“Kellogg Delights Consumers With New Products”
My Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) newsletter showed up in my inbox today. As I scanned the list of headlines, my eye was caught by one stating “Kellogg introduces nearly two dozen products in early 2012.” “Nearly two dozen”? Be still my heart! There was a link to Kellogg’s press release, so rather than relying on IFT’s summary, I clicked over to the company site to check out the lineup. Here...
Walmart’s “Great For You” Label Isn’t Bad!
Walmart unveiled its new front-of-package logo earlier this month to help customers identify healthy food choices. The new green “Great For You” logo is currently being used only on store-label products & fresh fruits and veggies; but the company plans to make it available to other manufacturers whose products meet Walmart’s criteria. And – surprise, surprise – those criteria are relatively strict! It...
The Physician’s Committee For Irresponsible Advertising Strikes (Out) Again
I’m about as sympathetic to vegetarians and vegans as it’s possible for a committed omnivore to be – an assessment that I think the vegetarian/vegan athletes I’ve advised over the years would agree with. If folks want to give up meat/animal products for health, ethical and/or environmental considerations, more power to ’em. There are a lot of ways to eat healthily, and life is just too damn short to...
CSPI Claims Food Colorings are Deceptive
And I agree… Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast has no cherry juice. Nor does it have any berry juice. Despite the pictures of cherries and berries on the label, this drink gets much of its dark red color from the controversial dye, Red 40. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says that’s deceptive. …Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix has no carrots, as such. Instead, it has “carrot flavored pieces” made with corn...
Disgusting Healthy Food? Gross And Nutritious Food Porn?
Most of the less than appetizing “food porn” pics we get on the net are of the mega-calorie variety; bacon wrapped meatloaf stuffed with cheese and hot dogs and drizzled in butter – that sort of stuff. But what about disgusting, healthy snacks? How come we never see pictures of those? As an example, I’ve attached a picture of one of my favorite afternoon pick-me-ups; a can of Brunswick Canadian Sardines on a...
Making Calorie Information Meaningful
Now here’s an idea for communicating the caloric consequences of eating/drinking junk! Displaying the amount of time you’d need to jog in order to burn off the calories from a sugary drink, rather than showing a calorie count, may be more effective in dissuading you from consuming those beverages, new research suggests. Researchers observed teenagers at stores in West Baltimore, where signs displayed either calorie counts,...
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