A Twinkie-Stuffed Turkey?! Ewwww…
The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to plan menus. Here at Chez Lowe, that means thinking outside the box. We stopped eating traditional Thanksgiving/Xmas dinners several years ago, in favor of more exotic, experimental feasts.* But this is waaaaay too experimental for me… There is an infinite number of recipes and iterations for turkey and stuffing. We can appreciate a new twist on a classic, but the...
From the Department of Duh!
This New York Times article about school soda bans made me heave a long, deep sigh… State laws that ban soda in schools — but not other sweetened beverages — have virtually no impact on the amount of sugary drinks middle school students buy and consume at school, a new study shows. The study, which looked at thousands of public school students across 40 states, found that removing soda from cafeterias and school vending machines...
FTC Orders Hoodia Scammers to Turn Over Assets
The press release sez it all: …the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight-loss supplement ingredient. One defendant is banned from making any weight-loss claims related to foods, drugs, or dietary supplements and must turn over a vacation home and other assets to the FTC; another is banned from the dietary supplement business; and all...
“Death From a Bun”
I have to give Dr. Neil Barnard (of the vegan front group “Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine“) points for being a good sport here… He had to have known that The Daily Show would poke fun at him. But I guess he figured that all publicity is good publicity. The irony is that I actually share Dr. B’s distaste for hot dogs. But we come at this from two somewhat different directions. When I see a package...
Best Use of Jelly Beans Evah!
The video: How they did it: I’m indifferent to jelly beans and the song (they’re both a bit too sweet for me)… but the combination of the two is pretty cool. It’s a real work of art. (h/t Angry Asian...
Study: “Sugary Drink Facts”
A new study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity reached the (obvious) conclusion that young people are still being bombarded by ads for sugary drinks, despite the beverage industry’s stated “commitment to responsible marketing.” The report’s executive summary is here. The full report can be downloaded here. A few facts cited in the report: … in 2010, teens saw 18 percent more TV ads for...
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