General Mills Prepackaged Food

[HysteryDiagnosis]

General Mills sends me a check every week btw.

http://www.alternativemedicine.com/news-item/healthy-products-mean-healthy-progress-major-food-company

Eating prepackaged foods doesn’t necessarily mean you are eating unhealthy anymore. One major food company is keeping close tabs on its nutrition profile, marking significant improvement in recent years. General Mills first began tracking and quantifying health improvements in 2005. Between fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2011, the company has improved the health profile of 64 percent of its US retail sales volume. Improvements have included adding whole grains; fiber and calcium; and reducing calories, sugar, sodium, and trans fats.

Some examples of fiscal 2011 improvements include:

Increased Whole Grain: General Mills launched additional brands with whole grain including a new variety ofCascadian Farm cereal and Good Earth Dinner Kits, each with at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving.

Increased Calcium and Vitamin D: General Mills increased the calcium and vitamin D in Yoplait Original to 50 percent of the recommended daily value of calcium and 50 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin D in every cup.

Reduced Sugar: Since 2007, General Mills has lowered sugar levels in kid-friendly cereals by more than 14 percent on average, with some reduced as much as 28 percent. It announced in December 2010 that all cereals advertised to children had been reduced to 10 grams of sugar or less per serving, with some already at 9 grams per serving.

[otohara]

1. Cascadian Frozen Veges Mostly From China

so is Woodstock Farms, Whole Foods.

Organic? Maybe, but what a carbon footprint they create to get cheaper food.

[lunasun]

2. but they send her a check every month so it must be great

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Her.... funny that. Eat your peas.

http://www.birdseye.com/vegetable-products/pure-simple/baby-sweet-peas



Nutrition Facts
Birds Eye® Pure & Simple - Baby Sweet Peas
Serving Size: 0.67cup(87 grams)
Calories 78
Sodium 2.12 mg
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated 0 g
Total Carbs 13.72 g
Dietary Fiber 4.25 g
Sugars 4.44 g
Trans 0 g
Protein 5.12 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Vitamin A 44%
Calcium 2%
Vitamin C 1%
Iron 20%
Ingredients: Peas

[Juneboarder]

6. Organic, but...

to who's standards?? Does China have the same standards when labeling food items as organic?

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Why does GM send you a check every week?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. Cuz a drive a carrrrrrrrr........ n/t