Posts Tagged ‘ treat ’

Granola Bar Taste Test

February 10, 2012
Granola Bar Taste Test

RECENTLY, KRAFT FOODS SENT ME FREE PRODUCT SAMPLES and a gift card to conduct a taste test of a new milk and granola bar. I can only hope Kraft did it’s due diligence and discovered my feelings on most processed foods before deciding to contact me… Anyway, here’s how the test unfolded in my kitchen.…

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Worst Food of the Week – Goldfish Bread

September 16, 2011
Worst Food of the Week – Goldfish Bread

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, I FEEL LIKE I DON’T EVEN NEED A BLOG POST TO EXPLAIN THIS, that just the name of this product sums it up. Goldfish Bread? Come on. Pepperidge Farm touts this bread as having “3g of fiber plus essential vitamins and minerals” and “No high fructose corn syrup.” Plus it lists a myriad…

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Three Simple Ways to Healthier Eating Part 1: Rethink Beverages

November 30, 2010

One question I hear over and over again when talking to people about eating fewer processed foods is “How do I start?” It got me thinking back to how I started changing my families eating habits, how overwhelming it seemed, and what small first steps I took. The result is this three-part series of posts…

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Sugar in Chocolate Milk Compared to Other Treats

July 29, 2010
Sugar in Chocolate Milk Compared to Other Treats

(Source: Dr. Dina Rose, The (Chocolate) Milk Mistake. Detailed list at bottom.) THESE NUMBERS ARE ASTOUNDING AND seeing it in black and white (so to speak) drives home how much sugar kids are consuming when they have packaged chocolate milk once or twice every day. Sugar is only one part of the picture, though, and…

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