No, we didn’t think so. Please do yourself a favor and tell the FDA what you think, by entering your comment on a proposed change it is considering in the labeling of flavored milk. The current labeling laws mandate the … Continue reading
Coke Covers Your PM Hours with New Caffeine Free Coke Zero
The Coca Cola Company is planning a new product to fill in a consumption opportunity not already handled by the hundreds of beverages currently available to thirsty consumers. According to a company press release: Day Or Night, New Caffeine Free … Continue reading
Diet Cran-Energy: Healthy Drink or Another Disappointment?
Energy drinks are no bastion of health. Sugar, artificial flavors, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners and tons of caffeine make them a bad choice! But when we saw Ocean Spray’s Cran-Energy Sparkling drinks, we thought it could be different. Alas, yet … Continue reading
Diet Cola, Aspartame, and Cancer
Will drinking one or two cans of diet cola per day increase your risk of cancer? That’s a question that many people would love to get a clear cut answer to. Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to design and execute … Continue reading
Pepsi Next: The Worst of 2 Drinks, Combined into One
When we joked about the big cola companies removing 30% of the sugar from their soft drinks as an April Fool’s prank, some people responded in all seriousness, having spotted such a cola from Pepsi out in the wild. And … Continue reading
A Dietitian’s Story: My Diet Coke Detox
This blog post was inspired by a tweet from registered dietitian Elisa Zied (@elisazied), who several weeks ago began tweeting about her plan to stop drinking Diet Coke after years of addiction. The following is an interview with Elisa we … Continue reading
2 New Studies: Diet Soda Leads to Weight Gain, Diabetes
Earlier this week, at a conference of the American Diabetes Association, 2 interesting studies related to diet soda were presented. Both reached similar conclusions – Not only will diet soda NOT help you lose weight, it may actually cause weight … Continue reading
Snapple’s Amazing Race to Make More Money
Snapple keeps innovating with new flavors and snazzy marketing. A new, limited edition Mango Papaya Tea is out: When The Amazing Race™ told us they were going to India we thought, “Brilliant! India is steeped in rich tea tradition that … Continue reading
7 Things to Know about Aspartame, Phenylalanine, and Those Scary Warnings on Soft Drinks
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
Will the Skinny Pepsi make YOU Skinny?
Pepsi, and especially diet Pepsi, want to associate themselves with beautiful, glamorous and skinny people. In a clever product makeover, they are doing to their cans what photoshop does to models to make them look taller and skinnier. The new … Continue reading