McDonald’s senior director of culinary innovation, “chef” Daniel Coudreaut, was recently interviewed by Lisa Abraham, a Beacon Journal food writer. Besides chef Coudreaut’s crazy statement that he “doesn’t see anything on the menu that’s unhealthy,” he was promoting the “healthy” items on McDonald’s menu. It made me giggle that he’s an actual “chef” – a [...]
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Multi Grain Peanut Butter Cheerios – What’s Next General Mills?
Cheerios used to be thought of as one of the “good” cereals, but over the years, General Mills has capitalized on the Cheerios name to produce UN-healthier, alternative flavors like Dulce de Leche Cheerios and Chocolate Cheerios. And now Peanut Butter is part of the Cheerios flavor family! Cheerios Multi-Grain Peanut Butter cereal ingredients: Whole [...]
Paula Deen Diabetes Announcement – Just Take Your Medicine, Ya’all
As predicted, Paula Deen made the official announcement that she is diabetic. Even though she was diagnosed 3 years ago, her reason for coming forward now is that she wants to help others. In reality, she’s coming forward with a profitable new partnership with drug maker Novo Nordisk, marketing a new “helpful” web site called [...]
Pacific Natural Foods Soups – Why All the Sugar?
When I visited Whole Foods Grocery last week, I was planning to purchase a carton or two of soups from Pacific Natural Foods. They were on sale for $2.79 and Whole Foods was offering a $1 coupon. Personally, I like Pacific Natural Foods as a company. They are independently owned, unlike Imagine Foods, which is [...]
I LOVE Chocolate! But There is a Dark Side!
I love dark chocolate, and it’s so good for you, as long as you’re eating 70% and higher! But there is a secretive dark side to chocolate (no pun intended) and it’s hidden in the form of cheap, overly-available cocoa! Cocoa products are in high demand, but the cocoa “market” demands low prices. To remain [...]
Yoplait Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Scam
It drives me crazy every October when I see the Yoplait Yogurt ads for their “Pink Ribbon/Lids Breast Cancer” marketing ploy. My biggest problem with Yoplait’s Pink Lid promotion, besides the obvious trick to gain more sales, is that highly processed, highly sugary food products like Yoplait Yogurt could possibly be one of the factors [...]
Dastardly Donut
Ugh, the dastardly donut got me today at lunch. I was visiting DH and we ate lunch together in his work lunchroom, and there was a box of Dunkin Donuts that another co-worker brought in that morning. Of course, DH had to open it, and there were just a few left, all jelly filled. I [...]
Whole Wheat Bread is Full of Sugar!
No wonder people on “diets” give up bread! Commercial whole wheat bread is loaded with refined sugar! I only baked two very small loaves of bread for our vacation, so I figured I’d pick up a loaf if needed at the local store while we were away. Stopping at a little local grocery/convenience store, I [...]
No, Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread Is NOT a Health or Healthy Food!
Those TV commercials for Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread drive me crazy! They try to convey that it’s the greatest health food since brown rice! And that it’s such a good choice for your kids! Well it’s not! Here is the commercial I’ve been seeing over and over: Ingredients and Nutritional Data from the Nutella USA [...]
Vacation! ATV Padding, Sugar Overload, & Fun
I haven’t officially weighed-in after coming back from our week-long vacation to the Moosehead Lake area of Maine, but I’m confident I haven’t gained anything permanent. We had a really great time, the campground was on the ATV trail, so we could ride directly from the campground. Because of my weight loss, my back is [...]
