We’re posting today from San Diego, where Fooducate has been invited to demo our iPhone app at the Health 2.0 Conference. Borrowing the “2.0″ from “Web 2.0″, this conference and organization is all about web and mobile technologies empowering people … Continue reading
McDonald’s is aggressively pushing its Chicken McNuggets with a deal that prices each nugget at just one quarter. Sound good? What you need to know: A serving is 4 McNuggets, according to McDonalds. So this deal is supposed to feed … Continue reading
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There was a lot of talk on the in the comment forum about Friday’s post on sardines. One of the comments came from Chef Dave Schy, who offered the following recipe for Sardine Salad. The following recipe, with more photos, … Continue reading
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I just noticed that we published Fooducate blog post #1000 this week. (It was on St. Patrick’s Day, about the “health benefits” of Guinness Beer) This is quite a milestone. So today, I’d like to celebrate by sharing a bit … Continue reading
There’s a consensus among the nutrition community that people should be eating less meat and more fish. For most people, this means salmon or canned tuna. These are indeed very popular and nutritious choices. However there are several problems with … Continue reading
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Guinness is Good for You. That’s what marketing claims said about the Irish stout in the 1920′s. Research was based on asking people how they felt after drinking a pint. Most answered that they felt better. Hence the campaign. No … Continue reading
Fooducate community member Skyler asks about a warning she saw on a pack of gum – “Phenylketonurics – contains phenylalanine” What is this? And what does it have to do with chewing gum? Or diet soda? What you need to … Continue reading
This is a guest blog post by Kiyah Duffey, PhD. In a petition to the FDA last September, the Corn Refiners Association urged the regulatory agency to consider an alternative name for use on product labels: allowing the use of … Continue reading
1. Potato Chips date back to 1853. An unhappy customer at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY kept returning his fried potatoes to the chef, requesting they be prepared much thinner. The chef sliced them so thin that they could … Continue reading
“Proven to Lower Cholesterol” is a mighty strong claim. But Corazonas, a brand built around heart health, places this health claim front and center. How can one product, such as this oatmeal square, help to reduce cholesterol? What you need … Continue reading