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…
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Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade
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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…
Buy This, Not That: Popcorn
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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…
Ignorance is bliss but awareness is power
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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;…
Save Money and Eat Healthier by Getting Back to Basics
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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…
Sports Drinks, Kids, and Electrolytes
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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…
Pre-made lunch vs. homemade lunch
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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…
Does flavored milk have as much sugar as soda?
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IF YOU WATCHEDÂ 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…
Just Say NO to Canned Frosting and Box Cake
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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…