Label Reading Gifts

Are we what we eat and what do we actually eat?

'I removed the sugar, artificial flavors, coloring, preservatives, and additives. Now the eight ounce box weighs four ounces.'

'I wouldn't say this wine's name is long, but it's continued on the bottle next to it.'

Let's get organized

'Notice how with truth in packaging requirements all the labels begin with ‘OMG!''

"By labeling it, I control it."

Only 1 calorie per serving: One million servings per can.

". . . but he's almost four and he hasn't been labelled yet!"

CATCHY NAME

"Sure, ha ha, it’s all ‘free-range’ beef."

We Never Look at Prices Shop.

'Apparently the nutrients and the additives cancel each other out.'

'Advanced warning: High cholesterol 10mtrs ahead.'

It bag and no knickers!

'What have you got in the way of an imported red that has a label that doesn't look like my cat drew it?'

'Hey! This box of 'made in America' stickers has a sticker on it that says 'made in Taiwan'.'

"...This is the only way I can get though college!"

"Do you have anything with FOOD in it?"

"If my mother and father had wanted to see Yves Saint Laurent's initials on my possessions, one supposes they would have named me Yves Saint Laurent."

'The trick is to label straight away, otherwise I forget what I have in my larder...'

Processed foods, unprocessed foods.

'Ruddy european labelling legislation'

"By the time I've read all the nutrition and ingredients information I've lost my appetite!"

"People are always whining about food labelling, but there's NOTHING that ANYONE with a reasonable chemistry degree and maybe a PhD in pharmacology wouldn't with a little effort, be able to understand....At least a little."

'It appears that 'reduced fat' means high fat, 'lo-fat' means plenty of fat, and 'fat-free' means some fat.'

'You have a wonderfully tidy mind, Diane!'

"In case anyone walks by and sees the bottle you ordered, we offer a sticker saying your first bottle was rated 98."

A house is full of signs directing where things are stored.

"You know what they say, spend for the job that you want."

"The first bottle sounds perfect...but the other bottle has such a pretty label!"

"Boneless, gluten free, vegan, grass fed, free range, bananas."

Chiantis In Translation