November 12, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
On Thursday, November 7, 2013, the FDA finally got around to saying that trans fats aren’t safe in foods. Ya think? The FDA gave notice that trans fats will be removed from the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) list. It will be the second item to be removed from the list since the list was […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Foodland, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
October 15, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
On September 11, 2013 Credit Suisse published a report on the impact of global sugar consumption. You can read a quick summary of their report done by WorldNow and ABC. Because I’ve already written so much about the use of sugar I’m not going to spend much time about the nutritional aspects of sugar intake. […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Foodland, Healthy Eating, nutritionism
October 8, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
In my own family cooking, I shop organic when it is natural, not processed, and not overly price-inflated; but I’m convinced that the term “organic” is increasingly being used to include un-natural substances and to justify increased prices. A good statement of the Organic Skeptic position is found in the Eden Foods website. They certify […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, nutritionism
August 27, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
A small bit of information in this week’s food technology news caught my attention. Two reasons why this one stood out from the background of so much food engineering is first that there have already been short-term failures in creating new fat-like molecules in the lab (Olestra); and second, that following the creation of the […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Food-like substances, Foodland, heart health, nutritionism, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
July 9, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Are you one of those people that find it easier to do something for someone else, than for yourself? Maybe focusing on the needs of others and the needs of earth will be the key to healthy progress. On July 4, 2013 CNN World published an environmental article called, How supersized portions cost the earth […]
Tags: Food Economics, Food Psychology, Foodland
June 18, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Choosing today’s topic began by simply glancing at our subscription of Sierra Magazine’s cover (July/August 2013 issue) – a darling little girl with a bug leg hanging out of her cute little pink rosebud lips, her hand clutching a popsicle stick on which was impaled a large beetle with the portion missing around the right […]
Tags: Food Economics, Food Psychology, Food-like substances, Foodland, Fude, Healthy Eating
February 26, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Do we need a little more motivation to cut back on meat consumption? I afraid I know the answer to that question; and it is an anguished one for a grandma whose children and grandchildren, not to mention dear friends, include so many who are so passionately attached to what the nutritional and health guidelines […]
Tags: Food Economics, Foodland, Healthy Eating
May 11, 2012 by Mary Ireland
Mary Ireland discusses some of the changes that McDonald’s is implementing to increase market share.
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics
December 20, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
Since I wrote Enjoying Chocolate – A Spoonful of Reality about a year a half ago, there have been two new reviews – two meta-analysis studies finding links between cocoa consumption and cholesterol profile improvements.
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Food Psychology, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
December 2, 2011 by Mary Ireland
If you are still struggling with the perfect gift for someone on your list – consider a book. I like giving books because a book can change a person’s life forever. The book on the top of my list this year is The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Exercise, Food Economics, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management