Happy Father’s Day! Although this holiday is usually associated with buying dads a tie/electronic gizmo/golg club/fishing gear and enjoying a BBQ meal, we’d like to take a minute to ponder the paternal role in a family’s healthy eating habits. 1. … Continue reading
Check out this funny rap video that went viral. Some of the situations may seem really familiar to some of us. For example “Pay my eighty bucks for six things and get out…” Enjoy! Get Fooducated: iPhone App Android App … Continue reading
UPDATE: The school board did not ban flavored milk. The board was asked to approve a contract; that’s why it was involved at all, because it has to approve large contracts. The contract called for plain milk. [Thanks Mary MacVean, … Continue reading
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Kellogg’s, parent company of Keebler and Famous Amos, after finding listeria bacterium in a Georgia manufacturing plant. Here is an excerpt: …investigators from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted … Continue reading
The meal as we know it is disappearing. A recent report from Packaged Facts – Snack Foods in the US (4th Edition) – shows an ever-growing consumer shift to snacking as a result of “frenzied lifestyles”. The packaged snack market … Continue reading
The old adage about keeping the doctor away does not take into account the potentially harmful effects of pesticide residue on apples and many other fruits and vegetables. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non profit that uses the power … Continue reading
A worrying read on the Civil Eats blog – our exposure to BPA (Bisphenol-A) is much worse than we think: According to a new study, exposure to the gender-bending chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) is worse than previously estimated. The study, which … Continue reading
Kellogg’s has announced a settlement in a class action suit filed against the company last year for false advertising. You may recall the bold claims on Cocoa Krispies boxes alluding to improved immunity for kids. We called that one out … Continue reading
If you’re on a diet, please pay attention. According to a study in the upcoming edition of the Journal of Consumer Research, dieters are more likely than non-dieters to be misled when choosing a food product. The study was conducted … Continue reading
One of our favorite food bloggers, Professor Marion Nestle of NYU, has taken issue with the editors at the New York Times. An article by health writer Tara Parker-Pope cites the sedentary workplace as the potential cause for obesity’s meteoric … Continue reading