The Dr. Oz Show
Airdate: September 28, 2012
Dr. Oz: Secrets Your Supermarket
Doesn't Want You To Know
- Could these supermarket tricks be making you sick?
- Avoid these marketing scams to save money and calories at the supermarket
- Behind the scenes with Daphne Oz and the other hosts of The Chew
- Dr. Oz approved recipes from The Chew
Dr. Oz discusses the hidden health
hazards at the supermarket that could leave you sick, broke, and fat.
Daphne Oz, daughter of Dr. Oz, takes viewers behind the scenes of her
show “The Chew”.
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Dr. Oz: Secrets Your Supermarket
Doesn't Want You To Know
Could these supermarket secerts be
making you sick? Are grocery stores playing tricks on consumers and
could these industry tricks be hazardous to your health?
Dr. Oz says most of us shop at the
supermarket at least once a week, if not more, and most people would
say they are pretty supermarket savvy.
Did you know to shop for milk from the
back of the cooler? That your grocery cart handle could be
contaminated with fecal matter? Those spray heads keeping the produce
moist could also be putting harmful bacteria on the product. What
about the bagged salad labeled as “pre-washed”, how clean is it?
Dr. Oz asked food safety inspector Roy
Costa why don't consumers know this information? Mr. Costa explained
that stores don't want customers to be concerned about quality or
safety of the products in the store, the store simply wants people to
buy more.
Mr. Costa shared these important
supermarket secrets with Dr. Oz and viewers.
[Alright, now I've shared before that I
worked at a natural food store for close to 11 years. From cashier to
grocery manager to store manager, I worked in every department. Most
of these supermarket secrets never happened in the stores I worked
simply because I worked in a locally owned natural food store and
things are done a little differently than in a large supermarket.
On the other hand, some of these
“secrets” were and still are used in the stores I worked but not
for the reasons the “experts” are describing on this episode. Not
all of these issues are dangerous to your health and not all of these
are being used as tricks.
A little knowledge goes a long way but
and that also goes for understanding the reasons behind why stores do
what they do. If you have any questions about what's going on in your
favorite store, by all means start a conversation and create a
relationship with the people who are providing your family with
food.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #1:
The Egg Carton “Cold Line”
Michelle
from the audience shared that she buys a dozen eggs every week. Dr.
Oz had a mock egg section set up for Michelle to choose her dozen
eggs. She chose a carton and checked for cracked eggs. Michelle
prefers to choose her carton from the top of the egg section.
Mr.
Costa agreed that customers should check the egg carton for cracked
eggs but taking the carton from the top of the section was a big
shopping mistake. There should be a line drawn or painted on cold
cases which are placed there by the cooler manufacturer to indicate
the level where food is no longer kept at a safe temperature. Eggs,
or other cold products, if kept above the cold or load line are too
warm and therefore are not safe. Check the case for the line and
choose your products from below that line.
[Not all
cases have a cold line, and not all sections of a cold case have a
cold line. One of the best determinate of temperature is to feel the
product, if it's cold great and if it's not cold then don't buy it
and alert a staff member about the temperature of the cold case.]
Dr.
Oz Supermarket Secret #2: The Freezing Cycle
[This
secret deals with several sections of the supermarket and was a bit
unclear...]
Mr.
Costa said the fresh baked section of the supermarket probably
contains fresh foods however the dough used to create those fresh
foods could be as old as one year. What? The dough, all or part of
it, could have been frozen for up to a year prior to baking the
finished product.
In
the meat department, Mr. Costa said meats may have been frozen and
defrosted several times and that might not be safe. [And that's all
they said about that. In reality, freezers as well as coolers in all
stores are set to go through multiple defrost cycles each and every
day. The coolers are designed to defrost the equipment but not the
product, similar to what home freezers do as well to prevent ice and
moisture build up. If product in the freezer is defrosting during
these cycles then there is a problem with the cooler.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #3:
Lighting
Lighting in the produce department may
be giving consumers a false sense of product quality. Green colored
lighting can make produce look greener than it may actually be. In
the meat department, red lighting can make meat look fresher and more
appealing. The use of these colors in these departments could be
deceiving consumers about the quality of food.
Mr. Costa said using these practices is
actually a health violation. Dr. Oz said to check the lighting in
these departments, if you believe lighting is making products look
different then, he suggested, take the food out of section look under
different light.
