thoughts of food
Big Milk’s war to win Gen Z.
“In a new ad for Big Dairy, Aubrey Plaza promotes fake “Wood Milk.” But the dairy industry’s latest attempt to win over the youths has backfired—big time.” ~ learn more
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thoughts of food
How Philly Cheesesteaks became huge in Lahore, Pakistan.
“Our correspondent tracked down the ways immigration patterns and global politics — plus a bit of serendipity — intertwined to make our iconic sandwich a hit in the 13-million-resident megalopolis.” ~ learn more
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Food as medicine industry report from Listen Ventures.
“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.” Times are changing (albeit, slowly)! ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Not clickbait: Could ice cream possibly be good for you?
I almost didn’t read this because the title is so outlandish, but I’m glad I did. There’s some delightful research over the years finding benefits from ice cream, disowned by the researchers themselves. There’s a subtext here that I think […]
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Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them.
Food safety researcher Jill Roberts explains the lack of standardization. Some expiration dates are based on studies of when 60% of people no longer like the taste. Others are just made up. Only baby formula has government mandated and scientifically […]
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10 deceiving new names for high-fructose corn syrup.
“Take General Mills’ Vanilla Chex, for example. It’s an updated version of the Chex cereal sold in most conventional grocery stores, and the front of the new box states that the product contains “no high fructose corn syrup.” However, if […]
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14 vegetables that are actually fruits.
I can never get enough of this. Peas are on the list. Peas! “Technically, peas aren’t the fruit here, but the pods are. That’s because they contain the seeds — the peas — that the plant uses to reproduce.” ~ learn more
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Freshly shut down meal deliveries.
For years, this company was “ahead” of Factor in the healthy prepared food subscription business. Nestle acquired them for $950 million in 2020. Now they have shut down the business. Meanwhile, Factor is still delivering healthy eats weekly! ~ learn more
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Are farm antibiotics destroying our health?
“After calling multiple experts for corroboration of the reasons for Dr. Thompson’s treatment protocol, he put out job postings for a farm manager everywhere he could. He used it as a pretense to hold candid interviews with farmers across the […]
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Let’s learn about the U.S. pine nut business.
“A century ago, the pine nut was a major agricultural product of the American Southwest. … Today, American pine nuts (also called piñon or pinyon) are rarely found growing outside the Southwest. And even there, they can be a challenge […]