Archive for July 2013
What’s In a Name?
The United States is the land of opportunity. The opportunity to: 1. Call any sparkling wine champagne. 2. Call a red wine Bordeaux or Chianti even if it was grown, fermented and bottled thousands of miles from Bordeaux or Chianti. 3. Call mozzarella fresh when it has neither the taste ... more
Read moreB Vitamin Shots and Weight Loss
A recent promotion by a weight loss center offered twelve vitamin B-12 and B-6 injections for $29. A $300 value equal to $25 per injection. The ad does not specify the dosage so you can’t tell what percentage of the daily recommendation for B-12 and B-6 are in each injection. ... more
Read moreReducing Chemicals and Starch in Cooked Rice
Testing by a major consumer organization in the United States found high levels of arsenic especially inorganic arsenic that is a known to cause bladder, lung and skin cancer in humans in all samples of rice tested. Brown rice, which is higher in fiber than white rice, had higher levels ... more
Read moreContains 18 Grams of Whole Grain
“There’s a sucker born every minute.” P.T. Barnum This is the mantra of many manufactured and fast food marketing departments. How do you make a product or food with little or no nutritional value appear to be healthy for you or at least healthier? Food manufactures and restaurants know many ... more
Read moreHomemade Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Tomatoes are an abundant crop in southern Italy. Ripe Roma (plum) tomatoes are pureed and made into tomato sauce or halved and placed out in the sun to dry. Flavor packed sun dried tomatoes is a common ingredient in Italian recipes ranging from antipasto to entrees. It you have abundant, ... more
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