Beef Products Inc. announced Monday, May 7, 2012 that three of its plants will close permanently. Over the past three months, I have listened to the story build and spread like wild-fire over social media platforms in a negative way. Here are some thoughts I have on the subject. 1) Check out the awards for…
Category Archives: Food
How to Plant and Grow Cucumbers
Cucumbers are one of the easiest, low-maintenance vegetables to grow in your garden. As the soil temperature approaches 70 degrees, we are beginning to get closer to ideal conditions to start planting cucumber plants. I really like this article, “How to Grow Cucumbers” from the vegetablegardenideas.com site and I want to highlight some information from…
Shelf Life and Nutritional Value of Food
I am seeing a lot of articles in the news that are addressing the topic of “Shelf Life” and the nutritional composition of food. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency came out with a report this month that indicated that nutritional labels failed to provide consumers with proper nutritional information. Some companies claimed the following, Companies…
Story of Sweet Loren’s Cookies
Swee Loren’s is an all natural baked goods cookie company that specializes in fresh and frozen cookie dough. Loren overcame cancer a few years ago and took on the challenge to bake an all-natural product which contained 100% whole grains, no refined sugar, dairy free and coconut oil. In 2009, Loren entered a cooking contest…
Pink Slime Process
This story has been in the news a lot the last few days. Check out this news story. The pink slime is a filler which takes waste trimmings and reprocesses them in a way that the trimmings can be added back into the final product. I thought this video was very interesting and explained the…
Community Gardens – Spring Preparation
Community Gardens are really becoming the norm in many areas and cities across our country. It really is exciting to see how these projects come together and involve kids, adults and local organizations. Check out this story from Benton County, Indiana. It really shows how community gardens in one area are helping to bring people…
Calories on Menus
Restaurants, everywhere are listing their calorie information on their menus. As a consumer, always be aware of the size of the portions along with the calories displayed on the menus. This really is the key. At Midwest Laboratories, we test food packages sold in restaurants and the numbers can be staggering at times. Most of…
Jerky Dog Treats being looked at.
It appears there are some issues that have come up lately regarding jerky treats which were made in China. Several dog owners have noted some serious health conditions associated with their dog after they were fed these type of treats. The FDA has released statements from last November and December on this topic, but no…
Calories on Menus – Effective information or not?
A study out of the University of Columbia School of Nursing suggests that calorie information on menus is useless. The study suggests that the information is often misleading and really has no affect on consumer behavior. In July, 2011, a similar study was conducted in New York and this study showed that those people who…
Food at the Movie Theaters
Check out this Consumer Reports study on the numbers behind what we are putting in our mouths. The numbers are a bit alarming. I think another study should also be performed with respect to the amount of money that is made on marking up pop and popcorn. The table listed below really is scary. I…
