It’s a new realization of what an old, well-known side effect antibiotics can produce. And it came out of the recent focus on the importance of a healthy gut microbiome to our overall health and well being. The sugar can help breed superbugs!Read More →
It’s a little bit like a Waltz that turned into a Square Dance. The Junk Food universe is seeing an unprecedened blurring of the lines between different classes of beverages, of salty snacks, and different classes of ‘healthy’ noshes…Read More →
No SIDES or EVENTS to report this week. But we’ve got a bounty of beverages, snazzy snacks, and sizzling seasonal MAINS… Gatorade goes Bananas with a new flavour… And don’t miss the Avengers: Doomsday movie premiere tie-ins all across the board!Read More →
It’s an abomination in so many ways – I gave up counting. This is the story of a ‘history channel’ that manufactured its content – writers, photos, videos and recipes – using AI. The Hungry Historian was more heresy than heritage…Read More →
One otherwise ordinary afternoon, a woman called Rosco’s Pizza in Union, Michigan, and asked, “Do you have any food you throw away at the end of the night?” Manager Shanna Crice had to disappoint the anonymous caller. But the call gave her an idea…Read More →
Kraft has just announced a new Mac and Cheese product – without the Mac. It’s of-ficially dubbed Kraft Mac & Cheese Cheesy Ramen. And it’s more than just another new M&C format. It’s the first shot in what could be an all-out invasion of the Ramen ‘space’…Read More →
We reported, not long ago, that California was readying new laws mandating clearer label-ling of UPFs. Governor Gavin Newsom has now signed a whole bundle of bills designed to protect the health of Californians – especially kids…Read More →
Time to brag about my home town’s accomp-lishments again! We’ve showcased Ottawa’s Food Bank, and the Ottawa Mission, which shelters and feeds the street people. Now, it’s time to spotlight the À la Carte Program, which ‘rescues’ meals for those in need…Read More →