Intense marketing by the junk food industry must shoulder a majority of the blame for the sorry state of our children’s health. Govern-ments are clearly not doing enough to protect their interests. But parents, too, have a duty to perform…Read More →
Remember the big media fuss Amazon made over the launch of its automated, checkout-free grocery stores? We also noted, later, that the concept had some troubling issues… Now, Amazon is closing its ‘GO’ and ‘Fresh’ conven-ience stores…Read More →
After several years of ‘almost success’, the sector pioneer of plant-based meat subs-titutes has taken an abrupt turn to the left. Beyond Foods has ‘pivoted’ from its core business to seek a share of the straight-up plant-based protein market…Read More →
It’s easy to blame junk food marketing for making children overweight. After all, the statistics are there, showing just how influ-ential these ads can be for young minds. However, it’s not just the marketing that’s at fault here…Read More →
Some of the most-beloved, legendary sand-wiches in the Western World are not the best for our health – by today’s standards. But they remain all-time faves of a vast majority of diners. Today, I’ve cherry-picked some old and some new sammy classics…Read More →
This post is as much about a newstalgic up-date to the traditional Groundhog Day observ-ance as it is a culinary muse. If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em? But never fear: “All will become clear!’ as Sherlock Holmes always used to reassure Dr. Watson…Read More →
Junk food marketing is very successful, driving sales for many brands every year. Because of junk food marketing, around 40% of calories children now consume come from sugar and saturated fat. Conversely, 60% eat too little fruit, while 95% eat too few vegetables. Read More →
The Carney Government has announced a new ‘Groceries and Essentials Benefit’ coming to Canadians starting in July of this year. It’s part of a broader plan to, “build a stronger econo-my to make life more affordable for Canadi-ans.” We’ll have to wait and see…Read More →