Please read this article! http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/08/14/food-babe-investigates-chipotle-vs-moes/ We don’t have any Moe’s restaurants in our area, but we do occasionally dine at the local Chipotle restaurants. I’m really shocked by the “expose” from 100 Days of Real Food, although I suppose nothing should shock me about our commercial food system. Yea, I understood that Chipotle was fast [...]
Posts Tagged ‘unhealthy’
Walmart Factory Farmed USDA Choice Steak
Walmart is in full tilt promotion mode. On Master Chef tonight, they were shamelessly promoting Walmart’s new USDA Choice steaks, touting how cheap they were, but not bothering to mention that the cheap meat is raised in a devastating factory farm. Shame on Gordon Ramsey who used to be all about sustainability and high quality [...]
McDonalds’ Chef Considers Menu to be Healthy
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 [...]
Hamburger Helper Stuffed Bellies
Just saw a TV commercial for Hamburger Helper. The family is together, sitting at the dinner table and the dad is stuffed so he leans back and pats his belly, full to the brim. He looks at his young daughter, they smile at each other and she imitates him, patting her belly as well. Camera [...]
Pink Fuel For the Cure From Connecticut’s Standard Oil
Okay, it’s bad enough that Yoplait has a pink ribbon campaign, but I was shocked to see a Connecticut oil company started promoting “Fuel For the Cure” with a pink oil truck. Come on! From Standard Oil’s web site: Standard Oil has pledged $3 for every delivery The Pink Truck makes for the next 12 [...]
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 [...]
Some Local Farmers Markets Are Turning Into Commercial Marketplaces
Yesterday, I was reading the online vendor list for a Farmers Market located at a nearby Agway store, and I noticed this week they were also allowing Girl Scout Cookies for sale. Sorry, a Farmers Market is not the place to sell high-sugar junk-food made with partially hydrogenated oils, I don’t care what the organization [...]
Windex Mini Concentrated Refill Toxins
We watched the CBS This Morning show and they showcased the “best new consumer products” from Better Homes & Gardens. I had to laugh because one of their recommendations was the Windex Mini Concentrated Refill Pouch – they touted it as better for the environment because there was less waste in the packaging. Huh? Okay, [...]
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 [...]
Cheap Food (Turkey) Is NOT the Answer!
The holiday season is upon us, and everyone is scrambling to find the best deal on cheap turkeys, stuffing, potatoes and gravy for their holiday meal(s). Grocery stores are promoting their sales, and home cooks are rejoicing! But in what kind of world does it make sense that a turkey can be raised and sold [...]
