Major Quebec Producer Caught Selling Bogus Maple Syrup
We’ve brought you news from the Quebec Ma-ple Syrup Front many times. But we’ve never reported on Maple Syrup fraud. Today… The story of a major Québec producer who multi-plied his profits by diluting his products with sugar…Read More →
Store Went Bananas On Fruit Order – Gave Most Of It Away
I used to have a blasé attitude toward little typos. Until I read the story of a supermarket that turned a little typo into a huge problem. The store ordered bananas as usual. But got the weight unit wrong. And what followed was the ‘Manager’s Special’ of the century!Read More →
Queen Elizabeth Cake Makes Any Celebration Special
Not one of her Majesty’s favourites, but in her honour… Queen Elizabeth Cake is a retro cel-ebratory dessert that truly merits resurrect-ion! Maybe even newstalgification… Evidence shows it was created in 1953, coincident with QE II’s coronation…Read More →
The ‘Real’ Dietary Key To Heart Health Revealed?
I find food culture and food science focusing more and more on ‘debates’ these days. Maybe it’s because the debates – some of which have been raging for a long time – are finally being resolved. Like the one about whether a low-fat or low-carb diet is better…Read More →
‘Smart Underwear’ To Chart New American ‘Flatus Atlas’
It’s a subject we rarely talk about. Except, perhaps, in naughty jokes. But Humans ‘pass gas’ more times than they usually admit – or are even aware of… Now, researchers from the University of Maryland (UM) have created ‘smart underwear’ to measure flatulence…Read More →
‘Unknown’ Sausages That Are National Treasures At Home…
Just about every major cuisine has its own signature style – or styles – of sausages. I thought I knew most of them. But a ‘slide-show’ post I just ran across proved me wrong on that one. And introduced me to some ‘new’ classics…Read More →
New Study: UPFs Even More Dangerous Than We Thought
Last Week we talked about a new study that showed eating UPFs can increase your cardio disease risk by almost 50 percent. And now, another, similar study ups that number by 20 percent! It’s definitely time to clamp down on Ultra-Processed Foods…Read More →
A Little Exercise = Big Gains In Heart Health, Immunity
Even before the Millennium, medical author-ities were recommending we all get more daily exercise to optimize our cardio-vascular health. But now, new science has discovered that even a little of the right kind of exercise can go a long way…Read More →