January 10, 2023

How To Choose A Chocolate Bar Made With Real Ingredients

Chocolate tends to be a staple in most people’s diets. There’s no shortage when it comes to chocolate treat options, and you can usually find the tasty treat at any store you go to. Seriously… convenience...

January 06, 2023

Does Your Coffee Contain Mold And Toxins?

For many people, the morning doesn’t actually start until you’ve had that hot cup of coffee. It’s warm and comforting and offers that jolt of energy to kickstart your day. Before you choose just any bag of...

December 28, 2022

Is Aspartame Clean?

Wake Up and Read The Labels has guidelines that we use to decide if an ingredient is “clean” or not. For example, if you are grocery shopping and see vegetable oil or artificial colors listed as an ingredient,...

December 24, 2022

Wake UP’s Clean Peppermint Bark Recipe

Peppermint desserts are a go-to favorite during the holidays. One of the simplest recipes to satisfy that peppermint craving is peppermint bark. Mix some semi sweet chocolate, white chocolate, peppermint, and...

December 18, 2022

Vegetable Oil Is Not What You Think

Doctors once believed that ditching the butter and switching to vegetable oils was a healthier alternative that would help decrease one’s chances of developing certain health issues. It turns out, the data...

December 17, 2022

Wake UP’s Clean Peppermint Mocha Recipe

You’re in line at Starbucks and craving that peppermint mocha that you keep seeing all over social media. Everyone flocks to Starbuck’s once it’s released, and you feel the need to have at least one per year....

December 16, 2022

Is Carrageenan Clean?

Carrageenan is one of those words that makes you scratch your head. It doesn’t sound very natural, but it’s a common ingredient that you see in lots of products. You typically will see it in dairy products or...

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3 Common Morning Foods

Chances are that you have a morning ritual that you follow every single day. You may be the type that has to have coffee first thing each morning. Or, you may prefer a smoothie to start your day! 

December 15, 2022

Harmful Effects Of Food Dyes

You know all of those sugary cereals and fruit gummies that your kids love to eat? They’re usually the ones with their favorite cartoon characters or sports stars plastered all over the front. These products...

December 14, 2022

Wake UP’s Clean “Sugar” Cookie Recipe

Pillsbury is always on top of their seasonal marketing game with their sugar cookies. You know the ones with the snowmen, Christmas trees, pumpkins, etc. If your kids see them on the shelf, there’s a high...

December 13, 2022

Do You Know What Is In Your Chick-fil-A Peppermint Chip Milkshake?

Here at Wake Up and Read The Labels, when the holidays come around we see advertisements for many types of seasonal foods. Most healthy people know that fast food milkshakes are not healthy. However, we...

December 12, 2022

3 Major Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

High Fructose Corn Syrup is not an item you can just purchase on a shelf in a grocery store. It’s usually an ingredient found in many common commercially packaged products like beverages, baked goods, yogurts,...

December 10, 2022

Is Stevia Clean?

Here at Wake Up and Read The Labels, we have certain standards that we use to determine if food is “clean” or not. We all know that carrots, celery, and food that grows out of the ground are healthy. However,...

December 09, 2022

What Is Enriched Wheat Flour?

Enriched wheat flour is a common ingredient that you’ll find in many products. But what is it, actually? It says that it’s enriched, which you’d think would be a good thing, right? Hate to burst your bubble,...

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