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More Irradiation Info
Feed Between the Lines | September 2nd 2008
The LA Times published this article about the spinach/iceburg irradiation issue."Irradiating iceberg lettuce, spinach effective but not fail-safe; critics cite consequences: FDA's latest ru read more
What's the Deal with HFCS?
Feed Between the Lines | August 26th 2008
Yesterday I briefly mentioned High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in a discussion of soda (see post here). Today we will delve a little deeper on what the correlation may be between weight gain and HFCS.Soda isn't the only food product with HFCS on the read more
New Labels Help Mountain Dew
Label-Lit: The Blog | August 25th 2008
If you are a fan of Mountain Dew of have found yourself browsing the soft drink aisle lately, you may have noticed Mountain Dew’s new aluminum cans and labels. The new design is part of Mountain Dew’s Green Label Art series, featuring 12 new lab read more
Whats On The Menu?
Nutrition, Whole Foods and Health | August 21st 2008 by Monarch 13
A muffin that tips the scales at 600 calories. A salad that tops 1200. And a bowl of pasta that soars to over 2000 – a day’s worth of calories. Since New York City enacted its restaurant labeling legislation earlier this year, city goers’ eyes read more
The O Word
Feed Between the Lines | August 18th 2008
There is much to be said about organics, enough information to write pages and pages. Politics, health claims, environmental claims are only the beginning. The latest headlines are even questioning whether the organic movement is just a trendy fad read more
Labels Make a Big Impact
Label-Lit: The Blog | August 4th 2008
I came across a great article outlining the important impact product labels have on consumers. Product labels can be packed with all kinds of information like, nutritional benefits, niche stories, branding messages, and more. Labels are not just in read more
Where’s the beef…from?
Label-Lit: The Blog | July 30th 2008
The USDA has finally made it mandatory for meat packers to label their products with a country of origin sticker. Under this new law, effective September 30th, muscle cuts, ground beef, chicken, pork, and peanuts must be labeled with a country of or read more
Clear Labels Are Cool!
Up the Hill Gang | July 21st 2008 by Jenny-up the hill
I have always appreciated the work and creativity that goes into making product labels. In fact, I almost went into graphic design so I could design such labels. I visited the graphics art department one day and soon discovered that I basically had read more
We Want More!
Label-Lit: The Blog | July 15th 2008
Recently, Deloitte LLP, a nationally recognized consulting firm surveyed over 1,100 people and found that consumers want more information displayed on their food labels. The surveyed showed that two out of five consumers feel they don’t have enoug read more
Do you Get Trans Fat Without Knowing It?
Forever Gone Weight Loss | July 12th 2008 by Susanne
… or don’t believe anything to read on a food label. Before I start I would like to say that I cannot add Ph.D to my name, but what I can add is M.c.s (master of common sense). If you are anything like me, you want to avoid trans fat as m read more
Grass-Fed Beef is Better for You, Better for Earth
Laurel on Health Food | July 1st 2008
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Grass-Fed Beef is Better for You, Better for Earth Women’s Health Magazine says grass-fed beef is where it’s at. Did you know that the majority of U.S. bovines feed on a mix of grain read more
World’s Largest Beer Can!
Label-Lit: The Blog | July 1st 2008
Ok, so the first thing I thought when I saw this was, “Is that full?” Sadly, it doesn’t appear to be, but it is still pretty cool, considering a giant vinyl label is wrapped around the can to create the graphics. Chicago-based collector, Dave read more
Recycle Redesign
Label-Lit: The Blog | June 9th 2008
Over the weekend I came across an interesting article in The Boston Globe about recyclable packaging. I was always under the impression that if a product has the classic three-arrow recycle symbol it means that the product is recyclable. Shockingly read more
Have you read your food labels lately?
