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
Trend Alert – Pea Protein
America’s insatiable appetite for more protein has led to various innovations over the last few years. Milk protein concentrate and Soy protein isolate are some examples. But now, a new source for plant based protein is working its way into … Continue reading
91% of Kids’ Fast Food Meals Unfit By Industry’s Own Nutrition Standards
Fast food chains are a popular destination for families in the US. The kiddie menu offers parents a peace of mind that a child will eat her meal. Unfortunately, just like the adult food, the children’s options are full of … Continue reading
A Sheepish Ingredient in Milk
If you drink store bought dairy milk, it isn’t just made of milk – it’s usually got vitamin A and vitamin D added. Even organic milk: Organic Skim Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin D3. As you can see, the … Continue reading
The Amazing Story of Addictive Junk Food
The New York Times Magazine has published an excellent, albeit long, feature on The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food. It’s quite a long read, but really impresses upon the reader what amazing efforts the food industry has taken (and … Continue reading
Will School Lunch Be Healthier This Year?
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! Or try Fooducate on the Web! As the new school year kicks off, we ask ourselves will the food and nutrition lessons of years past be learned? Will budgets be found … Continue reading
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Gluten, Food Allergies and Intolerances in the U.S. [Infographic]
- click to enlarge – We recently released our Allergy & Gluten Free Scanner app, and you were the first to hear about it here on the blog. Yesterday, we formally announced the app in a press release: Based on … Continue reading
Why Manufacturers DON’T Want Nutrition Labels to Include Added Sugars Info
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! For years, we have been proponents of improved nutrition labeling on food products. There are various loopholes and tricks manufacturers use to embellish the nutritional value of their products. Labeling … Continue reading
Milk – The Pros and Cons
Or try Fooducate’s Online Nutrition App! Milk was in the news last week, following an opinion piece by well respected cookbook author and journalist Mark Bittman. Got Milk? Don’t Need It generated a lively discussion on the interwebs, and we thought … Continue reading
With Food, Simple is Always Good, Right?
This is a guest blog post by Bruce Bradley Food companies are some of the savviest trend spotters around. They literally spend Hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars tracking and following trends. In fact, in some cases, they even help create … Continue reading