by Patrick Di Justo WaterIt's the main ingredient. But like any whipped product, Cool Whip contains a high percentage of air. At 41 cents per ounce, you're buying mostly water and air for just over twice what it would cost to whip real cream yourself.Natural and...
By Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASACObesity has been linked to everything from cancer to mental illness. Now, a prospective ban on junk-food advertising targeting children is the subject of a hot policy debate by our friends down-under.Many Australians are...
Up to 50 million Americans, including 2 million children, have some type of allergy. For most people, allergies are just an inconvenience. According to the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, they are a major cause of disability in the U.S. In...
By WHFWhat's New and Beneficial About StrawberriesMany foods commonly consumed in the U.S. are valuable sources of antioxidants. But researchers have recently ranked the 50 best antioxidant sources among commonly eaten foods and found strawberries to be quite...
By FooducateConsider these 3 frightening facts:1. The food industry spends close to $2 Billion a year advertising foods to kids2. Cookies and cakes, pizza, and soft drinks are the top sources of calories in the diets of children 2 through 18.3. Chips and french fries...
by FooducateA recent article from Reuters tallies up the annual cost of food allergies in the US at half a billion dollars.Doctor visits, hospital care, and lost work days due to food allergies come with an annual $500 million price tag, according to a new U.S....
By Fooducate, by Chef Rob Endelman.As if airline food isn’t awful enough, those still eating the carriers’ meals (when offered) now have unsanitary conditions on the aircraft themselves to worry about.The following is an excerpt from a warning letter the Food and Drug...
from The Chart by elandau Question asked by Stephanie of Roswell, GeorgiaMy daughters ask for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast several times a week, instead of the whole-grain cereal we offer them. This seems awfully sugary to me. Is this...
by Rachel Huber MPH RDYou can probably guess the correct answer to that one. But, really? Yes. According to a recent study, nearly 40% of total calories consumed by 2- to 18-year-olds were in the form of empty calories, or sources of calories with virtually NO...
By WH Foods What's New and Beneficial About OnionsThe flavonoids in onion tend to be more concentrated in the outer layers of the flesh. To maximize your health benefits, peel off as little of the fleshy, edible portion as possible when removing the onion's outermost...