The Next Functional Food?

You’ve heard about pre- and probiotics addeed to foods to aid in digestion and promote gut health. We’ve mostly seen these ingredients in yogurt products and cheeses.
Evidently, there’s going to be the next “prebiotic” on the market soon. An enzyme desgined to improve protein digestion has been granted “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) status, opening [...]

Corporate Wellness is the Way to Go

If you are a benefits decision-maker for a company and you don’t have a wellness program, you should get one… STAT!
This article charges that while companies are talking about wellness, most are doing only that — talking.
As in vogue as wellness is in corporate America today, many companies do little more than pay lip service [...]

When Bad Ideas Happen to Good Companies

I love Safeway. I am impressed with their “eating right” line of food. I especially like their black bean soup which offers 14g of fiber and only 120 calories for about a buck. True convenience, nutrition, and economy wrapped up in a pretty red bow.
But Safeway, what were you thinking when you launched the FoodFlex [...]

ConAgra To Launch Own “My Pyramid”

If all the different food labels “sensible solution”, “smart spot”, “nutrition-at-a-glance”, “onqi”, and “stars” have you saying “woe is me…” well, I hope you have room for one more…. ConAgra is going to add special food labels for all its products. The new labels will tell you what percentage of grains, fruits, or vegetables is [...]

USDA Pointing Fingers at the Humane Society?

On a media conference call today about the 143 million pounds of recalled beef the USDA said they were disappointed with how the Humane Society handled the exposure of The Westland Meat Company’s handling of sick cattle. The USDA said that most other agencies will give the USDA advance notice when they hear of a [...]

Coca Cola Super Down Sizing?

Evidently Coke is piloting new “sleek” aluminum cans in some markets and if all goes well they could launch Nationally in the U.S. I can name one good thing about this possible new packaging. It’s actually a single serve portion. Goodbye 20-ounce bottle with 3 servings… Hello 250 ml can (8 ounces) single serving Coke, [...]

Read it and Eat it – Books for Foodies

Thanks to the Food and Culinary Professionals practice group of the American Dietetic Association for providing this list of food-related must-reads. Chew on these for awhile (they’re high in fiber…) and if you have read any of these, please share your reviews and comments on this post!
Read it and Eat! FCP Book Club Foodie Favorites
Recommendations [...]

mmmMMMmmm Less Salt

Campbell’s has reduced the salt in its children’s soups. Now only 450 or so mg per serving. Here are some other tips for decreasing salt in your diet.
Here’s the news announcement for USA Today.

Was Your Hamburger Wallowing In Feces?

You probably heard that the largest beef recall in U.S. history took place on Sunday – 143 pounds to be exact. The recall is happening because the meat has been deemed “unfit for human consumption”. Too bad most of the meat has already been consumed, according to the USDA Secretary in this story. That’s because [...]

A Different Look at Spaghetti and Meatballs

If you are easily grossed out, you should go read another post. If you aren’t that squeamish you just might be after taking a look at this. I am doing homework for my dietetic internship about GI issues and I have to view all these photos of different problems in the digestive system. This one [...]