Category Archives: Food

Decode ingredient labels with your iPhone – Food Additives Review

It’s getting harder and harder to find actual food in the grocery stores these days. It seems every package I pick up lists at least three ingredients I can’t pronounce, let alone imagine where it comes from. Where exactly does … Continue reading

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PETA Creates X-Prize for Cloned Meat [Food Police]

photo credit: The Rocketeer Margaret Atwood must be proud – the disgusting meat products appearing in Oryx and Crake are just around the corner, if PETA has anything to do with it. Following the current trend of offering large bounties, … Continue reading

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Comparing Fitness Waters: Gatorade Propel, Vitamin Water, Sobe LifeWater and more [Food Police]

photo credit: thelifeledger I recently received this e-mail from someone at Fleishman-Hillard, who apparently represents Gatorade in PR matters: Great post on calorie disclosure. Did you know that you would have to take 2,640 more steps to burn off the … Continue reading

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USDA Study Concludes Eating Fats Makes You Fat [Food Police]

photo credit: M J M According to a recent article on Food Navigator, a USDA study found the increased rate of obesity in US adults is matched by an increased rate of fat and oil consumption. This follows the generic … Continue reading

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Malt-O-Meal and Other Cereals Recalled for Salmonella [Food Police]

photo credit: Meriol Lehmann Seriously? It’s not enough that I have to worry about lead in my child’s toys and e.coli in my beef, I now have to worry if there’s salmonella in my puffed wheat? From the FDA’s report: … Continue reading

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