Food fake-out

[Jazzy]

Products with misleading names and images

Have you ever bought something “buttery” only to find that it contains no butter? How about a product with fruit pictured on the label but no fruit inside? These days, you’ll find bacon bits without bacon, blueberry cereal without blueberries, and cream-filled cookies without anything from a cow.

A local shopping expedition and our Facebook fans turned up these examples. We asked companies to explain the connections, but most either didn’t respond or were vague.

Have you ever been 'faked out' by any of these food products?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Yeah I've noticed for years that food products are overzealous in their packaging.

 

[Jazzy]

The only sure fire way to find out what's 'really' in the food is to read the label.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Is this a bag of chips or a science project?

 

[Jazzy]

Looks more like a Science project to me! I have to read labels because I get a bad reaction if I eat something that contains MSG.

 

[Evil Eye]

Vegetarian bacon? Interesting.

Haven't had any of those except Orios.