The front label is eye-catching and probably makes you salivate just thinking about a warm piece of bread with cinnamon and sugar on it. (If so, make your own mix of cinnamon and sugar at home. Cinnamon is great for you so have all you want... but go easy on that sugar!!)Let's read the back label. It contains sugar, cinnamon, CALCIUM STEARATE AND SILICON DIOXIDE.

These are two ingredients our bodies DO NOT need! Let's look at the uses of these mystery materials:

Calcium Stearate: Used as a conditioning agent (food and drugs), a waterproofing agent (fabrics, cement, stucco, explosives), a lubricant (pencils and wax crayons), a stabilizer (PVC resins), and a releasing agent for molded plastic, all according to the Merck Index.

Calcium Stearate is also synthetic. Our bodies were not designed to consume and digest "synthetic" products. Does this sound nutritious to you?

Silicon Dioxide: While there are natural forms of this, there's also lab-created, synthetic versions available. The natural forms are found in plants, animals and the earth. But the man made versions are processed into nanoparticles. These particles are not only used as anti-caking additives in food, but are also used to produce concrete and glass.

At the present time there are not many long term studies on the effect of the nanoparticles in our digestive tract. But the studies that exist did determine that they cause GI distress. There is lots of evidence confirming that inhaling the dust causes severe damage to your lungs and long term exposure to the dust can be deadly. Lastly, it's important to note that The European Food Safety Authority does not authorize the usage of Silicon Dioxide as a food additive, due to the absence of such long term studies. Hmmmmmmm, raises a few eyebrows!

So whenever purchasing processed food, please remember to... READ THE LABEL!

In case you missed it, you can read my mini series on food labels below:

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