Between the food industry and consumers, Americans are throwing out about a third of our food — about $161 billion worth each year. “Imagine this: You go to your favorite supermarket and come out with three bags full of groceries. Before you get in your car, you toss one of those bags in the garbage.… Continue reading How to Keep Your Food Safe – And Avoid Wasting It
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To Make Vegetables More Attractive, Give Them Mouth-Watering Labels
Could giving vegetables zippy labels such as “sweet sizzlin’ green beans and crispy shallots” make them more enticing and increase vegetable consumption? The answer is yes, according to new research. Bradley P. Turnwald, M.S., and coauthors from Stanford University tested whether using indulgent descriptive words and phrases typically used to describe less healthy foods would… Continue reading To Make Vegetables More Attractive, Give Them Mouth-Watering Labels
Allergic to Milk? It Might Be in Your Dark Chocolate
If you or someone in your household is allergic to milk, take heed: a recent study by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested 100 dark chocolate products and found that many contained milk. More importantly, you can’t always tell that’s the case simply by reading the food label. “This can be a problem, since… Continue reading Allergic to Milk? It Might Be in Your Dark Chocolate