When you walk into Earth Fare, it's a warm friendly
atmosphere... and tons of beautiful produce to look at. Earth Fare has a
monthly coupon book, a text coupon program, a weekly email coupon program, and
Family Night where kids eat free. The thing I love most about Earth Fare is the
Customer Service. They are always willing to help you, never hateful when you
have coupons, and will go above and beyond to help any customer who needs it.
Earth Fare carries quality food, fresh and local meat, dairy, and produce. And
the deli and bakery... OH MY!! My favorite once in a blue moon treat is there Crème
Brule. Mhhhmmmm.
Not to mention the high standards food meets to even be in the store..
The food we sell at Earth Fare is
as close to the ground as it gets,
which means we have high standards for what goes on our shelves
They
Call it the BOOT List...
artificial fats or artificial trans fats
Artificial fats are
food additives created to replace the taste and texture of fat without the
calories and cholesterol. Artificial trans fats are created when liquid oils are
treated with hydrogen to remain solid at room temperature.
Artificial
fats possess no nutritional value. They actually PREVENT nutrient absorption!
Trans fats increase LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol. They cause heart
disease and strokes, and contribute to diabetes.
90% of pre-packaged
products in conventional grocery stores contain hydrogenated or partially
hydrogenated oils.
NO High-Fructose Corn
Syrup
High-Fructose Corn
Syrup (HFCS) is a clear, colorless, highly processed liquid. HFCS is used as a
sweetener in many processed foods because, thanks in part to large agricultural
subsidies to the corn industry, it’s cheaper than sugar.
The corn industry
tells you that HFCS is ok "in moderation." What they don’t tell you is that
consuming HFCS “in moderation” is nearly impossible with foods from a normal
grocery store. Check your labels and you’ll see that HFCS is everywhere – in
foods including ketchup, bread, granola bars, flavored yogurt, and
more.
Research has shown
that unbonded fructose (like what is found in HFCS) may be bad for us. It has
been linked to excess fat buildup, leptin resistance, ghrelin suppression, and
increased cholesterol and triglyceride levels. While these research studies were
not performed specifically with HFCS, a recent study was conducted by Princeton
University using HFCS. This study suggests that HFCS may contribute to increased
weight, increased abdominal fat, and increased triglyceride levels in the blood
more rapidly than table sugar.
NO Artificial
Colors
Artificial colors are
food dyes usually made from coal tar, petroleum, and chemicals.
Many
conventional products with fruit in the product name actually contain
artificially colored sugar instead.
Artificial
ingredients increase ADD and ADHD symptoms.
NO Artificial
Flavors
Artificial flavors
are chemical food additives used to change the taste or the smell of a food.
The companies producing top selling perfumes, soaps, and cleaning
supplies are the same companies producing the artificial flavors that go in many
conventional foods.
Artificial
ingredients increase ADD and ADHD symptoms.
NO Artificial
Preservatives
Artificial
preservatives are chemical food additives used to lengthen shelf-life of food
products.
Most artificial preservatives used today are made from
petroleum products.
Artificial ingredients increase ADD and ADHD
symptoms.
NO Artificial
Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners
are chemical additives which are often used as a low or no-calorie sugar
substitute.
Sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in Splenda, was
discovered by accident in a lab while creating synthetic pesticide DDT.
Artificial ingredients increase ADD and ADHD
symptoms.
NO Antibiotics or
Synthetic Growth Hormones in our Fresh Meat or Dairy
Growth hormones are
given to beef cattle in order to get them to market weight faster and to dairy
cattle to increase their milk output. Antibiotics are overused to prevent and
treat illness often caused by inhumane treatment, unnatural living environment,
and overcrowding.
Livestock antibiotics may cause resistance to the
antibiotics that help humans fight off infection. Synthetic growth hormones are
linked with obesity and could cause an imbalance of natural human hormones.
Over 20 million pounds of antibiotics are given to healthy livestock
each year – that’s more than 70% of all antibiotics used in the USA.
NO bleached or
bromated flour
Bleaching flour involves
using chlorine gas to artificially age and whiten flour, which gets it to the
shelf faster. When chlorine gas is added to flour, it reacts with some of the
proteins in the flour. This reaction produces a by-product called alloxan, which
has been shown to correlate with diabetes in rats and mice. Bleaching flour also
robs the flour of many nutrients, including healthy unsaturated fatty acids,
vitamin E, calcium, phosphorous, iron, magnesium, and B vitamins.
Bromated
flour is treated with potassium bromate, a maturing agent which allows for the
development of gluten in dough to make the dough stronger. It also whitens the
flour. Given time to age, flour will naturally whiten, and gluten levels will
naturally improve.
So make sure you enter the give away from Earth Fare, and next time your in there.. Tell Kate hello from me!
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