May 10, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
If you’re trying to keep your brain healthy for as long as possible, you won’t want to miss the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s May 2016 Nutrition Acton Heathletter (NAH). The lead story in the May issue, Brain Gain; News for Your Noggin had some concise ideas for those of us who would […]
Tags: Health Claims
May 3, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
This past week I read a very entertaining and eye-catching article about edible rainbows by Maura Judkis. If you don’t get the Washington Post or missed the article, at least take a peek so you can see the rainbow bagels available in Brooklyn at the beginning of the article. If you’re unaware of what’s happening […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Foodland, Fude, Healthy Eating
April 19, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve read a tad this year about the new trend in the use of bowls, rather than plates. At first I was attracted to the information as related to the size of bowls; but the more I read the more I realized to my absolute surprise, that there’s quite a bit of science in this […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Foodland, Weight Management
March 22, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
Although the food processors are doing a fabulous job of masking the inclusion of excessive added sugar in processed foods the fact remains that the public health professionals have done an equally fabulous of helping the public realize that too much sugar is a detriment to health. As the public health educators continue to help […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Foodland, nutritionism
March 15, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve written quite a bit about the drawbacks and undesirability of processed foods; I’ve often used the words highly processed but a newly released study has amplified the term “ultra-processed” and has shown how harmful it is, and brought me back to the subject. The new study is published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Food-like substances, Healthy Eating, nutritionism, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
March 8, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
On Saturday evening I sat next to one of my sons-in-law at a primary school fundraiser. He has been reading about The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, PhD. There are quite a few take away lessons from The China Study; but the overarching message is for a plant-based diet. Certainly, I’ve written extensively regarding […]
Tags: Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
March 1, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
As I’ve written before, Waste not, Want not was a concept that I heard more than once from my maternal grandmother, who raised five children during the Great Depression. The concept was fairly simple then. Now the wise aphorism is being used as the title for a broad, comprehensive group of concepts and practices that […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Food Economics, Foodland
February 16, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
When we’re young and before we are confronted with much of real life, we often see things in black and white. It’s good or bad; right or wrong; desirable or not; beautiful or ugly, to name a few. Actually, there’s something very alluring about a black and white perspective. It makes things easy. Easy is […]
Tags: Food Economics, Foodland
February 2, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
It’s true; nutritionism is not only not dead, but it appears to be a vital and integral part of the processed food business. Last week, an interesting and well-written article, published on January 26, 2016 in MedPage Today quickly caught my attention. The title is Fiber-Rich Diet May Boost Lung Function and the subtitle is: […]
Tags: fiber, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, nutritionism
January 26, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
I should admit up front that I’ve never been on the cutting-edge of trends. I was never the first at school to roll up the waist of my skirt or wear multiple petticoats under my felt poodle skirt. No, but without much thought and probably because I was like most teens wanting to be in […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating