THIS POST ISN’T ABOUT WHETHER CAPRI SUN IS A HEALTHY OPTION. It is about advertisers bending the truth, food production and marketing tricks and, most of all, knowing what you’re really ingesting. Capri Sun has been advertising heavily for its two new products: Sunrise, a replacement for boring old orange juice, and 100% Juice, a…
THE IDEA OF LEMONADE IN THE SUMMER CALLS TO MIND kids with lemonade stands, sitting on the porch with friends, and backyard barbeques. Ice cold lemonade on a hot day is delicious and a real treat. Country Time lemonade takes that idyllic imagery, grinds it into a powder, and captures it in a container…
In a grocery rut? Don’t have time to read the ingredients? Don’t worry, CTF has you covered with Buy This, Not That. BUY THIS: Popcorn kernels, preferable organic. NOT THAT: Microwave popcorn, no matter how many “I’m healthy” messages are on the front of the box.
This is a guest post from The Non-Toxic Mom, who blogs often and with enthusiasm about living a non-toxic lifestyle. I REMEMBER ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO when I lived in a place called la-la land. La-la land was fun; you got to eat all sorts of crap with no (obvious) repercussions. Sure, you may…
Just how much will you save? Drink Price Sugars Calories Per Serving OLD SHOPPING LIST 2 liter Diet Coke $1.50 (on sale) 0 0 2 liter Coke Classic $1.50 (on sale) 27 100 8 pack Gatorade $5.99 (on sale) 14 50 9 pk Mott’s for Tots Apple Juice $3.29 13 50 1 gallon Arizona Iced…
RECENTLY AT MY THREE YEAR OLD SON’S SOCCER PRACTICE I noticed something that, quite frankly, made me cringe: parents giving their kids sports drinks. The sports drink industry has done a great job of making us all think that if we sweat a little (or in the case of most three-year-olds playing soccer, not at…
SO, WHY DO PEOPLE BUY Lunchables and Uncrustables? Maybe to save time? Well, if you look at ingredient highlights for each below, it’s clear any time saved in making and packing a lunch is completely negated by the sugars, hydrogentaed oils, and ingredients which have been linked to serious health issues. Lunchable: The turkey contains…
IF YOU WATCHED JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION, you know one of his biggest beefs with school lunches is the flavored milk. Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla milks have as much sugar as the same amount of soda. Jamie was told that if only plain milk is offered, kids won’t drink it and they’ll lose out on calcium.…
Originally published as a guest blog post on Fooducate.com BIRTHDAYS ROCK. ASK ANY KID what their favorite day of the year is and chances are, the answer is “My birthday!†And birthdays almost always mean birthday cake. It may seem like the easiest thing to do when it comes to making all those birthday cupcakes…
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