10 things snack food companies won’t tell you!

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The growing prevalence of obesity, diabetes and other food-related health problems in the U.S. has arguably made us much more aware of what we eat. But the snack-food industry remains a major economic force. Over the past five years, the industry has grown at an average annual rate of 3.8%, and it will rake in an estimated $34.6 billion in sales this year, according to research firm IBISWorld. An IBISWorld report calls the industry’s future “promising” and notes that the improving economy will likely “lift both domestic and foreign demand for snacks.”

Things junk food companies won’t tell you:

• big bucks spent to reach your kids
• ingredients have a big ick factor
• some ingredients used are banned in other countries.
• no expiration dates
• filthy production facilities
• cheap energy – for cheap
• enriched (processed) for our bottomline
• and more