Consumer Reports: Additives and Contaminants In Snacks
Consumer Reports has been watching out for us on a vast range of issues for more than 80 years. One of its latest efforts was an investi-gation into contaminants and additives in 40 common processed foods. And the findings are frightening…Read More →
Pepsi Pours New House Of Treats ‘Crafted Beverages’
A few days back, we made our first reference to a recent heating-up of the eternal cold war between the soda giants… Coke fired the first shot. Now Pepsi is firing back with a new, ex-panded beverage service regime.. They call it the ‘House of Treats’…Read More →
Chocolate Oatmeal Is A ‘Thing’ – And It’s A Healthy Thing!
I thought the reference to Chocolate Oatmeal was a left-field, Internet one-off. Then I start-ed performing due diligence, researching the phenomenon. And it turns out that Chocolate Oatmeal is a real ‘thing… And it’s still good for you!Read More →
CFIA Reports Canadian Food Safety ‘Remains Strong’
We’ve seen what some might call an explosion in food and related recalls over the past year or so. There are allegedly a number of reasons for the increase. But Canadian Food Inspect-ion Agency (CFIA) annual reports say we’re still ‘safe’…Read More →
Cocoa-Cola Updates It’s Freestyle Drink Dispensers
We reported on the original launch of Coca-Cola’s Freestyle soda fountain machines some time ago. Now Coke is rolling out a significant update on Freestyle, apparently as a power-volley in the intensifying war in the Fizzy Drink sector…Read More →
Giada’s Favourite Marinade for BBQ Chicken
Here’s something special for grilling season: Giada DeLaurentis’ go-to marinade for chick-en. It’s a different, Italian-inspired approach to flavouring the ‘cue, which will make trad-itional supporting player Chicken a standout grill star!Read More →
Exercise Your Brain: Cooking May Help Fend Off Dementia
“An idle mind is the devil’s playground!” So goes another oldie-but-goodie my Grandma passed down to me… So it was really no sur-prise to find that science has validated the ancient wisdom. Turns out, an idle mind is Alzheimers’ playground!Read More →
A Comprehensive Guide To The Egg. Oeuf. Huevo…
This is exactly the post I’ve been thinking about writing for years. But never got around to… Now, the American Egg Board (AEB) offers essential egg facts in one place! I still have questions about some of their tips. And some additions…Read More →