Major news this morning! The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just published a
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On Cereal Serving Sizes. Grape Nuts as an Example
This is a guest blog post by Richard Perlmutter, MS A serving of Post Grape-Nuts ready-to-eat breakfast cereal weighs 58g. A serving of Post Grape-Nuts Flakes ready-to-eat breakfast cereal weighs only 29g. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … Continue reading
How Your Nose May Help With Portion Control
The LA Times Booster Shots blog reports on an interesting study by a trade journal called Flavour. Researchers wanted to see if they could affect the bite size people take, based on a food’s aroma. They used vanilla custard at … Continue reading
Product Review: Nature’s Path Love Crunch Premium Organic Granola
We were recently contacted by Nature’s Path, maker of organic cereals, granolas, and other goodies. The Love Crunch Granola line has undergone a makeover and we were sent a sample for review. From the company: Like all Nature’s Path products, … Continue reading
NYC Relentless in Obesity War. This Time: Portion Sizes
We visited New York this week and were happy to see that at least one local government in this country is willing to face up to the big money that is junk food. The latest subway ad campaign is calling … Continue reading
The Bad News about Healthy Lunches
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
Thoughts on Obesity
This is a guest blog post by Daniel Green. In her August 21 New York Times Slipstream column, Natasha Singer opens “WHY are Americans getting fatter and fatter? The simple explanation is that we eat too much junk food and … Continue reading
Four Graphic Examples of Portion Distortion – You’ll be Shocked
One of the most important pieces of information in a nutrition label is the serving size. Many people look at the calorie count, and are happy to see low numbers. But what they don’t notice is that they are consuming … Continue reading
FOODFIGHT: Is a McDonald’s Big Mac Healthier Than a Chipotle Burrito?
This is a guest blog post by Mariana Cotlear. Is a McDonald’s Big Mac better for you than a Chipotle Burrito? So claims James McWilliams in a recent article in The Atlantic. His straight nutritional comparison of the above mentioned … Continue reading