Did you know that McDonald’s has been overtaken by Subway in number of locations in the US? Riding the wave of nutrition awareness has done good for the latter, a purveyor of foot long subs. Now Ronald McDonald wants in … Continue reading
How Junk Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries (Part 2/2)
This is part two of a two part series of guest posts from Vani Hari, a.k.a. Food Babe. It originally appeared here. It is appalling to witness the examples I am about to share with you. The U.S. food corporations are unnecessarily feeding us chemicals … Continue reading
Beyond BVO (Brominated Vegetable Oil) In Food Products
This is a guest blog post by Melanie Warner Now that Pepsi has removed brominated vegetable oil from Gatorade, it’s worth asking: Why was it there in the first place? Here was an ingredient that raised red flags back in … Continue reading
McDonald’s McNuggets 2.0: Fish McBites
McDonald’s is introducing a new item in its San Francisco bay area locations: Fish McBites. Here’s the PR pitch we received via email: [McDonald’s] is making waves with a new limited-time fish menu option—Fish McBites … crispy, tender pieces of … Continue reading
The Healthiest Chicken Nugget Is…
Nuggets are no health food, as we discussed yesterday in our McDonald’s vs. Burger King Nuggets post. Some of you asked us if Chick-fil-A is any better? Wendy’s? What is a healthy choice for fast food nuggets? None! Here are … Continue reading
Comparing Burger King’s New Chicken Nuggets to McDonald’s McNuggets
We’re no fans of fast food here. But the sad truth is that many Americans eat several meals a week in “Quick Serve Restaurants”. We recently got pitched by Burger King’s PR department and were hoping to learn of new … Continue reading
Quantifying the Health Damage of Celebrity Endorsement of Junk Foods
LeBron James, through his $16 million endorsement deal with Coke and McDonald’s will have been responsible for a billion spoons of sugar consumed in soft drinks through the life of his 6 year contract. This figure has been calculated by … Continue reading
What’s the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012?
If you are one of the millions of people who visit a quick serve food establishment every day, you most likely have noticed calorie counts on the menu boards. Whether it is at Starbucks or McDonald’s, the calorie counts started … Continue reading
The Real Reason McDonald’s and Coke are Sponsoring the Olympics
McDonald’s and Coca Cola each spent $100M to become sponsors of the Olympics. That’s a lot of dough, both for the International Olympic Committee to receive, and for the brands to spend. The executives at the junk food companies must … Continue reading
Just Gotta Have Another Big Mac And Coke Before Game Time… Said No Olympian Ever.
The Olympics are starting tomorrow and being sponsored by McDonald’s and Coca Cola. Do you think it’s right? Get Fooducated: iPhone App Android AppWeb App RSS or Email Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/fooducate on facebook: facebook.com/fooducate Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow