There’s a new sweetener, derived from natural sources, that’s 3,500 times stronger than su-gar. Sounds like a winner, all around. So it also sounds like we should all get up to speed about Sweelin’! It could be The Sweetener of the Future!Read More →
A Toronto company is bottling a new Kraft Dinner-flavoured soda – and many folks are asking, “Is it a satirical prank?” My first react-ion was, “They’re doing this just because they CAN – and to generate a lot of free media coverage…”Read More →
Bet you hadn’t considered this angle on GLP-1 weight-loss meds… Junk Food makers around the world are suffering sales slumps because the tens of millions of folks taking GLP-1 meds for weight loss are just not eating as much as they used to!Read More →
A new study suggests folks who drink more coffee have more muscle and less body fat than folks who drink less, or don’t partake at all. But it’s not clear whether there’s a cause-and-effect association or just a casual correlation between the two…Read More →
Up to about this past year, I always thought ‘functional’ was a modifier indicting whatever it was associated with simply ‘worked’. Now I’m ultra-aware that the term also refers to in-gredients in manufactured foods that add nutritional value…Read More →
The old quasi-holiday, Hallowe’en, has waned in popularity over the first half of this decade. It stared with the complete shutdown of trick-or-treating during the COVID. And ‘civilians’ like you and me don’t realize what a blow that’s been to the candy sector!Read More →
This past week has been a tumultuous one for GLP-1 drugs. First, a new study that suggested they can improve longevity. And within days, another reported a link with a potentially fatal brain condition. Would you take GLP-1 meds regardless of the risk?Read More →
Fast Food Week goes dry this time around. No beverages literally, to speak of. But there are some nifty new mains and sides, and a bunch of new snacks to ponder. And we have a cur-ious cadre of eye-rolling, nutty novelty items for you, as well…Read More →