Sometimes FoodNetworkHumor.com is a little too mean-spirited for my taste, but I smiled at this spoof of “Chopped” by guest poster Joe Cristalli. The only thing missing is the sneering grimace of Alex Guarnaschelli.
This Sustainable is Good.com article looks at some of the differences between the same food product as sold and marketed in the U.S. and in the U.K. using the example of Kellogg NutriGrain bars. I was intrigued by this factoid:
In Europe manufacturers need to prove an ingredient is SAFE beyond a shadow of a doubt for it to be approved for use.
In the US researchers need to prove an ingredient is DANGEROUS beyond a shadow of a doubt for it to be banned.
And while we’re on the subject of American food regulations, did you know that the USDA is allowing Monsanto to police its GMO products as part of a two-year “experiment”. Considering that they’ve done such a GREAT job so far while the USDA has been watching, this ought to go swimmingly.
Just yesterday I posted about Adam Richman, who, for the last several years, has traveled around the country eating simply enormous servings of food, and noted that even he has had to cry “No más” and hand over the eating to other people. But according to this news story in Nation’s Restaurant News, restaurant patrons are finally giving up their love for oversized portions. Younger diners in particular are paying more attention to eating less.
A bit along that same trend somewhat is this latest Gallup poll that shows that beer drinking in the U.S. has declined, again especially among younger individuals. That’s not to say they’re drinking less alcohol — they are substituting wine — but maybe the twentysomethings might not turn out to be the same lard-asses we have.
I’m a little disappointed to hear this: after a very big push over the last several years to reduce or replace sodium in their soups, Campbell’s has decided to give up and go back to their previous formulations of their primary soups in an effort to revive sales. This doesn’t affect their other product lines, including the popular Healthy Request products, just the classic soups.
