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A Quaker Oats Breakfast: The More Convenient, the Worse the Consequences
January 26, 2012 | Author admin
I thought it would be interesting to see how a food packaged as “on the go” would compare with its traditional more-work-to-prepare counterpart. So when I saw these Quaker Oats cereal options I thought this would be the perfect example. And it was. They had a similar flavor focused around “brown sugar”. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Oz and the Wonderful World of Arsenic
January 4, 2012 | Author admin
The Controversy
Last Fall Dr. Oz sparked some controversy when he talked about the levels of arsenic in apple juice. The FDA and some other experts claimed that he didn’t do the right tests and that the apple juice didn’t exceed allowable amounts of arsenic. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, The Truch About... | 
Tags: apple juice, arsenic, Consumer Reports, Dr. Oz, food from China, grape juice, lead | 
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Listeria Hysteria? Should We Worry?
November 8, 2011 | Author admin
Rotten Fruit
I’m not a big fruit eater. I don’t have anything particular against fruit, it’s just that I’m lazy. So the fruit I eat is usually the easiest possible thing to excavate like bananas, strawberries and maybe grapes. If I have to peel it, cut it or store it for later, Read the rest of this entry »
Diet Sodas: The Great Phenylalamine Brigade
September 13, 2011 | Author admin
The Chemical of Choice
Have you looked at the back of your diet soda lately? Diet soda labels now have an exciting new addition: warning: Phenylketonurics – contains phenylalanine. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, The Truch About... | Tags: Aspartame, diet coke, diet soda, FDA, Hansen's soda, NutraSweet, phenylalamine | 1 Comment »
Paying the Piper – the Price of Eating Diet Food
June 4, 2011 | Author admin
The Diet Dilemma
You may be eating less fat or less sugar when you grab that package that says “lite”, “diet”, “50% less sugar”, “50% less fat”, “fat-free”, “sugar-free”, “reduced fat”, but you’re also getting a Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Hazardous Chemicals, Labeling Trickery, The Truch About... | Tags: 50% less fat, 50% less sugar, Cheez-Its, diet, fat-free, Hershey's Syrup, Ken's Creamy Caesar, Knudsen Fat Free Sour Cream, lite, Michelina's Fettucine Alfredo with Chicken & Broccoli, Orville Redenbacher's Natural popcorn, reduced fat, Sargento String Cheese, Skippy Natural, Sugar Free Oreo Cookies, sugar-free, Yoplait Original | Comments Closed
