Just when you thought the everything bacon trend was over, fast food chain Jack in the Box is introducing the Bacon Milkshake. For a limited time only, of course. Yes, it’s for real. Not the bacon, the shake. Well, the … Continue reading
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PepsiCo Returns to Core [read: Junk Food] Products
Can junk food companies reinvent themselves and start selling healthy food instead? If you ask the CEOs of the big food corporations such as McDonald’s and PepsiCo, the answer is YES, of course. Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo has … Continue reading
Childhood Obesity: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
One ray of sunshine in the usually gloomy childhood obesity news – In New York City there has been a slight decrease in childhood obesity rates in the last 5 years. The 5.5% decrease is in stark contrast to many … Continue reading
Coming Soon? Fast Food Stamps
Should Food Stamp recipients be able to use government funds to buy fast food? Yum Brands, the holding company of KFC and Taco Bell thinks YES! If this seems totally preposterous to you, well, it’s because it is. The aid program, … Continue reading
8 Nutrition Tips for Road Warriors
Here’s a note we got from Carrie, a Fooducate community member. LOVE your blog and your app! I’m so glad I found you — I don’t follow every “rule” every time, but it is important to me that the vast … Continue reading
10% of Pre-Schoolers Are Obese! Here’s What to Do with your Toddler
The Obesity Society (yes, such an organization exists!) convened last week for its annual meeting. Here are some scary numbers from a research program called “Nestle Feeding Infants & Toddlers Study”: 1. 10% of preschoolers age 2-5 are obese. 2. … Continue reading
Junk Food Commercials Influence Young Kids, Parents Can Mitigate the Effect
The Journal of Pediatrics published the results of an interesting study. Researchers wanted to see how young children are affected by commercials for junk food vs parental guidance. The “experiment” was conducted on 75 children aged 3 to 5: They watched … Continue reading
Pepsi, NFL sign a 10 year, $2300000000 Sponsorship Agreement
You’d think the NFL and its super athletes would serve as a shining example of physical fitness and gastronomic responsibility. You expect top athletes to eat healthy and serve an example to millions of boys and young men who look … Continue reading
5 Ways the Nutrition Field Hinders Its Own Progress
This is a guest blog post by Andy Bellatti, MS, RD. It originally appeared on his blog Small Bites I often write about the external factors that pose a threat to the nutrition field, including (but not limited to) Big … Continue reading
Jack in the Box Drops Toys from Kiddie Menu
Something good is happening in the fast food industry. (That doesn’t happen very often, as followers of the Fooducate blog know.) Jack in the Box, the 5th largest burger chain in the country, announced that it has stopped packing toys … Continue reading