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Lemon Poppyseed Scones: From people who care

Lemon Poppyseed Scones: From people who care

[ 0 ] July 25, 2012 |

I have written a serial of angry warnings about infamous Lofthouse cookies which are, in my opinion as a professional chemist, nothing more than a chemical waste. I categorize them as a latent “food terrorism” in this country. You will hardly recognize their hazardless unless you are a chemist, a nutritionist or a DyeDiet follower. […]

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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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Right Bread For Christmas

Right Bread For Christmas

[ 0 ] December 17, 2011 |

When I asked a local bakery owner how many ingredients are in his breads he answered: Five or six… Yes! That was exactly what I was looking for!  Indeed, if you want to find healthy bread, simply count the number of ingredients and reject anything where ingredient list exceeds, let say, 12 items. Do not […]

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Harvest’s Best Granola

Harvest’s Best Granola

[ 9 ] September 12, 2011 |

If you think that there are low chances to dig out a healthy snack at a local Walmart store, you may be wrong. Here is my recent surprise finding which I am pleased to inform you about: Harvest’s Best All Natural Granola of Harlan Bakeries. DyeDiet RECOMMENDED Harvest’s Best Granola: Risk and Nutrition Look at […]

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Most Risky Food in America

Most Risky Food in America

[ 1 ] April 1, 2011 |

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 […]

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Vintage Russian honey gingerbread

Vintage Russian honey gingerbread

[ 2 ] September 21, 2013 |

Brief history of Russian honey gingerbread One of the oldest Russian pastry delicacies is what Russians call pryanik, a big cookie (you may call it small honey cake) baked with honey. The closest American word describing pryanik is gingerbread. But please make no mistake: Russian pryaniks are quite different from gingerbread in recipes, texture and […]

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Crystal Light Is NOT Right: A chemical blow

Crystal Light Is NOT Right: A chemical blow

[ 0 ] July 7, 2012 |

What catches your eyes when you take a glance at the box of Crystal Light Natural Pink Lemonade drink mix? Perhaps it’s the word “natural” and so you are about to pay your $2.00 for it. But wait a second! Let’s first take a closer look at the ingredients list and find out what makes […]

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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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Why Do We Need Food Day

Why Do We Need Food Day

[ 0 ] October 19, 2011 |

Food Life needs food. We need food to rebuild some 7 million (out of the total 25 trillion) of red blood cells our body loses every second and hence, yes, “we are what we eat.” But you cannot build living cells from whatever is available or even affordable. To survive we must eat nutritious food, […]

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Back To School artificial colors

Back To School artificial colors

[ 0 ] August 15, 2011 |

If you ask owner or baker of a small local bakery how many ingredients are in their cookies they will name something like 5 or 6 or maybe 7. According to the Wikipedia  cookies contain fat, flour, eggs and sugar. Add some salt, chocolate chips, almonds or raisins and you will get all kind of nutrients your […]

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