Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid

GrannyGravy13

There is an App called Yuka if yoi have a smart phone you hold the camerasover the products barcode and it will tell you what’s in it.

Works for cosmetics also.

Thank you GrannyGravy13.

dragonfly46

keepingquiet

Carbonated drinks are not good for your teeth and bones regardless of whether they have sugar in them.

How can carbonated water be bad for your teeth and bones? Often as in Harrogate water it comes from a spring with many good minerals. We also have a Sodastream, however.

I was wrong according to the robots. It is the phosporus in cola that rots your teeth.

Non- sugary fizzy drinks aren't harmful if you believe the robots.

you not yoi

camera over not camerasover

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There is an App called Yuka if yoi have a smart phone you hold the camerasover the products barcode and it will tell you what’s in it.

Works for cosmetics also.

keepingquiet

Carbonated drinks are not good for your teeth and bones regardless of whether they have sugar in them.

How can carbonated water be bad for your teeth and bones? Often as in Harrogate water it comes from a spring with many good minerals. We also have a Sodastream, however.

Carbonated drinks are not good for your teeth and bones regardless of whether they have sugar in them.

Thanks for this "PamelaJ1". Manufactured foods are a real issue and, I find, the "free from" versions are even worse. I spent the week before last being "lactosed" and last week recovering and that was because I missed the ingredient. My fault. I put the ingredient in my mouth. But it becomes evermore difficult to know.

Do you have a link for the article Caleo? I hadn't thought of getting AI to double-check ingredients.

Thanks but I have a soda stream, if I want sparkling water I use that. Much cheaper and no plastic bottles. Hopeful there aren’t any nasties in that.

PamelaJ1

Do you have a sight problem Caleo?
I have a feeling that most mass produced drinks have something in them that isn’t good for us. Let us know if I’m wrong.

Quite few of them are okay; San Pellegrino is a good one sold by Tesco. Chat recommended another cheaper one. I have ordered them both for next week's order.

I could not possibly have researched all ingredients and price comparisons and Chat was a great help.

Do you have a sight problem Caleo?
I have a feeling that most mass produced drinks have something in them that isn’t good for us. Let us know if I’m wrong.