Archive for April 2011
Wired for the Day: 8 Things We Learned About Energy Water
April 26, 2011 | Author admin
We looked at 6 popular bottled waters that had stuff added for “energy”. These included: FRS Healthy Energy, Gatorade Perform 02, Propel zero, Sobe lifewater, Activate, and Powerade. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in The Truch About..., Weird Ingredients | 
Tags: acesulfame potassium, Activate, artificial sweeteners, calcium disodium EDTA, energy water, enhanced water, Gatorade, high fructose corn syrup, monopotassium phosphate, potassium citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Powerade, Propel Zero, RS, Sobe, sodium citrate, sodium hexametaphosphate, Sucralose, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, vitamin water | 
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Foods Banned in Europe – What do Europeans Know That We Don’t?
April 21, 2011 | Author admin
The All-American Obesity Factor
Europeans are always making fun of American’s and our horrible diets; and I suppose they can since they just don’t have the obesity rates that we do. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, The Truch About... | Tags: antibiotics, BHA and BHT, bleached flour, European Union, Food Dyes, iodine, irradiation, modified food, partially hydrogenated oil, pesticides, sodium nitrite, Titanium Dioxide, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Comments Closed
Oscar Meyer Magicians – Making Low Fat Lunchables Look Healthy
April 19, 2011 | Author admin
I always see the Oscar Meyer Lunchables in the store but never stopped to look until I noticed the “lower fat” and was curious as to what they did differently to make them lower in fat. So I bought a Ham + American Cracker Stackers regular fat one to compare to a Ham + Cheddar Cracker Stackers lower fat one. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Packaging Problems, Suspicious Claims, Tricky Brands | Tags: American cheese, Cheddar cheese, fake cheese, ham, Oscar Meyer, Oscar Meyer Lunchables | Comments Closed
Restaurants on Ice: Claim Jumper’s Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes Dinner
April 16, 2011 | Author admin
The Gold Rush May Be Over
On our quest to compare frozen meals with their live counterparts, we were a little concerned about being able to find Claim Jumper frozen meals or even actual restaurants. Read the rest of this entry »
Jelly Bean Jubilee with a Little Titanium Dioxide Mixed In
April 14, 2011 | Author admin
Brachs Ruled the World
It used to be that the only Jelly Beans around were Brachs and maybe a store brand and they all came in normal flavors – except for licorice – licorice is just not normal. Luckily my mom Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, Taste Tests | Tags: Brachs, Easter Candy, Food Dyes, Instructional video, jelly beans, Jolly Rancher, Lifesavers, Starburst, Titanium Dioxide | 2 Comments »
