The LA Times reports that dozens of children in China have become ill, and at least one died from kidney related problems after consuming formula by Sanlu tainted with melamine, the same substance that sickened or killed thousands of dogs … Continue reading
An interesting article from Food Navigator USA: Food manufacturers are avoiding using the term natural because consumers have lost trust in the claim due to a lack of clear regulation in the US, according to a Packaged Facts report. Read … Continue reading
This is the title of nutrition expert Marion Nestle’s article today in the San Francisco Chronicle: Foods contain nutrients. If you eat foods, you get nutrients. Somehow, humanity, in all its amazing variation, has survived to the present and is … Continue reading
The Consumerist blog brings the following to our attention, comparing Mott’s Apple Juice with Mott’s Light Apple Juice: Here’s a perfect example of why you should always approach “healthy” labeling on food products with a skeptical eye…except for a few … Continue reading
The Daily Breeze reports on finding from a California study, where only a third of 46,000 respondents said they received dietary and fitness advice from their doctors: New findings from one of the most comprehensive health surveys in the nation … Continue reading
Sept 5 – Patak’s Dopiaza Cooking Sauce – ACH Food Companies, Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee is recalling its Patak’s® Dopiaza Cooking Sauce sold in the United States because it may contain an undeclared milk allergen. People who have an allergy … Continue reading
Two recent posts from Health Castle with great ideas for easy and healthy after school snacking. 10 Healthy After-School Snacks Four Everyday Fruits Packed with Powerful Nutrition (Apples, Banana, Oranges, Grapes) Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow
Editor’s note: Every weekend, we’ll try to feature a superfood for your pleasure and nutritional enrichment. We kick off with the not-so-glamorous yet highly recommended beet. The New York Time recently showcased beets in two separate articles. The first, including … Continue reading
Prevention Magazine has an interesting article on a staple food enjoying 17% annual growth. With so many kinds of tortilla to choose from, it’s easy to fall into nutrition traps: Spinach or veggie wraps don’t count as vegetables. In one … Continue reading
A quick reminder from the Center for Disease Control (CDC): An estimated 76 million cases of foodborne disease occur each year in the United States. CDC estimates that there are 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths related to foodborne diseases each … Continue reading