Front of food boxes doesn’t always match back labels

When in search of food that fits your healthy lifestyle, always remember to read over labels thoroughly. I was reminded of this lesson the other day. See, the missus loves her mac and cheese, so while I was doing some grocery shopping, I thought I might try to find some with whole wheat noodles. After scanning over what seemed like a hundred different variations of Kraft mac and cheese, along with the store’s brand, I finally found what I was looking for on the far end of the display. Taking up one row was a box of mac and cheese made by a company that makes real, 100 percent whole wheat pasta. I picked up two boxes, thinking I might get an award for husband of the year, and started walking away. I made it halfway down the aisle when a little voice told me to take a look at the back of the box. There was no surprise when I saw that the lone ingredient for the pasta was 100 percent whole wheat, but I couldn’t believe what was listed first for the cheese – enriched and bleached whole wheat flour. This makes no sense, I thought, and read over the ingredients again just to be sure. Stunned, I turned and headed back down the aisle to put the boxes back.