[If use of this color lighting is a
health violation, then consumers who find this lighting in a store
should contact the county health department and, in my opinion,
reconsider shopping at that store.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #4:
The Use-By Date
The use by date is stamped on foods
indicating the time when food may begin to go bad and it's a valuable
tool. Use by dates are placed on products by the manufacturer and
that date can't be changed. However, said Mr. Costa, there is another
use by date that the store can place on products which they can
change at any time. Store placed dates, Mr. Costa daid, can be
unreliable and may incorrect. If you are unclear about the date shown
on a product, ask the store about the date.
[Yes, stores can and do place dates on
products that may be different than the date placed on the product by
the manufacturer, this is a standard practice and in fact, is a
prescribed by the manufacturer. Products may be shipped and stored at
a store frozen yet merchandised in a refrigerated section or on a
standard shelf.
For example, cookies may be sent frozen
and stored frozen in the store having a date of six months out. The
store may, under manufacturer guidelines, merchandise the cookies in
a refrigerated section and then place a new, sooner, use by date on
the product, maybe two weeks out. Or the store may merchandise those
cookies on the cookie shelf and put a one week use by date. If the
store keeps those same cookies in the freezer then yes they are still
good for six months. So yes, the date on a product can change and yes
a store can change the date.
Talk to the store if you have any
questions about the dates on products.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Tricks To
Spend More Money
Francis
Largeman-Roth, RD, health expert and author of The
Carb Lovers Diet, said
stores do their best to encourage customers to stay longer and
spend more money. From the music to the deli counter display and
samples to that convenient coffee bar. Stores want customers to spend
money and most often by spending more time in a store they will spend
more money.
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #5:
Avoid Mondays
Don't shop on Monday, said Ms.
Largeman-Roth. She explained that stores are heavily shopped over the
weekends and stores receive their main replenishment orders on
Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday is the best day of the week to shop.
[Well, this may be true at some stores but it doesn't mean it's true at all stores. Delivery days for products vary from store to store.
Where I worked, we received produce orders seven days a week, and
grocery orders four days a week and one of those days was Monday.
The three stores I shop in my neighborhood are actually
well stocked on Monday. The worst time to shop my neighborhood
stores, I have found, is Friday evening. Your best bet regarding
this rule is going to be your own observations and talking to
staff creating that relationship with your store as mentioned
earlier.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #6:
Stay Away From “Manager Specials”
Ms. Largeman-Roth says to beware of
fancy displays that are designed to entice customers to spend more
money through impulse purchases.
“Manager Specials”, she explained,
are products that stores want to move quickly so stay away.
[I really don't get this caution. Yes,
Manager Specials are meant to move product quickly at a reduced price
often because the product is going to expire soon. It happens
everywhere, it happens all the time. A Manager Special can mean great
deals for savvy customers. The keys are to know how much of a
discount your getting, are you going to use the product before it
goes bad, does it fit in your menu plan or your health goals?
In the produce section at my
neighborhood store, it's sometimes possible to get ingredients for a
healthy green salad for $1 but I would have to make it that day.
There are sometimes deals on bread that is going to expire so the
question is will it last in the freezer and can I use it before it
goes bad? A cut of meat may be reduced because it expires the next
day, if I can adjust my weekly menu to use that meat that day, then
it could be a great deal.
And yes, sometimes stores buy a large
quantity of a short-dated product they know customers will want and
sell it at a reduced price.
Yes, buyer beware. That is certainly
true but it can also work in your favor.]
Dr. Oz Supermarket Secret #7:
Free Samples Equal Inches on Your Waistline
Sampling those supermarket treats could
add up to hundreds of extra calories. Dr. Oz showed a tray of chicken
fingers where each treat contained 270 calories! A sample of spring
rolls could 160 calories to your day. And a sample of cheese on a
slice of French bread could add another 160 calories.
Munching on all three of these snacks
in one trip to the supermarket, completely possible especially on
those days when every department of the store has a sample, can add
up to 590 calories. That's more than most people eat for a meal the
you would probably still be hungry.
If the samples trick works and you buy
each of these three example items, that could be an extra $39.26
added to your final bill.
Ms. Largeman-Roth says to shop with a
list and stick to it to keep your purchases on a healthy and
budget-friendly track.
Supermarket Secret 8: Keep Your
Environmentally Friendly Bags Clean
Audience members were asked to bring
their reusable shopping bags to the studio. Before the show, the
shopping bags were tested. What could be lurking on your
environmentally friendly shopping bag?
Dr. Oz swabbed one audience member's
reusable shopping bag to figure out the number of life-forms on the
bag. Ideally, he explained, the number of life-forms should be under
80. The results from her shopping bag: 1,252. Literally, her bag was
filthy although to the eye it looked clearn.
