Tag Archives: processed food

More Health Foods that Aren’t

By admin | September 16, 2010

Once again, I dispel fancy claims on shiny packaging for you. Don’t believe the hype. Don’t be a sucker for advertising or for claims that the supposed health food you are purchasing (which likely comes in some kind of package or box) is really good for you. The slogan was thought up by an ad [...]

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“Healthy” Foods that Aren’t (recipe included)

By admin | September 23, 2009

We are bombarded by advertising and beguiling food packaging enticing us to try this or that product because it’s healthful. Maybe it’s fat free, or sugar free, or made with whole grains, or baked not fried. It can get so confusing, figuring out what to eat. What’s healthy and what’s not this week? Hard to [...]

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My Experiement with Processed Food

By admin | March 14, 2009

Today I woke up and went to Safeway with the following goal in mind: eat processed food for a day and assess how I feel, a la Supersize Me. You see, normally I feel pretty darn good during the days. I may have a smoothie with spirulina and rice protein and fruit for breakfast; a [...]

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