Posts Tagged ‘industrial food formulation’

The idea of junk food is an enduring concept that food policy advocates refresh endlessly to keep it in the public consciousness. Currently, the term of art is “ultra-processed.” Today, another study is commanding headlines to tell us these are bad foods. In this instance, the bad news is an association with 67% greater risk […]

The drumbeat is growing louder. “Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet,” say four nutrition scientists from Deakin University. It would be hard to find a clearer definition of these products as our enemy. Yet another set of distinguished nutrition scientists argue that ultra-processed alternatives to meat and dairy can offer valuable […]

My great grandmother would be flabbergasted if she could see what I had for dinner last night. She was born in Maine, ate cod fish cakes, baked beans, meat, and potatoes. Mexican food (like the enchilada below) was as foreign to her as salt cod is to me. Moreover my great great grandmother might actually […]