Don’t be fooled…

I’ve just come across another good example of marketing hype with labeling… In a very posh hotel they are offering complimentary bottles of green tea in their rooms.

Here is what the bottle states:

• Green tea with honey and ginseng
• 100% all natural
• Where great taste and goodness ‘naturally’ come together. Green tea for its health benefits, ginseng for energy and nature’s natural sweetener, honey.

Now for the first three ingredients in order:

1. Green tea in filtered water
2. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
3. Honey

Here’s a product using all those lovely healthy words and descriptions, when the second highest ingredient is High Fructose Corn Syrup! I find myself dumbfounded! Though I really shouldn’t be so surprised…

So once again I urge you to not be fooled by the tempting words and pretty designs on the label, but to read the actual i