Round 2: New $1B Lawsuit Challenges UPF Makers
The anti-UPF advocates are determined to make processed foods manufacturers pay for the damage they’ve done to the US populat-ion. A class action lawsuit is seeking (US)$1 billion in damages from 12 makers of UPFs for ‘tortious and unlawful conduct’…Read More →
Celebrate ‘2026: Year Of The Cabbage’ With New Recipes
I love cabbage. I make so secret of it. That’s why at least half a dozen cabbage recipes pop up in this space every year… But I continue to hear folks tell me they hate the stuff. Well… Vogue (no less!) has declared 2026 is the ‘Year of the Cabbage’!Read More →
Berries For Millennials: How To Tell Fresh Berries ‘In Store’
This post will not be exactly what I’m sure you’re expecting after that headline. But it will cover the ground you expect it to trav-erse – part-and-parcel of a rant about ‘entitled’ young writers who point out the obvious to their readers…Read More →
UPFs UPDATE: Are Salty Snacks Creating Your Brain Fog?
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) have racked up another entry in the ‘minus’ column: Science now says UPFs may be impairing attention and increasing dementia risk for middle-aged folks. And it doesn’t take much junk food to produce the effect…Read More →
Lies The Internet Told Me: ‘Cardiologists NEVER Eat…’
Lies, I tell you! ALL LIES! But they used to be conventional wisdom. I guess it must be that all of the cardiologists the author of the post consulted were YEARS behind in their clinical journal reading. But that would mean they were a danger to their patients!Read More →
I’m Not Sure What To Think… SPAM Now Has A Hot Dog!
Hot Dogs have traditionally been called the worst Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) offenders. Now – some would say – the concept has gone even farther off the healthy path. The maker of SPAM has launched a frankfurter based on its flagship product…Read More →
Sunday Musings: The Serious Side OF Veganism…
News that a Welsh woman has been ruled to have died as a direct result of her vegan diet has caused widespread ripples on the global nutritional pond. The story underlines the im-portance of having a nutritional plan in place before going plant-based…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!
It’s been another busy one here at Fast Food Week. All categories represented, and some truly remarkable stuff to report. Like Candy-favoured baked beans. The first ever purple OREO cookie. And the arrival of ‘cocoa-free chocolate’ as a real, standalone product…Read More →