Table Talk

Do you agree avocado powder is a vegetable? Does zero grams of trans fats mean a food really has no trans fats at all? Should you find it reassuring when a product says it’s authentic, homestyle or wholesome? You may be surprised by the answers…

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) has gotten a bad rap recently. Does it deserve all the negative press? How about cane sugar or beet sugar — is it any better? What are your alternatives for healthy eating with a sweet tooth?

Did you hear about the lawsuit filed up in New York, alleging Snapple Beverage Corp. misled consumers by labeling its teas and juice drinks containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as �All Natural�?

So, HFCS is maybe going to become “corn sugar”? Yeah, that will help. (Not.)

I dunno, I’m not so sure about these ads I’ve seen running lately touting HFCS. I suspect they may be only giving us a carefully selected version of the truth. What do you think?

Whoa! Did you hear the news that Julia Child was a WWII spy? Wow — and you thought whipping up a perfect bernaise sauce was exciting! Yep, turns out the woman who was pretty much single-handedly responsible for popularizing gourmet French cooking in the US was also a genuine cloak-and-dagger spy (before she became The [...]

A weight loss challenge at my office brings up an interesting question: does it make a difference if the calories you consume come from fat or carbs?

Piggly Wiggly (the grocery store chain, for those who aren’t familiar with the name) is apparently testing out a new store design concept. While some of the ideas sound interesting, I’m not buying all their marketing hype about the benefits of the new layout. To see why, read the full article…

How many of these healthy foods do you include in your diet? Chock full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other powerful health-boosting goodness, these are twenty-nine foods to load up on. Eat healthy!

Did you hear the story about the couple who found maggots in their baby’s food? Ewwww. If that grosses you out as much as it did me, you might want to consider making your own baby food. It’s not as much hassle as you might think.