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New Dirty Dozen List Looks at Food Additives
The Environmental Working Group, well-known for its Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists of produce, has released a new Dirty Dozen. This time, EWG is rating the most toxic food additives.
A Fart App That Teaches Kids About Nutrition Hilariously
Get smart from your fart? A new fart app teaches kids to scan food barcodes and learn about ingredients in a fun way β by highlighting flatulence potential.
Energy Drink Ingredients are a Mystery to Most Teens
According to a new study, most teens have ‘limited knowledge’ of energy drink ingredients and had difficulty telling them apart from soft and sports drinks.
Food App Helps You Make Healthier Choices
Need some help with those ingredients lists? There’s a food app designed to break them down, so you don’t have to!
Miracle Whip’s New Mystery Ingredients [+ Homemade Miracle Whip Recipe]
Now that Kraft Miracle whip contains mystery ingredients its time to try this Homemade Miracle Whip recipe courtesy ofΒ The Feingold Association. This is the story of a product that may [ … ]
Food Labels: How Do People Perceive Their Healthful Claims?
How do people respond to four nutritionally equal food products with varying low-sodium claims? A new study shows how influential a food label’s claims can be.
Is Evaporated Cane Juice a Misleading Ingredient?
Have you ever read an ingredients list and seen “evaporated cane juice” on the label? A California lawsuit is calling this ingredient into question.
What’s in Your Cupcake?
Want to know more about what’s in your cupcake? The kind folks over at Frugal Dad have dissected a standard cupcake recipe to share some facts about what’s really in those cupcakes. Some are shocking and some are silly, and the whole thing is just plain fascinating.
Tamarind: How to Use Pods, Paste, and Concentrate Plus Vegan Recipes
Tamarind is a great ingredient for vegans because it adds umami, that savory element that is sometimes lacking in meatless dishes.
Asian Ingredients for the Vegan Kitchen
Want to incorporate Asian flavors into your everyday vegan cooking? Check out these pantry essentials.
Reader Question: What’s Up with White Whole Wheat?
A reader wrote in with a great question: My friend Dave has run across this “white whole wheat flour”. According to Dave, and according to them, you can use it [ … ]
Sweet iPhone App for Vegetarians [VIDEO]
Great new iPhone app can help you to avoid non-vegetarian ingredients. [social_buttons] For numerous vegetarians and vegans, it is great when a company’s food labels specifically say “contains no animal [ … ]