Monthly Archives: April 2009

Taxing Temptations – Taming or Torment?

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Lauren

You filed with the feds, but would you ante up to get a fix from your favorite food vices? That last hike in cigarette prices was enough to motivate more smokers to quit  and programs to help reported a surge in calls on their hotline. But would a tax on sugary sodas, candy or “junk” […]
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Thoughts To Chew On

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Lauren

Check out my interview on KJAM Radio! “Improve Your Eating Lifestyle”     Chatting it up on WHYY A Chef’s Table and National Public Radio       Those Confusing Food Labels Grocery Tour: How Healthy Is ‘Healthy’ Food? Sugar Substitutes About allergies and the FDA Better understand food labels
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Domino® Sugar debuts Certified CarbonFree®

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Lauren

‘Tis a season for sweet treats – would you buy this for your baking, beverage or any sweetening just because its carbon footprint is “neutral”? Domino® Sugar Certified CarbonFree®  
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Would flavorful function win over better tasting personal preference?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Lauren

A recent Nutritional Food Pairings article has me wondering – how much of a selling feature is such a concept?  Nutrient synergies are hardly a new finding. I still recall from my ’80s clinical training that iron is better absorbed with a vitamin C rich food, or even just the acidity – like from ground […]
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