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Warning labels on food
I was reading an article in the National Post on the new recommendations regarding food labeling by the Ontario Medical Association and was a little taken aback by a comment made by a health analyst...
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Follow Friday: Junk Food Science
Interested in learning about the food industry and how they determine the foods we eat? Check out this article on The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food in the New York Times.
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Nutritionally complete… jelly beans??!
Well, they’ve finally done it… After much talk of fortifying junk foods it seems that the food industry has won out over the nay sayers. The first “food” to hit the market later this summer will be...
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More on fat tax
Recent research showed that a combination of factors was best at discouraging purchasing of “junk” foods. It also showed that, on their own, cheaper healthy options, anti-obesity advertising, and...
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Don’t let them eat KD; only the best for the poor
I had a mixed reaction reading this article about a food bank rejecting “unhealthy” food items last week. Of course, I think that they should reject opened packages and half-eaten items. It’s...
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National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast and other unnecessary food holidays
Last week someone shared this tweet from the Cleveland Clinic: Not ideal from a provider of healthcare. I’m sure many children are getting more sugar from breakfast cereal and juice in the morning but...
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Don’t eat this, not that!
Ever notice the proliferation of magazine articles telling you what to eat instead of something else? It’s almost always one crappy food versus another somewhat less crappy (but much less desirable)...
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If children are the future we may be in trouble
After coming across a few teacher resources I’ve started to wonder about what lessons we’re really teaching children in schools. The first example was actually a list of nutrition curriculum supports...
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Kid-friendly foods aren’t doing kids any favours
Not being a parent I hadn’t realized the excess of unhealthy recipes on the Internet promoted as “kid-friendly”. That is, until last week when I was searching for recipes to update the selection we...
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Should we allow advertisers to have unlimited access to children?
As in many countries, including Canada, there is currently a push in the UK for a ban on “junk food” advertising to children. Naturally, there’s push-back but surprisingly not (just) from the food...
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