So what! I applaud Krispy Kreme for trying to make something a unhealthy as a donut more healthy. Krispy Kreme now has a 180 calorie whole wheat glazed donut. It is still deep-fried in hydogenated fats; those nasty trans fats. Oh, and it’s a whopping %56 fat. Compare that to their “usual” refined wheat glazed [...]
How did the chicken get into the peanut butter? In case you haven’t heard there’s now a recall on Peter Pan brand peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella. Salmonella is most commonly found on raw chicken, it causes food-borne illness the symptoms are can be fever, diarrhea, and/or abdominal cramps. This has [...]
How would you like your cloned meat? Rare, medium, well-done? I’d say rare to never! According to a proposal by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, the FDA is considering cloned meats to appear on your dinner table in the near future. It doesn’t matter that most of the American public is opposed to eating [...]
Speaking of chocolate, well it is February and Valentine’s day is coming up. I wanted to recommend some very good organic, fairly traded chocolates. These products support cooperative farmers in developing countries and they taste great! Try a sampling of Green & Black’s, Rapunzel, Endangered Species and Equal Exchange. Also, check out the Global Exchange [...]
Food for thought about the organic food industry. With the mainstream acceptance of organic foods, the organic food industry is becoming big business. What used to be considered the eccentric, hippy farmer is now transitioning to the large scale farming or food processing. Is this good or bad? I think that there are pros and [...]
