Is Pam Cooking Spray Healthy
Pam Cooking Spray is made with pure oil, which is concentrated fat and calories, so how did she get rid of the fat and calories?Well, the FDA helped her out. By FDA labeling standards, if something is less than .5 grams per serving, then the product can "claim" that it's not there. But it is there, because .5 grams is something and very few of us actually use the recommended serving size and in the case of Pam Cooking Spray, it is impossible to use only the recommended serving unless you are a super ninja. (Are you a super ninja, because I'd really like to meet you!)
To give you perspective, .5 grams of this spray is the size of a molecule - a molecule, people!
You can stop yourself from being duped by reading the ingredients label. Because, while the FDA will allow a product to make false claims on the front of the packaging, the back of the packaging has to come clean. Full disclosure, for the most part, with the ingredients label (beware of "natural flavorings"). So when a product claims to be trans-fat free, you'll know better when you see partially hydrogenated oil among the list of ingredients.
To give you perspective, .5 grams of this spray is the size of a molecule - a molecule, people!
You can stop yourself from being duped by reading the ingredients label. Because, while the FDA will allow a product to make false claims on the front of the packaging, the back of the packaging has to come clean. Full disclosure, for the most part, with the ingredients label (beware of "natural flavorings"). So when a product claims to be trans-fat free, you'll know better when you see partially hydrogenated oil among the list of ingredients.
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