can’t even begin to pronounce.

Some people even put things back on the shelf after reading terms like ascorbic acid. Yes, I have seen several people refuse to eat foods because it contains vitamin C.  Cyanocobalamin (B12) and Pantothenic acid (B6) can elicit similar reactions or horror and disgust.

Being afraid of food is no way to live.

Rejecting all chemical additives can lead to very boring diets, and too often people just give up their quest for healthier eating. Unless they chance on a distilled list (like Marc-Andre’s Hacker’s Healthy Guide), most people don’t know where to start and ignore real health risks like trans-fats.

I suggest you pick a product every day. Read the label, and google those terms you don’t know. Within days, you’ll know the most common ingredients. After a couple of weeks, you’ll rarely need to lookup more than 2 ingredients on a new package.