'Mystery Fat' a hit in Pennsylvania school

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
Jan 20th 2007 4:13PM

We all know that kids don't like "mystery meats" in school lunches -- just what is that piece of meat, anyway. But, I was surprised to read that some Pennsylvania kids like "mystery fats". After all, many kids have grown up eating trans fats in so man foods, what could be so good about a "mystery fat"?

Well, it appears to be a secret ingredient derived from a plant-based fat substitute called Z Trim. That particular plant-based fat has been in the school's popular ranch dressing for months. Ah-ha -- a "quiet" introduction here.

This surprise substitution was designed to reduce the fat and calories students are getting when they load up their salads and chicken with it. The results? They actually like it.

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c smith 1-21-2007 @ 10:35AM

I don't like the idea of using people as lab rats without thier knowledge! What if this stuff turns out to be toxic. Remember when the "new and improved" trans fats were "healthy"?

PhilV 1-25-2007 @ 1:03PM

Z Trim, believe it
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It's the real deal. It's true plant fiber and water, processed into a gel that works better than some of the more "chemical" additives used to create "light" foods over the past couple of decades. Foods made with it taste like the full fat verisons. A breakthrough, in the true sense. Oprah's physician, Dr. Mehmet Oz, notes that it will "eventually change the way we eat" on page 90 of his current #1 best seller. Less fat, same taste, and no worries.

Plum Borough School District's Food Service Department diligently seeks ways to provide students with healthy food choices while enhancing nutritional integrity and taste. Z Trim offers the district an opportunity to facilitate these practices without compromising student safety or taste.
Z Trim replaces questionable additives and fat with non-allergenic, no-caloric corn fiber. The Z Trim in the mayonnaise served by the Plum Borough School District is corn fiber. Any registered dietitian or medical professional who undertakes a qualified review of Z Trim will acknowledge that the use of the Z Trim corn fiber gel in place of any amount of more questionable additives such as fat and chemical fat substitutes such as hydrogenated oils, certain gums, and oil alternatives previously used for non-food purposes, is a significant and sensible step forward in nutrition. Both the Plum Borough School District and Z Trim are proud to actively and successfully take steps to replace such ingredients in our foods with true plant fiber and water (Z Trim).

While in the past the food industry formulated lighter foods by adding chemicals and ingredient substitutions that weren't food based, Z Trim is a food-based solution that works to reduce fats while leaving taste in tact. Those in the food industry and the food service industry that share concerns over the proliferation of questionable additives are increasingly turning to Z Trim to provide a more nutritious approach to the reduction of unnecessary fats and chemicals without taking away from taste.
- Z Trim Holdings and the Plum Borough School District