Posts Tagged ‘ snack ’

Worst Food of the Week: Motts for Tots juice boxes

June 24, 2010

AS A MARKETING GIMMICK, MOTTS FOR TOTS CLAIMS “40% less sugar” than other fruit juices. The idea is, since many people cut their kid’s apple juice with water, those people could just buy it already cut with water in a juice box. BUT HERE’S THE TRUTH: Motts for Tots juice box – 13g of sugar…

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Capri Sun Sunrise and 100% Juice Exposed

June 17, 2010

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…

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Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade

June 10, 2010
Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade

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…

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Buy This, Not That: Popcorn

June 3, 2010

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.

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