1. Mozzarella is a fresh cheese. It’s best eaten a day after production, but can be refrigerated in brine for up to a week. Vacuum packed – several weeks or more. 2. The cheese was first produced in southern Italy, … Continue reading
Are You Getting Enough Salsa?
If you live in the US, chances are you have a jar of salsa in your pantry or fridge right now. This wasn’t always the case, but salsa has grown immensely in popularity in the last few decades. Salsa is … Continue reading
Tomatoes and the Vitamin C Disappearing Act
Tomatoes naturally contain a good amount of Vitamin C. Even after heating and processing, products like salsa and pasta sauce should still retain a portion of their vitamin C. But this isn’t always the case. So where did the vitamin … Continue reading
Top Vegetables by Water Content
Yesterday we posted the top ten fruits based on water content. Today we rank vegetables based on their water content: Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow
5 Tips for Using the Fooducate App as a Health Professional
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! This is a guest blog post by Melissa Halas-Liang, MA RD CDE Mobile apps are all the rage these days. And Fooducate, available for iPhone and Android, is becoming the go … Continue reading
Attention Trader Joe’s: Hire a Dietitian
A big thanks to Carol Harvey for taking these pictures at her local Trader Joe’s earlier this week. They have signs in the produce department pointing out the alleged nutritional benefits of various fruits and veggies. One word: Embarrassing! 1. … Continue reading
Have you ever had a Yogurt Salad?
New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Here’s a fun brunch idea for a spring weekend – Yogurt Salad! Yogurt is healthy. Raw veggies are too. Why not mix ‘em together and enjoy a hearty, healthy treat? Yogurt Salad. Ingredients: 1 … Continue reading
GMO Labels – Coming Soon?
We often get requests by Fooducate app users to provide GMO (genetically modified organism) information on products. We respond that our analysis is based on information presented on the products package. And product packages do not have this info to … Continue reading
Do “Healthy” Product Names Deliver on their Promise?
The wonders of food marketing never cease to amaze, and infuriate. Fooducate community member Cassie posted the front and back of a bag of Snyder’s eatsmart Naturals Garden Veggie Sticks – Potato, Tomato, & Spinach. What a name for a … Continue reading
A Case For Reading Food Labels
This is a guest blog post by Andrea Simon. I’m a compulsive food label reader. I’m that girl you see standing in the aisle at Trader Joe’s with a jar of applesauce in each hand, analyzing one’s nutrition facts against … Continue reading