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
Tuna, Mercury and Kids. What to Do?
Many kids have a hard time with fish. They don’t like the taste, the smell, or the texture. But there is one exception – canned tuna. Most children enjoy tuna sandwiches and salads. But there is a problem. What you … Continue reading
This Tuna Melt Is So Light & Tasty It Will Make You Cry
This is a guest post by Lisa Cain, PhD, a.k.a Snack-Girl Tuna melts use to be a staple in my college dorm. One cup mayonnaise, a little tuna, and say the word “green” and you had lunch! As you age, you … Continue reading
How Does Tuna Fish turn into Canned Tuna?
When you think Tuna, what’s the first food that comes to your mind? If you said tuna-fish sandwich, you’re not alone. Canned tuna is a staple in many a lunch sandwiches, salads, and other recipes. In fact, over 50 of … Continue reading
Praise for Sardines
There’s a consensus among the nutrition community that people should be eating less meat and more fish. For most people, this means salmon or canned tuna. These are indeed very popular and nutritious choices. However there are several problems with … Continue reading
Could the Healthiest Food Also be the Deadliest?
The consumer watchdog group CSPI published [PDF] a provocative list of 10 healthy foods that have been involved in large scale contamination in the past few years: LEAFY GREENS: 363 outbreaks involving 13,568 reported cases of illness EGGS: 352 outbreaks … Continue reading
Twelve Things to Know about Vitamin D
As if we don’t have enough to worry about with respect to nutrition, a set of new studies has shown that children are receiving way below their required amount of vitamin D. What is vitamin D? Why is it important? … Continue reading
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Inside the Label: Juicy Juice Brain Development [Marketing BS]
The creative marketers at Nestle have been pushing various flavors of Juicy Juice liquid candy at parents for several years with great success. But it wasn’t enough. Always under pressure to sell more and grow (hey it’s the American way!), … Continue reading
European Proposal – Label Fish For Mercury
Image via Wikipedia Fish are healthy for you right? High in omega-3, plenty of protein, not to mention absolutely delicious when prepared right. Unfortunately, not all is rosy in the octopus’s garden in the sea. Due to industrial contamination of … Continue reading
D Minus – American Kids Need More Vitamin D
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