thoughts of food
Ketchup was once sold as medicine.
“Doctors believed it was best consumed as a health tonic.” ~ learn more
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thoughts of food
Finally, matzo ball soup in a cup.
“It’s true, matzo balls freeze dry and reconstitute perfectly! Our technology means that we preserve the taste, the nutrients, and the texture. The balls are slightly fluffier than you might be used to (sorry, no sinkers here), but you will […]
thoughts of food
Twin study links depression to fruit and vegetable consumption.
Plenty of weaknesses in the study design but if you like the conclusion just go ahead and believe it! “A high intake of both fruit and vegetables was associated with lower depressive symptoms over time compared to a low intake. […]
thoughts of food
Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics.
Sorry for ruining your tea experience. I guess now I have to get up to speed on the material of my tea bags. “The tea bags used for the research were made from the polymers nylon-6, polypropylene and cellulose. The […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList’s advice for food companies.
“I am happy to report that no food company wants this stuff in their food and they are all eager to figure out what’s going on and how to remove it. After a while I noticed the advice we were […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList report — endocrine disruptors everywhere.
“We were, like many others, asking ourselves if plastic chemicals would turn out to be the next public health crisis for humanity to overcome. We realized it was important to try and get closer to the true answer. Finding out […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList’s advice for food companies.
“I am happy to report that no food company wants this stuff in their food and they are all eager to figure out what’s going on and how to remove it. After a while I noticed the advice we were […]
thoughts of food
PlasticList report — endocrine disruptors everywhere.
“We were, like many others, asking ourselves if plastic chemicals would turn out to be the next public health crisis for humanity to overcome. We realized it was important to try and get closer to the true answer. Finding out […]
thoughts of food
Grubhub paying big fine for icky behavior toward all.
The FTC went after them for harming the whole trifecta — consumers, drivers and restaurants. “The settlement includes a monetary judgment of $140 million against Grubhub, which is partially suspended based on the company’s inability to pay the full amount. […]
thoughts of food
Phthalates with your ghee.
A group called Mamavation commissioned a study at an EPA-certified lab. “100% of ghees analyzed by our laboratory had traces of phthalates. This is a total of 7 detections from 7 ghees products. Ranges of phthalates were from 105 parts […]