I am a bit of a fan of Wendy’s restaurants, and yes I am aware of how fatty and devoid of nutrients a Wendys hamburger and fries are. I just saw a story last week with Consumer Reports doing a fallow up of Wendys claim that they would be eliminating trans fats from their deep frying process by switching oils. It seems that all of the stores have not switched to the new kids of oil as there still seems to be a bit of trans fats in the system.

Be very aware that there is no safe amount of trans fats that you should consume. All of the research that I have done into trans fats over the last couple of years have convinced my that this type of fat is poison and just stays in your body.

Consumer reports said the following:

Despite Wendy’s claim that a large serving of fries contains a half a gram of trans fat, our analysis revealed that a large serving contains two and a half grams of trans fats.

Wendy’s announced it was switching to a new kind of cooking oil that would virtually eliminate trans fat by August. But Consumer Reports testing found Wendy’s still serves two and a half grams of trans fat, far more than the half gram it claims. However, it is less than McDonald’s and Burger King fries, which contain more than six grams in their large size fries. Wendy’s, meantime, says it has thoroughly tested and checked the fat content of its fries, and disagrees with Consumer Reports.

Another story that is moving around is that in New York city the city council is going to be voting in December on a bill that would ban trans fats from being used in the citys restaurants. I have never heard of a city wide ban of trans fats but this can only be a good move and I hope the idea catches as much as I know we will hear a lot of moaning from the restaurant industry.

Also you may remember the story from a couple of weeks ago where I mentioned that Kentucky Fried Chicken is going to be dropping trans fats from their cooking process

So again, how do we avoid trans fats? I have looked around and found the following recommendations:
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I found this article at Sign on San Diego. It is a geat article on the value of these “other” egg products that we see in stores. I only eat eggs on the weekend when I am hungry for a bigger breakfast with the kids and have always wanted to know more about these eggs. I bought them once and they tasted like eggs but just never bought them again…

Remember the days when shopping for eggs was just a question of large or jumbo?

Today’s supermarkets present dizzying choices: “free-roaming,” “omega-3,” “100 percent organic,” “cage-free,” “compatible with cholesterol-reducing diet,” “natural sunlight,” “hand-gathered,” “vegetarian diet,” “high vitamin E,” “humane harvest,” “vegetarian hens with roosters.”

It’s a trend born of the egg’s new and improved nutritional rap and fueled by the zeal of low-carb dieters. And these designer eggs bear designer prices.

So what makes them different? It boils down to two things: what the hens eat and how they are housed.

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