In my attempt to get healthier, I’ve been looking at labels a little more.
I noticed a can of Pam no-stick cooking spray in my cupboard. I use it every once in a while, but, not much.
As I read the side of the can, so many questions popped up. And, I’m sure you are craving to know what I found and my queries.
The first thing I saw was serving size.
Serving Size About 1/3 Second Spray.
OK, so many thoughts here. First of all they are so wishy washy – about. About? You can’t be sure? Secondly, how in the heck can you spray for 1/3 of a second?
Let’s move on. The next is calories. Calories are zero. ZERO – This takes me back to serving size. If there are zero calories then why have a serving size? Zero times any number is still zero, right? If so, then who cares what the serving size is? And on top of it, why make the serving size (about 1/3 second spray) an impossibility?
Reading on down the can, every item has zero percent daily value.
It goes on to say needlessly – not a significant source of dietary fiber, sugars, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron. Which leads me to ask, is there any significant anything?
The next bit of information has an asterisk which in my mind means I need to pay special attention. The asterisk is followed by: percent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Once again, if everything is zero then why must we base nothing on 2,000 calories?
The ingredients are listed next. One of the ingredients is canola oil and it has a small cross symbol beside the word. Below that the explanation reads: Adds a trivial amount of fat.
Well, do we have zero percent of fat or a trivial amount? Which is it? And how much is trivial? What I think is trivial may be a stinking big deal to you.
The last bit of information to question is their comparison chart. They compare a one second spray of Pam to one tablespoon of butter, margarine and oil. Somehow to me a one second squirt is not comparable to a one tablespoon hunk.
It’s a good thing I found this bothersome information early in the day. If I would have discovered this after 8:00 PM I would have had a hard time shutting my brain off and going to sleep while trying to process all these uncertainties.
My question to you: Is Pam a sham?
