Some shoppers may have noticed lately that packages of Frito-Lay brand potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, and Tostitos are bigger than they used to be. It’s hard to miss, especially when the one on Tostitos says: ”Hey! There’s 20 percent more … Continue reading
Over the weekend, USA Today published a great piece about the cost of healthy eating. The bottom line is that for most people eating healthfully means paying more, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The article comes at … Continue reading
photo credit: Patrishe Have your children seen an ad for fresh apples lately? How about a commercial for yams or carrots? Probably not. But they most likely have seen lots of advertisements for candy, soft drinks, sugary cereals, and other … Continue reading
Many people reading product ingredient lists see these three names quite often. What’s the connection between them, and why do they appear so often in processed foods? Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow
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Dried fruit are a tasty snack. They are supposedly as good as fresh fruit nutritionally, and have the added benefit of being available throughout the year, easy to store, durable, and versatile. We decided to take a look at a … Continue reading
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Always at the forefront, Whole Foods Market is introducing a new label designed to inform consumers that a product has not been made from genetically modified ingredients. The label above will be plastered on Whole Food’s “365″ home brand products … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia This week Florida became the first state to define “Pure Honey” in the letter of the law: Under terms of the new regulation, honey containing anything other than the ”natural food product resulting from the harvest of … Continue reading
Thank you Fooducate reader Mark G. and family for testing out 4 flavors of Crofter’s Superfruit Spreads over the past few weeks. Crofter’s is a small Canadian company focusing on jams, jellies, preserves and spread. Everything is organic. Earlier this … Continue reading
Confused by nutrition labels and ingredient lists? You’re not alone. Despite the best intentions of the FDA’s nutrition labeling regulations, most consumers still can’t reasonably compare two similar products for their nutrition parameters. There are just too many variables – … Continue reading
Horizon Organic, the country’s largest organic milk products distributor, has recently announced a new line of “all natural” products. This is dismaying to many fans of the organic movement, because it would cause an erosion in revenue and profit to … Continue reading