Mike Adams really captured the truth with this one!  Sometimes I feel like I need anti-rose colored glasses to burn through the strategic marketing sludge so deftly aimed at my children.  I cringe to think about how  many crazy chemicals are hiding the those cursed pre-packaged foods my kids always want!  Aarrgghh . . .

Mike tells a story so familiar to me with every trip to the grocery store:

Every time I visit a grocery store, I’m always struck by the degree to which food and beverage manufacturers lie about their products through deceptive labels and packaging. In this comic, I decided to show you what a grocery store might really look like if all the food products were honestly labeled.

Most people, however, just see whatever ridiculous health claims the food manufacturers want them to see, and the truth about processed foods remains hidden to them.

>> Read the full article at NaturalNews.com here.


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