Tag: nutritional value

How The American Way Kills American Life

How The American Way Kills American Life

[ 0 ] January 6, 2013 |

Ignorance is what kills. The below are quotations from an excellent educational book “Fast Food Nation. The Dark Side of the All-American Meal” by Eric Schlosser. A praise for the book left by The Daily Telegraph (London) says: “Eric Schlosser’s book on the economy and strategies of the fast food business should be read by anyone […]

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Wonka Frosty Nerds: Another chemical candy

Wonka Frosty Nerds: Another chemical candy

[ 3 ] December 1, 2012 |

Do you know that according to the Wikipedia, “nerd” is a person, typically described as being overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired? This is one thing. As the second meaning, “nerd” is a form of candy that is essentially small irregularly-shaped bits of sugar crystal which are covered with a thin candy-coating. Yes, coating… This […]

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Truth About Food

Truth About Food

[ 0 ] February 22, 2012 |

There are over 3000 food additives (see Everything Added to Food in the United States) circulating in American food supply. Therefore it is easy to get confused about what is healthy, what is questionable and what is certainly health damaging for you and your loved ones. While DyeDiet does its best to inform American public about […]

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CVS Fruit Slices: One more fruit fraud

CVS Fruit Slices: One more fruit fraud

[ 0 ] January 14, 2012 |

In this upside down world, where we have so much what I call the “fruit fraud” everywhere, when food manufacturers produce something real, they have to explain this by saying something like: “We have made our product with a real fruit, please believe us this time!” Why so? Because otherwise the product will be perceived […]

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Gerber Fruit Splashers Grape

Gerber Fruit Splashers Grape

[ 0 ] January 8, 2012 |

This is a vitamin fortified beverage designed by Gerber Products Co. (USA) for children over 1 year old. It is based on fruit juice concentrates with less amount of sugar. On the label you can read: Water & fruit juice blend beverage; 40% less sugar than 100% apple juice. Grape, naturally flavored with other natural […]

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Wheat Thins Original: Enjoy!

Wheat Thins Original: Enjoy!

[ 0 ] January 6, 2012 |

There is one essential difference between food manufacturers and food consumers: we, the consumers, want food to be nutritious whereas the manufacturers want food to be sold. This explains why one kind of food even within the same brand produced by the same manufacturer may be healthy and another one, just next to it, may […]

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Maamoul Cookies: The Quality You Can Trust

Maamoul Cookies: The Quality You Can Trust

[ 0 ] January 2, 2012 |

I have reviewed Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies a number of times. They are produced in the USA in slightly different manner (mostly by color) by any occasion like Valentine’s Day (rose), St. Patrick’ Day (green), Back to School  (red) event or Christmas but they all are essentially the same: some 40 (!) ingredients including 14 […]

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Estimate Risk and Nutrition of Any Processed Food

Estimate Risk and Nutrition of Any Processed Food

[ 0 ] December 29, 2011 |

A year of 2011 is expiring and this is a good time to take a look backward in order to better understand the way walked. The DyeDiet has developed an original food risk and nutrition estimation approach designed to help the consumers to sort out risky foods in favor of healthier more nutritious products. As […]

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America’s Nutritional Choices

America’s Nutritional Choices

[ 20 ] December 23, 2011 |

I see healthy and unhealthy foods in a little bit different way from what the mainstream media promote as “good” and reject as “bad” food. For decades high calorie content has been considered as a “bad” factor. But energy supply is one of the major functions of food that keeps us alive. So in my […]

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Artificial Colors of Candy Canes

Artificial Colors of Candy Canes

[ 0 ] December 20, 2011 |

Christmas should be the time when everyone makes another effort towards truth, peace and moral cleanliness. Not so for the candy makers. Those keep thinking more about how much they will profit from deceiving you and your kids. Made in Mexico, Life Savers Candy Canes look more like “Life Wasters” to me. While the container […]

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