This is a guest blog post by Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD and was originally posted here. There’s a brand new way to brag about our kids: Talk about how much they hate junk food. It’s not enough that we crow … Continue reading
Five Healthy Bread Ideas
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! Walking through the bread aisle at the grocery store can be EXTREMELY daunting. Shelves and shelves worth of different brands of bread with slightly different packaging can make anyone’s grocery … Continue reading
What Are Naked Calories?
This is a guest blog post by Elisa Zied, MS, RD, CDN I was recently sent a copy of a new book, Naked Calories: How Micronutrients Can Maximize Weight Loss, Prevent Disease and Enhance Your Life. Here is my interview with the … Continue reading
Public Pressure Works: Grocery Retailers Pulling Pink Slime
Not two weeks have passed since Americans became familiarized with the pink slime found in our ground beef, and major supermarket chains have publicly come out stating they will not be selling pink slime products anymore. This is a huge win for … Continue reading
Getting Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot
Check out this funny rap video that went viral. Some of the situations may seem really familiar to some of us. For example “Pay my eighty bucks for six things and get out…” Enjoy! Get Fooducated: iPhone App Android App … Continue reading
Meet your Meat – Whole Foods Market’s 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating System
Pushing the boundary on what foods are right to eat – from health, moral, and ecological perspectives – has been John Mackey’s mission since he opened the first Whole Foods Market over 30 years ago. Earlier this month, the grocery … Continue reading
Fooducate’s TOP TEN Blog Posts in 2010
The year is ending, and we thought it would be interesting to see what our community has read the most in 2010. Here are our most popular posts from 10 up on to 1: 1862 – 2010: A Brief History … Continue reading
Whole Foods Market Pilots Non-GMO Labels
Heard about GMO? Genetically modified organisms are plants or animals that have had their DNA altered through gene splicing techniques. This enable scientists to insert the DNA from one species into that of another in order to obtain a certain … Continue reading
Whole Foods Market Adopts “ANDI” Nutrition Rating System
Just when we thought we had covered all the nutrition rating systems out there, here’s a new system being implemented at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. ANDI, short for Aggregate Nutrient Density Index, is the brainchild of author, MD, and … Continue reading
Whole Foods CEO: “We Sell Junk”
Image via Wikipedia An interesting interview with the founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, John Mackey, on the Wall Street Journal earlier this week: “We sell all kinds of candy. We sell a bunch of junk. Healthy, bulk foods … Continue reading