Who Would Have Thought?
The USDA & the Dept. of Health and Human Services just released a new, updated set of dietary guidelines. Except that they aren’t new, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for – say – the last 20 years. Seriously: the recommendations are things...
read moreGMA Launches “Nutrition Keys” Initiative…Straight Into the Ground
Last November, I made note of a proposed “front-of-package” nutrition labeling initiative on the part of the food industry. I dubbed it “Smart Choices 2.0,” in honor of the industry’s first – and rather disasterous – attempt to sow cut...
read moreTaco Bell Sued Over “Taco Meat Filling”
According to the LA Times, Taco Bell is being sued over the beef in its tacos. The class-action suit, filed on behalf of Amanda Obney, claims that the chain restaurant’s “Taco Meat Filling” is only 36% beef… waaaay short of the standard definition of...
read moreFDA Sez Homeopathic HCG Supps are Illegal
And – according to USA Today, “fraudulent,” too. A popular type of weight-loss products, heavily promoted on the Internet, is fraudulent and illegal, Food and Drug Administration officials say. HCG weight-loss products that promise dramatic results and claim...
read moreR.I.P. Jack La Lanne
I love this para from his obit in the L.A. Times: No one — not even Arnold Schwarzenegger — could argue that LaLanne wasn’t the best. Schwarzenegger, who met LaLanne in the 1960s on Muscle Beach on the Venice Boardwalk, said LaLanne would try to see who could match him in...
read moreI’m A Backer!
LOL, I am now an official backer of JELLOWARE : Biodegradable, Edible (and vegan!) Cups. Seriously: I ran into “Jelloware” over on Slashfood. Apparently the inventors – Monica Bhatia, Chelsea Briganti, Ingrid Zweifel, and Leigh Ann Tucker of...
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