This is a guest blog post by Dr. Dina R. Rose I’m going to suggest something radical: Don’t worry about packing a healthy school lunch. I’m not suggesting you send your kids off to school with Devil Dogs and Twinkies. But … Continue reading
Dieters Rejoice!? Less Food in Every Package
Interesting writeup in the New York Times this week about the shrinking package sizes of processed foods. Turns out that the recession, along with rising costs of commodities, have brought about a sneaky habit by many manufacturers. Instead of raising … Continue reading
What’s Bob Marley Doing at a Food Show?
Fooducate has hit the road and is spending some time at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, a trade show dedicated to the Natural Food Industry. Over 3000 natural and organic food and ingredient manufacturers exhibit their goods twice a … Continue reading
Portion Distortion – The Hidden Enemy and How YOU Can Fight Back
One of the trickiest aspects of eating well is consuming the right portion size. Eating homemade, unprocessed foods, with lots of whole grains, low fat meats and dairy can still lead to excessive calorie consumption if you don’t exercise portion … Continue reading
Frito Lay Announces “All Natural” Junk Food
As the new year approaches, and with it a multitude of resolutions for a healthier behavior, we will be seeing many new announcements about nutrition, foods and exercise contraptions. Getting a head start is Frito-Lay, the savory snack stalwart owned … Continue reading
Good Foods, Bad Foods at the 2010 Dietitian Conference and Expo
We participated earlier this week in the American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. The expo includes a showcase by food companies boasting their healthy products to masses of dietitians and future dietitians. Some products are clearly healthy … Continue reading
Snack Binge: It’s Not Your Fault, It’s the Package!
There’s an interesting study published in the October issue of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. The researchers, Adriana Madzharov and Lauren Block of Baruch College, CUNY, wanted to observe the effect of product package information on consumer behavior. More specifically, … Continue reading
Evil Nutrient for 2009 – Salt ?
Great article in USA Today, with some hope and advice on reducing sodium in our diet: Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation’s food supply, there are early signs that 2009′s nutrition “bad guy” will … Continue reading