What Is It Wednesday: Impostor Cake

By Rosie Battista

What Is It Wednesday is the day we reveal a product and its ingredient list and you guess what this “food product” is. Then I’ll share with you an option for making a healthy version of this product.

STOP PRETENDING THAT WHAT YOU EAT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE IT DOES.

Guess what “food product” has these 45 ingredients ? WOW …. seriously? !!???!!

sugar
eggs
water
enriched wheat flour
inulin
plydextrose
invert sugar
interesterified soy bean oil
dried carrots
soybean oil
cream cheese
agar-agar
artificial flavors
calcium carbonate
calcium sulfate
canola oil
citric acid
cornstarch
dextrose
egg yolks
food starch modified
glycerin
high fructose corn syrup
hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil
leavening
malodexterin
mono and diclycerides
non fat milk
pea fiber
polysorbate 60
potassium sorbate
propylparaben
sorbic acid
propylene glycol
mono and diesters of fatty acids
salt
sodium stearoyl
lactylate
sorbitan monostearate
soy lecithin
spice
sunflower oil
titanium dioxide
wheat starch
xanthan gum

You may actually decide this is good to eat based on the promise on the front of the box stating: 90 calories, 4 g fiber and REAL CARROTS. hmmmm?

You may also want to justify your intake of this product because you are watching your weight. I would invite you to watch your HEALTH instead. When you watch your health, your perfect weight follows. If you are watching your health, you will not be eating a product that has 35 of it’s 45 ingredients as indistinguishable, indescribable and unpronounceable.

If you are having a difficult time wrapping your head around the idea that this is considered an edible substance, image how your body feels when you try and feed it with this chemical concoction. Want to know what it is? It is …

WHAT YOU COULD EAT INSTEAD that gives you the same flavors without the risk of a “chemical coma”?

1. CUT UP AND DIP. Cut up carrots dipped in decadent dip . Make this simple naked dip by blending 1 cup raw cashews, 1 red apple, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp cinnamon, juice squeezed from one orange. Pour the dip in a beautiful jar and you’re good to grab and go.

2. MAKE YOUR OWN CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. I love Emily of This Rawsome Vegan Life’s concoction of this gorgeous- beyond ridiculously amazing carrot cake. It is very simple to make and a beautiful recipe using naked food in it’s most natural form, I have tried this recipe and I have one warning for you! If you love carrot cake, this is a tad irresistible. Decadent and rich, I’d eat this one for dinner and call it a meal. Click here for the recipe.

REMEMBER! Just because it’s in a box, on a shelf, in a grocery store, does NOT make it fit to eat.

What Is It Wednesday: Lighten Up!

By Rosie Battista

What Is It Wednesday is the day we reveal a product and its ingredient list and you guess what this “food” is. Then I’ll share with you an option for making a healthy version of this product.

Do you know what you’re eating?

Guess what “food product” has these 12 ingredients ?

Citric Acid
Potassium Citrate
Sodium Citrate
Aspartame
Magnesium Oxide
Maltodextrin
Contains less than 2% of natural flavor
Acesulfame potassium
Soy Lecithin
Artificial Color
Yellow 5
BHA

THE BIG REVEAL. This is what you would be drinking if you bought this product and you may want to “lighten up” your sipping on this.

Natural? Hmmmm. WHAT?

WHAT YOU COULD DRINK INSTEAD:

1. Fresh water with fresh lemon, lime, and orange slices (soaked overnite) – So pretty!
2. Water with 2 cup frozen mixed tropical fruit – frozen fruit acts like ice!
3. Water with sliced cucumbers – detoxifyingly delish!

**If you want sweet, add 1 tbsp raw honey or stevia to taste

**If you want sizzling, use sparkling water

Just because it’s in a box, on a shelf, in a grocery store, does NOT make it fit to eat.