General Mills Marks 10 Years Of Health Improvements
CNN Money, 2/19/15 More than three-quarters of products from General Mills have undergone significant health improvements.
Revitalize Your Diet With 8 Simple Food Flips
Huffington Post, 2/19/15 An article about flipping out unhealthy foods for some fabulous and great tasting foods. For example, flip out white bread, white rice, and white flour for whole grains.
The Food Babe On What 5 Popular Diets Get Wrong
Yahoo! Health, 2/19/15 Despite nixing gluten for your life, there may still be important nutrients you’re missing and toxic ingredients you might be eating – according to The Food Babe.
Are Corporations Putting Feathers in Your Food?
The Slate Magazine, 2/19/15 A professor’s critique of The Food Babe Way.
Chocolate Makeover: Nestle dumps artificial colorings
NPR, The Salt, 2/19/15 In a sweeping industry move and response to consumer demands, Nestle is changing the recipes and formulation of nearly 75 products including Butterfinger. Natural colors will now include the use of annatto – a seed from the achiote tree.
Diet Experts Push More Plants, Less Meat in nod to Environment
The Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15 U.S. dietary guideline, the government’s benchmark for balanced nutrition, have long advised to eat dark, leafy greens. Now, there is another way the standards could be going green. Additional Coverage: Today Show CBS News The Atlantic NPR Washington Post Washington Post Food Business News
Nutrition panel urges American to eat green
USA Today, 2/19/15 Report signals out added sugars and the DGAC encourages Americans to cut back on it while increasing fruits, nuts, legumes, vegetables, and whole grains with less red or processed meat.
Nutrition panel calls for less sugar and eases cholesterol and fat restrictions
NYTimes.com, 2/19/15 The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee released their report today which encourages Americans to focus on overall eating patterns such as the Mediterranean diet that includes proteins, whole grains, healthy fats and fruits and vegetables. Notable changes include a specified sugar intake recommendation, no more than 10% of the total calories as well […]
Sorry, Paleo Eaters: Your Diet Is Pretty Much Made Up
Takepart, 2/20/15 Today’s caveman menu doesn’t look anything like what humans were consuming at the time.
Food companies aim to reinvent diet foods to stay relevant
Fox News, 2/20/15 US consumers are shifting away from weight-management foods, forcing company to change ingredients and focus their marketing on different health benefits as sales slip.