Ultra-processed foods makers are apparently taking a page from the ancient and despic-able playbook developed over decades by Big Tobacco to downplay the health threat posed by their products. Because of how well it worked for Tobacco…Read More →
McDonald’s top execs held a ‘summit’ in Washington DC last week. Their guest-speaker-of-honour was President Donald Trump. And he couldn’t help delivering a critique of the food. Trump remains totally disconnected from reality…Read More →
It’s true. It was all a false alarm. But I’ve come out of the experience healthier and wiser. And a lot more humble than I went in! The horror-show interlude also gave me pause to recon-sider my aims, goals and commitments. Not stepping out; just stepping back…Read More →
A US Federal Court this past Friday ruled US President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Tariffs are illegal. But the Tariffs saga isn’t over, yet. Trump can still appeal to the US Supreme Court. And the current crazy Tariffs remain in place…Read More →
I was incredulous when I first read the news. But once explained, the idea of all the billions of dollars involved stopped popping in my poor little brain like out-of-control fireworks. And I could just about envision the reality the Keurig’s / Peet’s merger…Read More →
Sloppy Joe’s were a reasonably new ‘thing’ with the masses when I was a a kid. Families loved them so much, everybody had their own recipe – some of which were as simple as a can of ready-made ‘sauce’ from the store. There’s just something about the flavour…Read More →
Chinese scientists have declared that boiling your drinking water can remove microplastics. The idea seems sound. But do you believe the solution to microplastics is as simple as that? And what about the micros and nanos already in our bodies?Read More →
On the doorstep of Labour Day – and unof-ficially, Fall – the Fast Food Week menu features a grab bag of Desserts and Snacks. What better way to mark the cusp of two ‘seasons’? How about Gold Sauce from McDonald’s?Read More →