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Focusing on Fewer Ingredients in Food is Pointless

Zoning in on the number of ingredients in packaged foods is one of the stupidest consumer driven trends to date. Fueled by the unsubstantiated fear of anything not immediately recognizable or easy to pronounce, companies are turning to “fewer ingredients” to make their food stand out on over-crowded store shelves. Short, recognizable ingredient lists are leading packaged food trends in 2016 yet the number of ingredients or your ability to pronounce an ingredient has absolutely nothing to do with the nutrition value …

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Fake Sugar – How Sweet it Is

Yesterday I talked a little bit about Sweeteners – the pale-colored packets of not-quite-granular sweet white powder. People ask me all the time about sweeteners and if they’ll cause cancer or give you headaches. Mind you, most of these people are downing French Fries and doughnuts like they are the last ones left on the island on that show Survivor. Yet they are unusually concerned about baby-colored packets of the sweet stuff. The newest kid on the sweetener block is …

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