Aspartame and other chemicals in my food

More Lessons in [food] chemistry Chemicals! What a nasty word! What horrors that conjures up in our minds! Molecules! A much more pleasant connotation! We certainly don’t want chemicals in our foods! Now molecules, that’s a different story! Particularly those miracle molecules that will improve our health and prolong our lives! In this blogpost I will focus on chemicals that end up in our food—with … Continue reading Aspartame and other chemicals in my food

What food labels don’t tell us about food by Linn Steward

The Nutrition Facts Label hit the shelves the same year I went back to school to study nutrition. The year was 1994 and I can still remember holding a package of corn chips in my hand with the newly minted label printed in bold black type and thinking to myself – it’s not going to work. As it turns out I was right. The original … Continue reading What food labels don’t tell us about food by Linn Steward

Looking back and looking ahead: a food year in review

The concept of ultra-processed foods invaded the minds of almost all Americans during 2023. We have learned that we can now absolve ourselves of all guilt for dietary indiscretions. It is not our fault! It is Big Food forcing us to eat what we know is bad for us! An avalanche of articles on the net and a very popular book revealed the demon that … Continue reading Looking back and looking ahead: a food year in review