CONSUMERS are often met with a surprise at the grocery store when they pick up an item that seems healthy but actually isn't due to the ingredients.
A survey posted by the International Food Information Council Foundation has found that 43% of Americans “always” look for healthy foods and 52% “sometimes” do.
Just 5% of consumers said that they “never” look for healthy foods.
But it turns out that shopping at your local grocery retailer and glancing over what appears to be a healthy keyword could be deceiving.
Shopping pro, who goes by Clean Kitchen Nutrition on TikTok, often shares his knowledge with his followers to help them put the best quality ingredients inside their bodies.
This time, he took a look at butter that could trick consumers into thinking they are buying something healthy when they really aren’t.
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The items to avoid
In a recent video, Clean Kitchen cautioned over the Smart Balance and Earth Balance butter brands.
Consumers might be fooled by the front of the container, which states it’s made with olive oil, helping support healthy cholesterol levels.
Also, they’re both dairy-free – which may entice lactose intolerant individuals to buy them.
However, you need to be aware of the ingredients on the back of the containers on both brands.
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“It’s just a bunch of highly processed vegetable oils, natural flavors and preservatives,” Clean Kitchen said.
The Sun reached out to both brands for comment.
What you should buy instead
Luckily, Clean Kitchen has a couple of healthy alternative butter brands that you can buy instead – including one for lactose intolerant consumers.
One to take a look at is the Miyokos brand, which contains organic coconut oil.
However, he does recommend buying the salted variety over the unsalted one because it does not come with natural flavors.
For those sensitive to lactose, Clean Kitchen recommended giving Ghee-branded butter a shot.
“It’s clarified butter that has no lactose or casein in it,” he said.
It’s also grass-fed, gluten-free and non-genetically modified organism (GMO).
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