Recently, Kraft Foods Inc. announced that it will be lowering the amount of sodium in a number of its products by an average of about 10% over the next two years.
At first glance, this statement makes Kraft seem as though they are taking significant steps towards addressing and changing the issue of the high sodium content in their foods. But if you take a closer look at what they are doing and crunch some numbers, you would soon realize that this change has a small and almost insignificant impact on their overall sodium levels. Not to mention the clever marketing ploy to allow people to continue eating their products guilt free.
Here is the article for reference.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/03/18/kraft-sodiumreduction.html#socialcomments
To give you a better idea of what the impact will be, here are some interesting facts.
· 1 cup of Kraft Cheese and Macaroni contains about 600mg of sodium.
On average people will eat about 2 cups of Mac and Cheese in one sitting. This equals to 1200mg of sodium or your recommended amount of sodium for the day!
By lowering this by 10%, all you are doing is shaving off about 120mg of sodium. This is so insignificant. You should be more worried about the 1080mg that you are eating and not the 120mg that you aren’t.
· If you try and eat other foods to equal the same amount of sodium in 2 cups of Mac & Cheese here is what you would have to consume:
o 1200 bananas or
o 6 Sirloin steaks or
o 12 glasses of milk or
o 40 potatoes
The point is, be mindful of what you are eating and how it compares to other foods. A bowl of Mac & Cheese can be eaten as a treat but not as a staple.
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