Maybe it’s time to revise the old adage, “all things in moderation,” because there are some things that apparently just aren’t good for you at all, even in modest quantities.

Artery-clogging trans fatty acids, aka partially hydrogenated oil, may sound like a lot of gobbledygook to you, but if you eat a lot of processed foods this cheap form of fat could cost you dearly. The National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine announced three years ago that there was no safe level of trans fat in the average diet.

But if you’ve been blissfully unaware of your trans fat consumption, you’re in for a rude awakening come January 1st, when the FDA will require food manufacturers to list the amount of trans fats contained in their products.

Companies like Kraft, FritoLay and ConAgra are scrambling to reformulate their foods and find alternatives to trans-fats to spare their chips and cookies the stigma of the trans-fat label.

A healthier Oreo has been particularly elusive for Kraft; the company’s been struggling to reduce the trans fat in its famous cookie without sacrificing the “mouth feel” that makes Oreos taste so good. A serving of three Oreos currently contains 2.5 grams of trans fat.

Kraft’s promised to produce a trans fat free version by January, containing canola and palm oils instead, but will the taste and texture be compromised? I applaud Kraft’s intentions, but I’m going to stick with Newman’s Own Newman O’s. They taste great, they’re organic, they’re trans fat free, and when I buy them, the profits go to charity. A chocolate cookie filled with cream and good intentions? How doubly delicious.