March 26, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Have you noticed an increase in problems with flatulence (gas)? It seems that people immediately think of beans, cabbage, bran and milk. But maybe you’re overlooking a relatively new cause of gas – fiber additives using inulin, aka chicory root fiber, Frutalose, or other aliases. The big food processors are more and more often turning […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, fiber, Foodland
March 12, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
My emotions are hopping around within me; at the same time I’m feel deceived, grateful, and confused ……… I’m looking for a place to start with a message to share with you. It is a message about something we have let into our lives as a fun friend, which has become a deceitful traitor backed […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Foodland, 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
January 29, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I was drawn to an article called Shopping the Perimeter by A. Elizabeth Sloan, published January 2013 Vol. 67, No. 1; in IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Food Technology. Dr. Elizabeth Sloan is the president of a consumer trends company in southern California; they follow trends in foods, beverages, dietary supplements, food service, commodities and […]
Tags: Food-like substances, Foodland, Healthy Eating
January 15, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Exactly two weeks have gone by of 2013. Have you heard the data that two weeks is just about how long many resolutions last? I’m not familiar with any real research, but of course such estimates are about averages. Therefore, the possibility is that things are going well for you as an above average individual, […]
Tags: Food Psychology, Foodland
January 8, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
If you’re like millions of Americans, you’re starting off the New Year with some extra pounds. For some, they’re the same pounds as last year, only with some additional ones, perhaps, to keep company with last year’s pounds. Rather than getting tied up in a sad story of how it happened, I wonder if any […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Exercise, fitness, Food Psychology, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
December 25, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
In the October issue of the Nutrition Action Health Letter the cover story is: Going Organic What’s the payoff? In the story Charles Benbrook, a research professor at Washington State University is quoted as saying: The single most important diet change you can make is to eat more fruits and vegetables and less bad fat, […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen
December 21, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Dear Friends of Foodland Chronicles, We’re in the midst of the special winter holidays, often we’re very busy; and knowing that I’m not going to write anything this year about holiday foods or food safety, I thought that I’d post the links for two articles that may help you have a safe and happy holiday […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating
December 18, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Public heath in this country has been likened to two freight trains headed directly at each other. One is loaded with epidemic cases of obesity, diabetes, and other preventable chronic diseases. The other is freighting the rising costs of medical care and lost productivity because of the illnesses. This is the metaphor used by Reed […]
Tags: Diabetes, Exercise, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating
December 4, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Where is nutritionism going? I can honestly say I don’t have a credible guess; every time I think that I’ve seen the new high of nutritionism’s excesses; it raises its ugly head even higher. While surfing the net I stumbled upon a CNN Money story about the poor cash-strapped farmers who are feeding their cattle […]
Tags: Foodland, nutritionism