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More Easter Candies
Would Jesus enjoy eating the food dyes? While Easter is coming closer I keep watching people wiping out egg-shaped candies from Wal-Mart aisles. This has pushed me to write an emergent article explaining to the US public what they actually get inside the funny containers. Fruit Punch Flip-Flop Lollipop, DDRS ~ 73 What this made in […]
Easter candy
Easter basket of the food dyes Easter is coming and we are expected to be inspired into buying by reading something like this: ”…It’s hard to imagine Easter without marshmallow treats, bunny-shaped sweets and cream-filled eggs. Did you know the holiday is the second-biggest time of year for candy sales?” – MSN Oh, yeah… Candy sales […]
Food Toxicity and Moderation
“Healthy food,” “healthy diet,” “healthy lifestyle”… Perhaps you hear these words everywhere. But what healthy food really is? What is healthy for one may not be healthy for another person. The DyeDiet approach (see Food Definition and DyeDiet Food Risk and Nutrition Explained) is built on the fact that any living species, human included, need nutrition to support their lives. This […]
Potato chips
Ruffles, Pringles and Terra chips: Risk and Nutrition Chips belong to a snack food category which is often considered as a junk food because of generally low nutritional value. Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Health Risk Score, DDRS ~ 94 Health risks of this Frito-Lay, Inc. product come from 5 foreign additives (red segments, 36), […]
Energy drinks
Do we need energy squeeze? According to Wikipedia, 65% of energy beverage drinkers are between 13 and 35 years old. And according to Fit & Health 90% of Americans consume caffeine every day: “The half-life of caffeine in your body is about six hours. That means that if you consume a big cup of coffee […]
How Much Dyes Do We Eat?
FDA Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of the Food Dyes According to the CSPI, total amount of colors certified by the FDA in the Fiscal Year of 2009 was 15,016.634 pounds or 6,817.552 kg or 6,800 tons that were all eaten by the US public (see food-dyes-rainbow-of-risks). This means 6,817.552/300 millions ~ 23 g per capita. Isn’t this too much? Let us […]
Ice Cream
Natural or low fat ice cream? Summer is coming and people start to spend longer time by the ice cream aisles. What are our choices? Let us take a look at three different brands: Häagen Dazs all natural Strawberry ice cream, Weight Watchers low fat Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Jamba low fat Vanilla Strawberry Jubilation. […]
Most Risky Food in America
DyeDiet Food Risk Overview It has been two months since the DyeDiet started publication of its concept and analysis of health risks associated with consumption of food and food additives. So far 28 popular brands of food and soft drinks from 8 food categories were discussed in terms of food risks so to help American consumers to make more informed, less […]
Food Safety Risk Explanation
How YOU and YOUR children may benefit: Understanding the DyeDiet Food Safety Risk concept gives you a gauge which helps you to indentify and avoid chemical hazards in your and your child’s diet. When you feel that you can rely on the DyeDiet analysis you may choose not to try solving the puzzles of ingredients […]
Lucky Charms vs Cheerios
Watch for sneaky food dyes Most of us see cereal grains as a healthy food and this is about right. Indeed, “in their natural form (as in whole grain), they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. However, when refined by the removal of the bran and germ, the remaining […]
