Food companies can’t seem to help themselves. It must be so-o-o tempting to stretch the truth…even just a tad. So what if consumers are misled? The clues are (almost always)…
Category: What Not to Eat
As long as there’s Madison Avenue, companies will twist the truth to pitch their products as healthy, real, essential, or name-your-buzz-word-du-jour. So they play up nuts or protein rather than…
“Magnum Tubs offer a new, multisensory way to enjoy Magnum Ice Cream that is unlike anything available in the category today,” said Unilever (Magnum’s parent company) in a January press…
An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the deadline for industry to stop producing foods with artificial trans fat is June 15. The deadline is June 18. This post…
You’ve never been to a cookie dough parlor? How 2017! “There’s an emotional connection that you can’t manufacture. It’s inherent in the product and unique to cookie dough,” the owner…
“It all began when Ike Sewell imagined a pizza unlike any other,” says Uno Pizzeria & Grill’s menu. “Fresh dough with a tall edge, topped with homemade sauce and more cheese…
June 2016: Burger King and Frito-Lay unleash Mac n’ Cheetos—portable bites of mac and cheese in a Cheeto-flavored crust. The limited-time-only item sells out at Burger King in weeks. October…
In the supermarket, every day feels like April 1st. Here’s a sampling of the latest tricks. Yes, there’s some avocado in Hidden Valley Avocado Ranch Dressing. But the bottle basically…
Mac and cheese, chili, eggs, hash browns, omelets, buffalo wings—probably not what you’re thinking of when you hear “burger toppings.” What happened to the good old days when a burger…
The internet is teeming with claims that alkaline water does everything from killing cancer cells to providing superior hydration. Here’s the evidence. “Ideally, I recommend water that’s at least [a…