When Weight Watchers announced its new Points Plus program late last year, the nutrition community cheered on as fruits and vegetables were promoted to 0 points in order to encourage their consumption. But encouraging the consumption of real food is … Continue reading
(image: Scott Olson/Getty Images, via NPR) Consumer advocacy group Corporate Accountability International is calling on McDonald’s to retire Ronald McDonald. In an open letter to McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner, the non-profit states: As health professionals engaged directly in the largest … Continue reading
Tony the Tiger is one those childhood icons, alongside Ronald McDonald and Big Bird. But as we all know, Frosted Flakes is a sugar-fest disguised as breakfast cereal. Kellogg’s has now introduced a new version of the cereal, “with Fiber, … Continue reading
(HFCS Commercial Spoof on Saturday Night Live) High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is considered worse than the devil by many consumers today. The liquid sweetener, which has been an integral part of our food system since the early 1980′s, has … Continue reading
Great writeup in yesterday’ New York Times – Food with Benefits, or So They Say – about all those processed products in the supermarket posing as healthy: In aisle after aisle, wonders beckon. Foods and drinks to help your heart, … Continue reading
A recently published marketing report, The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market, tells a very interesting story about our spending habits on the road to getting thin. Some of the report’s findings: 1. Consumers spent $61 BILLION to trim … Continue reading
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The Yellow Pages commercials used to say “Let your fingers do the walking”. But this is ridiculous. Did you know that approximately 50 cents out of each dollar spent on food in America is not groceries? It’s food consumed outside … Continue reading
A gloomy editorial by Dominique Browning in the New York Times this week touches upon a recent trend : I’m struck by how many signs on the shelves advertise BPA-free bottles, BPA-free sippy cups. It breaks my heart. Manufacturers might … Continue reading
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Kellogg’s just announced a new addition to its line of Rice Krispies cereals. While in the past we’ve been critical of some of the products and their marketing tactics, this one looks really good, even for gluten eaters: Rice Krispies® … Continue reading
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Fuze is a line of beverages that got its start in 2001 in Northern California but has expanded nationally in the past 10 years, especially after it was acquired by Coca Cola in 2007. The idea is to provide a … Continue reading