Off To A Bad Start: 71% Of Baby Foods Ultraprocessed!
We are all too aware that three-quarters of the food on our supermarket shelves is ultra-processed (UPF). But now, a new study of major US grocery stores has found that 71 percent of baby and toddler foods are also ultra-processed.Read More →
Do We REALLY Need A Faster Quick-Rising Yeast?
Once you baked made your first that called for yeast… You were probably hooked, like me. There’s a ‘magic’ about it… However, if you’re impatient ( or young), you also want ‘quick’. But do we really need a FASTER quick-rising yeast?Read More →
MORE Fast, Easy, Newstalgised, Low-Cost, Any-Night Suppers…
We recently presented our pick from a long ‘listicle’ of easy, cheap, fast suppers anyone can make. No sooner had that post ‘aired’, than we found another, completely different source story on the same theme. Herewith, our picks!Read More →
Tipping Gone Mad! Customer Backlash Is Way Overdue…
Didn’t we just get through reporting shrink-flation was actually worse than ever? Now, there’s similar bad news from the Tipping Scene. A recent BuzzFeed survey reveals that retailers are becoming even more shameless about demanding tips!Read More →
Honest Opinions: Food Trends That Should Just Disappear
I was delighted to run across a BuzzFeed post spotlighting food trends readers felt should just disappear. Some have been around a while. Others are relatively recent. And a few are actually viral. I’m sharing those I, too, want most to see die…Read More →
Everyday Kitchen Throw-Aways You Should Be Eating!
I was aware of many of the nutrition-dense plant products that most of us just cut off and throw away every day. Or – more properly – toss in the com-post bin. But I was totally in the dark about a couple more named in a UK-sourced article…Read More →
COSTCO In Class Actions Over Its Rotisserie Chicken
COSTCO is fighting two class action lawsuits over its legendary Rotisserie Chicken. The retailer is in court over allegations that its chickens are not preservative-free as claimed. And another suit claims COSTCO’s chicken plant is a salmonella risk…Read More →
Can Common Sugar Substitutes Cause Cognitive Decline?
Common sugar substitutes are in the health-risk spotlight again. New science from Brazil claims that folks who consume high amounts of certain sugar alternatives may suffer faster cognitive decline than those who abstain… But they have to chow-down A LOT!Read More →