A Candwich to Go
My degrees are in Food Science, but I’m rather glad that I ended up in research vs. an industry job (like most of my fellow grads). As fascinating and fulfilling as studying food tech was, the prospect of spending my life making junk/snack/convenience foods had zero appeal. Even then, I was too much of a “foodie” to enjoy product development. Novelty drives the market, so no product idea is too far out… unless...
Neal Barnard Strikes Again
Dr. Neal Barnard – head of the vegan-promoting, so-called “Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine” is at it again, this time with a CBS News slideshow with the over-the-top title “15 Food Myths That Can Kill You.” Wow… sounds dire. Trouble is, if you click through it, you won’t actually find much that’s deadly. Let’s take a closer look… 1. “Myth: Kids Need to...
So Much For All That Acai…
Funny, I thought that acai was supposed to magically help people lose weight?! If this were true, you’d think the Brazilians – who slurp up the stuff fresh – would be the leanest people in the world. But apparently not… according to Reuters: Nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are obese, Brazil’s IBGE social statistics agency said on Friday, citing the results of a...
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...
More Grim News for the Sedentary
A while back, I highlighted a Canadian study that suggested prolonged sitting may have detrimental effects on health. Another study, recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, had equally disturbing results. According to a report from LiveScience: Alpa Patel, a researcher at the American Cancer Society (ACS), and his colleagues analyzed survey responses from 123,216 individuals (53,440 men and 69,776 women) who had...
Healthy Vending Machines?
I was doing my weekly surfing of trade publications for news, when my eye was caught by a headline: “Healthy Vending Machines Enter Schools.” TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Four Tallahassee schools recently tossed out their old “junk food” vending machines in favor of Fresh Healthy Vending machines provided by local businessman Brandon Stallings. The new machines are part of a nationwide effort to combat childhood obesity...
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