Posts filed under: For Us Foodies

Family Meals & Fruits & Veggies: Don’t Let Them End With September!

September was Family Meals Month AND Fruits & Veggies Month, but let’s turn both into a habit, not a “month.”...

NYC Fancy Food Show: What Was BEST?

Picture it: 60 aisles over 2 huge floors of a behemoth convention center, all focused on “specialty food.” It’s 3...

“Ultra-Processed Foods”: Study Says Consumers Are Ultra-Confused!

You constantly hear: “We eat too many processed foods.” Recommendations by everyone from credible experts to celebrities and other less-than-credible...

Blueberries & Green Beans: A “Dirty Duo”? C’mon!

It’s that time of year, when the Environmental Working Group (EWG) issues its Dirty Dozen list of produce with the most...

Cocoa Powder: From Heavy Metals, To Health Claim?

I’ve written before about positive research on chocolate, here, here and here. I’ve written — the facts — about lead...

Lead & Cadmium In Chocolate? Hey, N.B.D.!

he words “lead, cadmium, & chocolate” together spell clickbait. Include kids and it leads the 11 o’clock news.  Those optics...

COWS & SEAWEED: BETTER TOGETHER, BUT WHY?

When you think of beef, seaweed isn’t the first association you might make, and vice versa.  When many people today...

Labelling a Food “Healthy”: Why It Can Leave A Bad Taste

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed updating the definition of “healthy” for the purposes of food labeling, to...

New research: Organic vs. Conventional Fruits & Veggies

National Fruits & Veggies Month (September), is over, but the need to eat more F & V continues. The CDC...

Chocolate & Happiness: The Gut May Have The Link!

Anecdotally, we’ve all heard for years about chocolate’s impact on one’s mood. I even get happy just buying artisan chocolate...