Image via Wikipedia The FDA has served as a punching bag for this blog and other critics for a long time. In retrospect, deservedly so. Weakness in the face of the food industry, revolving doors of top personnel and corporate … Continue reading
Dirty Secrets of the Food Industry
Image via Wikipedia Thank you Women’s Health Magazine for sharing 11 Secrets the Food Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know. Among the tricks played on us: – many reduced fat foods compensate with added sugars. – lean cuts of meat … Continue reading
Two More Reasons to Eat Less Processed Foods
A recent study conduced by Italian researchers found that two commonly used food additives have the ability to alter human hormones. From The Daily Green: More than 3,000 preservatives, flavorings, colors and other ingredients are added to food in the … Continue reading
Supermarket Food – a Trick or Treat?
Imagine your great great grandmother stepping into a supermarket today. How many products would she recognize? Aside from the produce, meats, some bread and dairy, what would she think of all the packaged foods? What about cardboard boxes, plastic trays … Continue reading