Baby. Carrots. Extreme.
This is a screech… from the AP: NEW YORK — Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food. A group of 50 producers hopes the ‘Eat ‘Em Like Junk Food’ effort starting next week will double the $1 billion market in two or three years. The goal is to get people to think of baby carrots as a brand they can get excited...
Give Your Kids Fruit – Not Fruit Snacks
There’s a good article in the LA Times about the misleading claims plastered on the labels of fruit snacks. While fruit leather and Roll Ups “made with real fruit” seem wholesome, they’re NOT equivalent to fresh fruit. Not even close… The snacks usually derive their fruit content from the same few sources: purée of apple or pear, apple juice concentrate and grape juice concentrate. Apples, pears and...
Puttin’ Down the Ritz
I was doing my usual “thing” this morning – checking out my favorite blogs while cracking open pistachios (my fave snack) – when my eye was caught by a blog banner ad for “Ritz Crackerfuls.” In addition to a pic of the cracker on the front of the box, there were also images of a stalk of wheat and a chunk of cheese – which illustrated the “Made with Real Cheese!” and “6g of...
A Good Way to BOOST Your Sugar Intake
You should always flip over a packaged food product and check out the ingredients and nutritional panel on the back, because THAT’S where the information you need to know is located. Never, never, never, trust what you read in an ad, on a product website or on the front of the box/bottle/package/container. Here’s a case in point: Nestle’s Boost. It’s sold as a nutritional drink; and so it is… sorta. If...
School’s Out!
So we’re trying a little experiment this summer… John and I decided to take Jamie Oliver’s advice to heart, and make sure our kids have their cooking skills nailed down. Thus, we’ve decided to give them equal time in the kitchen! To wit: Each member of the house will cook 1 full meal per week, on a day of his/her choosing. It has to be a balanced, healthy meal, composed of lean protein, veggies/fruits/, whole...
“Organic” Does Not Mean Low Calorie
CNN reports on a new study, published in the psychology journal “Judgement and Decisionmaking”… Popular culture has promoted strong associations between the concepts of “organic” and “healthy,” leading some consumers to believe that organic foods have fewer calories than their non-organic counterparts, the study said. This may also lead people to make choices about foods that are...
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