04/14/2009
A recent 10-state report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report says progress in foodborne illness prevention has reached a plateau and that Salmonella continues to show least improvement over the past three years. The report says foodborne pathogens—Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Listeria, Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia—did ...
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04/10/2009
Again, I’m going to take a little side trip away from processed food and celebrate the season and my slice of Slavic heritage with a few more-traditional “food as art” examples. In a number of Eastern European countries, around Easter, hard-boiled eggs were traditionally colored with natural plant dyes: onion skins for an orangy brown color and beets for a dark red, for example. Intricate ...
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04/07/2009
It seems fitting that on the 20th anniversary of the Alar apple scare, that we look at several current instances of purported killer foods question their merit.For those of you too young to remember, as my favorite group of skeptics, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) put it in a recent press release commemorating the event and its release of a new publication, “The Great Apple ...
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04/01/2009
With reports surfacing that food purchases are lagging in a number of areas, it might behoove us to find alternate uses for our foods. Or, as Monty Python would say: “And now for something completely different.”Since many chefs consider food an art, why not real art? Does anyone remember the calendars sent out by the company formerly known as Warner Jenkinson with landscapes featuring ice ...
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03/31/2009
The struggling economy has left us all thinking, “How do we not just keep afloat, but succeed in this difficult business climate?” So companies need to puzzle out which products are going to appeal to cash-strapped consumers.While McDonalds has succeeded with cheap eats, concentrating on the value proposition, other companies propose looking at more hedonistic approaches. When asked “How ...
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03/27/2009
The CDC is cautioning the American public that nearly 70% consume too much sodium and should drop consumption levels down to1,500 mg of sodium per day. Why? Because national data shows 69.2% of the adult population are people with high blood pressure, blacks, or middle-aged (more than 40 years old) and older adults. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults generally should consume ...
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03/24/2009
A number of small companies have started to open up a new healthy snack food category over the last couple of years: freeze-dried fruit crisps. It has crept in under my personal shopping and professional radar, although I’m not sure why. It’s a great, tasty idea that certainly addresses today’s nutritional needs--and one that gives us crunch junkies a healthy fix.I had noticed and ...
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