Workout Mommy | May 29th 2008 by workoutmommy
Remember the saying “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover?” These days it should be “Don’t judge a food by it’s packaging”. Products that claim to be healthy choices, might not be so healthy after all. F read more
Fruit by Numbers
Crunchy Family Rising | May 16th 2008 by Crystal
I stumbled upon this today (literally, I love Stumble) and wanted to share. Have you looked at store-bought fruit and wondered what the numbers on the label mean? I have, but I never put much thought into it. Well, today I learned that those numbers read more
Sheets vs. Rolls
Label-Lit: The Blog | May 13th 2008
Over the last few months we have received several requests from companies offering a wide range of products, needing a label for each product type or flavor. Having to label a variety of products can be expensive, and to be honest, all those rolls o read more
Egg business memories…
Quiverfullfamily.com - Christian book reviews, homeschooling… | May 12th 2008 by Jennifer Bogart
When I married my husband, he was running a business producing organic chicken eggs on his parent’s farm. It was a fairly small operation in terms of egg laying operations, but it was enough to keep us busy. Feeding chickens, culling chickens, read more
American chicken - labels, facts, fiction
iHealthBulletin News | May 12th 2008
Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like “100 percent natural,” “organic,” “grain-fed,” and “free range,” many consumers don’t really know what they’re buying. According to the U.S. Department of Agric read more
LABELS
Kids and Healthy Food | May 2nd 2008 by Amy
Do you get confused at the grocery store? So many manufacturers are out to trick you with their gimmicks. Don’t be fooled. Know these terms the food people are required to follow when creating their packaging. Teach them to your kids. read more
Naturally unnatural — or should that be unnaturally natural?
ice cream is not for breakfast | May 1st 2008 by Amy Vernon
Like any mom, I want to feed my children the best I can. Sometimes those efforts go awry, such as — not that this has EVER happened to me! — when your four-year-old sees one of those little bags of Fritos and begs for it and, well, you& read more
Healthy Homes, Healthy Families!
Caren's Blog | May 1st 2008 by Ellen
Happy Mother's Day! Or should we just make it a month long event? A day hardly seems long enough to honor this truly amazing job. Since it is Mom that is responsible for up to 80% of the buying decisions in home, we thought we'd take the time to give read more
10 Changes To Your Diet That Will Instantly Make it 90% Better
WeightLossDietSecrets | April 18th 2008 by Kim
By: Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS MealPlans101 Most individuals do not eat like they are supposed to. Out of those individuals 95% of them don’t realize that by making [...] read more
Can You Trust Your Food Labels?
Kimkins Diet | April 14th 2008 by Kimmer
A few days ago Good Morning America did a segment on whether food nutrition labels are accurate. Guess what! They aren't and the US government only does random checks.Diane Sawyer and crew sent Ritz crackers, David's sunflower seeds and Wonder bre read more
Food Labels: Are They Accurate?
Window Shopper | April 11th 2008 by Jaz
We saw a report recently on food labels and how accurate they really are. Seems that they aren’t quite as accurate as most of would like to believe. The problem I see is that most people do count on the labeling to be reasonably accurate. But w read more
Reading food labels
Fitness, Health, and Diet Tips - Tips to gain muscle, lose w… | April 1st 2008 by hebold
The FDA is advising people to be more aware of food labels and has written and extensive article on what to look at and why. I also wrote and article on how to decipher the important parts of understanding food labels last year. Consumers often compa read more
Healthy Trans Fats vs. Unhealthy Trans Fats Revealed
Good Food For Your Life | February 6th 2008 by naturaline
I'm going to talk about something today that most of you have probably never heard...that there is a distinction between good trans fats and bad trans fats. There is some evidence that the good trans can help you with fat loss, muscle building, and e read more
Language Of Food Labels
Good Food For Your Life | February 5th 2008 by naturaline
Understanding and deciphering the language of food labels can be tricky. Do you know exactly what "Light" really means? You can have the best diet yet be tripped up by making assumptions about food labels. Know exactly what you're getting (and not ge read more
"All Natural" May Not Be So Natural
Vibrant Glow | January 14th 2008 by Deanne
If you're a health conscious consumer, who shuns foods made from unnatural ingredients, you may be shocked to learn that just because a food label claims a product is "all natural" doesn't mean it really is. Currently, no government regulations or read more
Deceptive Food Labels - Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating…
Keys to Good Nutrition & Tips to Eating Healthy with Organic… | December 30th 2007 by Josiah Friberg
DECEPTIONS OF FOOD MANUFACTURERSRegarding FOOD LABELS and INGREDIENTS LISTSYou would think that the food labels or ingredients list on food products are designed to inform consumers about what’s in the product. Surprise! The opposite is actually tr read more
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