Using a reusable shopping bag several
times can easily cause a build up of bad bacteria. How can these be
bags be used safely? Dr. Oz says to wash your cloth shopping bags
after every 10 uses. Toss the cloth bag into the washer with your
regular laundry. [Cold may be a better option as many cloth shopping
bags will shrink if washed in warm or hot.] For plastic reusable
bags, Dr. Oz said to use a bleach spray cleaner or bleach wipe to
clean the bag.
Dr. Oz: Daphne Oz and Hosts Of
The Chew
The foodies from the hit show The
Chew, join Dr. Oz on stage
to talk about what else but food! The hosts joined Dr. Oz to dish
about their favorite subject: food!
With the recent ban on super sized
sodas, is this move in the public's best interest?
Chef
Mario Batali said the ban actually helps because consumers will
go with the default level and therefore reduce their soda and calorie
intake.
Clinton
Kelly, style expert and food expert, says sodas should be labeled
with a warning that drinking too much could raise health risks so
consumers can make an informed choice.
Daphne
Oz, Dr. Oz's daughter, said she hopes it doesn't go the other way
and that diet drinks [with artificial ingredients] become the go-to
big drink.
Are people getting fatter because of
the increased popularity of cooking shows?
Executive Producer of The Chew,
Gordon Elliott said people can make their own choices and a show like
The Chew wouldn't work
if everything was completely clean and healthy. They present a balace
of food options.
Fast food shops are displaying soda
pairings, sound off!
Chef
Michael Symon says he hasn't had a soda in years so he's not one
to recommend soda and fast food pairings. On The Chew,
Chef Symon explained, they teach people how to cook from
scratch. When people cook at home from scratch, they are going to eat
better food than what is served at a fast food shop.
Chef Bartali said his favorite soda
pairing is soda and champagne. Mr. Kelly asked if gin and tonic
counts?
What can we do about the high sodium
levels kids are ingesting?
Chef Carla
Hall said the problem is that the kids aren't cooking it's the
parents who are opening a box to serve to the kids. Chef Hall said if
the parents cook from scratch, the food will be healthier. Chef Symon
added that salt is a flavor enhancer that provides a better eating
experience but you have to use it properly. Use salt and herbs as
enhancers to increase the enjoyment.
What is your best after-sex food?
Ms. Oz tried to ignore this question
and hoped that her father didn't answer it! Chef Bartali said he's
not hungry after but likes to make a nice breakfast the next day. Mr.
Kelly said it's hard to eat when you're asleep. Dr. Oz said soaked
nuts.
Dr. Oz: Behind the Scenes of The
Chew
Ms. Oz took camera behind the scenes of
The Chew, including to her
dressing room where she was happy to show papa Oz that she has
hazelnuts at the ready for a healthy snack.
The
backstage kitchen prepares all the food featured on The
Chew, that's five meals per show
prepared five days a week. Onstage, the kitchen is fully operational
and yes that means the oven really does work.
The hosts of The Chew
worked together to put all the recipes from their first season into
one cookbook called The
Chew: Food. Life. Fun.
And it's not just meal recipes, the hosts included drink recipes as
well.
Dr. Oz: The Chew Cooks Wine-Stained
Pasta with Sausage Meatballs and Cauliflower
Chef Batali was the orchestrator of
this recipe. Here are some of Chef Batali's best tips shared while he
was cooking away. Start by cooking the pasta with a little bit of
salt and a little bit of wine to give the pasta color and a hint of
flavor from the wine.
Cauliflower, featured in the recipe, is
popular in Italian cooking, said Chef Bartali. In fact, all
cruciferous vegetables are popular in Italian cooking, he called them
the colon's broom.
Chef Bartali said to use pasta sauces
sparingly as American's often put
too much sauce for the amount of noodles being served. Dress the
noodles more like a salad, he explained, with a small amount of
sauce.
Click
here for Chef Bartali's Basic Tomato Sauce recipe from DoctorOz.com,
that is used in the Wine-Stained Pasta.
Dr. Oz: Five In Five Challenge
Chef Symon eats a lot of bacon and Dr.
Oz doesn't like it one bit. So Dr. Oz challenged Chef Symon to a Five
In Five. Chef Symon was challenged to create a meal in five minutes
with five ingredients.
Chef Symon used Greek yogurt,
grapefruit juice, parsley, kale, almonds and salmon to create a quick
and healthy meal.
The Greek yogurt was mixed with
grapefruit, and parsley to create a sauce that dressed the pan seared
and steamed salmon. A salad of kale and almonds was dressed with
extra virgin olive oil to complete the meal.
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