What is a “Natural” Food?
Ever go to the grocery store and find “All Natural” written across the package front? Doesn’t that sound healthy? A good for you food? As some of your friends what “natural” means and you will get a lot of different answers. So what does a food labeled “natural” or “all natural” mean? As noted in What Does "Natural" Mean to the FDA? , Unlike “organic,” which is legally regulated, “natural,” when seen in the aisles of your local supermarket, can mean pretty much anything the processors like. The federal government has yet to regulate the term “natural” or “all natural” so manufacturers use the terms to sell you on their product. I was buying something once that said, “all natural ingredients”. Then I looked at the ingredients and found “sucrose” or white table sugar listed. There is nothing “natural” about table sugar, it is highly processed food almost devoid of vitamins and minerals. What is FDA doing about...