Seven Gotchas Lurking in Your Health Food Market

All food sold in a natural foods store has to be healthy, right? Surely we aren’t gullible enough to believe that, but it’s easy to be less cautious about food while shopping in a health food market.

Here are seven common danger zones to watch out for while shopping for healthy eats.

1. Organic Packaged Food (or gluten-free, dairy-free, and non-GMO). Just because a package is labeled “organic” doesn’t make it healthy for you. These labels, while a great first step, do not necessarily mean the food inside isn’t full of sugar, salt or fat–ingredients that most Americans overeat.
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