It’s a HoliDAY
A) trick: Despite what the stores say, Halloween is just 1 DAY – and Halloween shouldn’t start CANDY / TREAT week, or season
B) treat: if you make it one day you can TREAT yourself – enjoy your favorite candy and / or baked goods
“Better For You” Sugar
A) trick: “sugar-free” but made with artificial [...]
Archive for October, 2009
It’s Halloween – LEARN to skip the TRICKS, and ENJOY the TREATS
Posted in For Kids, General Health, Observations, Word of Caution, tagged artificial dyes, candy, Fat-Free, Halloween, sugar on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FDA Targets Nutritional Claims on Food Packaging
Posted in Advertising, FDA, Word of Caution, tagged approval, FDA, nutrition, Nutritional Claims on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WSJ: FDA Targets Nutritional Claims on food packaging
Finally! Is all I can say.
Finally! Is all I can say. The above Wall Street Journal article examines the issue that led to a “Smart Choice” labeling on a box of Froot Loops (Thank you folks like Bill Mahrer for publicly outing this ridiculousness).
My take? I have a [...]
Decoding the Plastic Numbers – what plastics are safer?
Posted in Observations, Shopping Tips, Word of Caution, tagged Green, plastic on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I get a lot of questions about plastic – and until recently I struggled to find a great resource, but I love Renee Loux’s Easy Green Living (pg 120) for its plastic safety information (as well as just about everything else!).
So check it out and learn that 1,2,4,5,7* (asterisk is important here) seem to be [...]
