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Food Labels Revealed will shed some light onto the sometimes mysterious and inscrutable food ingredients label , which is found on all processed food containers.
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Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: none
This is another show devoted to recent news stories popping up all over the internet. Today, I will showcase “clean food,” a new trend in the food industry just getting its feet wet. I’ll explore the “whats” and “whys” of “clean food,” a phrase that we’ll be hearing lots about in the near future, particularly as regards the meat industry. Then, for story #2, it’s finally almost here … the long-promised revision to the Nutrition Facts Label and the launching of the restaurant mandate. I’ll be getting into the weeds concerning both of those upcoming changes.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using a podcast app available for smart phones or tablets. Just search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
Food Navigator Magazine: Clean Foods
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Clean Foods
Munchies Website: Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Disaster
Pillsbury Company
Food Business News: Clean Labels
Wikipedia: Cultured Meat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat
Wall Street Journal: “Sizzling Steaks May Soon Be Lab Grown”
U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label
U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Menu Labeling Requirements
High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal
Music:
Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Displaced Memories" courtesy of David Hilowitz
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: propylene glycol alginate
In this show, I’ll examine in detail the ingredient compositions and nutritional breakdowns of two similar meals from two fast food restaurants to answer such questions as: (1) Is there really a difference between fast food and the types of highly processed foods found in the typical grocery store?; (2) Are the rumors true that fast food is intrinsically unhealthy?; and (3) In terms of ingredients and nutrients, how similar are fast food meals in different restaurants? Hang onto your seats; this is going to be a data driven ride!
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets. Just search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
McDonald’s Restaurant
Burger King Restaurant
YouTube Video: McDonald’s vs. Burger King
Natural “Beef” Flavor in McDonald’s French Fries
United States Department of Agriculture: Estimated Calorie Needs Per Day
How Stuff Works: Basal Metabolic Rate
NutriStrategy: Calories Burned During Exercise
Google Docs: Data for Ingredients and Nutrition for Big Mac vs. Whopper
Recommended Documentaries:
- Fast Food Nation
- Super Size Me
- Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
Music:
Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Fluffing the Duck" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: None
In this episode, I’ll hit the newsstands for stories about the relationship of cancer and processed foods. A breakthrough study published in January rocks the world. Foods can kill, but which ones? We need to choose carefully. At the end of the show, I’ll investigate a new product hitting the grocery store shelves.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets. Just search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
American Cancer Society
Genome Magazine: “Aging Immune System May Explain Cancer Better Than Genetic Mutations
Medical Express: “Scientists Suggest That Cancer Is Purely Man-Made”
CBS News: “The Connection Between Diet and Cancer
Straits Times: “WHO Classifies Processed Meat As Carcinogenic …”
The Truth About Cancer: “Top 10 Cancer-Causing Foods …”
Science Based Medicine: “Everything We Eat Causes Cancer”
British Medical Journal: “Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk”
https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k322
Larabar (website)
Music:
Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Fluffing the Duck" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: Dimethyl Dicarbonate (DMDC)
In today’s show, beer is on the table. Have a seat and let’s talk about it. I’ll explore a short history of beer. Who regulates beer in the US? What must beer makers disclose on labels? What are both the expected ingredients in beer and what are some of the hidden ingredients? At the end of the show, we’ll get a brief look at a new product hitting the grocery store shelves.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets. Just search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
MillerCoors Nutritional Info (Webpage)
https://www.millercoors.com/sites/millercoors/files/Nutritional-Information.pdf
Anheuser-Busch Nutritional Info (Webpage)
http://www.tapintoyourbeer.com/index.cfm
Moor Beer - Using Adjuncts in Beer (Website)
https://www.morebeer.com/articles/brewing_with_adjuncts
Greatest Beers of the World – Beer Adjuncts (Website)
http://www.greatestbeersoftheworld.com/2013/02/ingredient-series-adjuncts/
TTB Recently Approved Adjuncts (Website)
https://www.ttb.gov/beer/approved_adjuncts.shtml
Coming Soon: Nutrition Labels for Beer (Website)
https://blog.watson-inc.com/nutri-knowledge/coming-soon-nutrition-labels-for-beer
Krispy Kreme Reese’s Peanut Butter Doughnut (Website)
http://www.krispykreme.com/ReesesEggDoughnut
Music:
Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Comfortable Mystery 3" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: none
THE INGREDIENT SCORE RETURNS! In today’s show, we’re going to delve into your knowledge of food ingredients. Yes, that means a quiz, BUT don’t panic. Don’t get nervous. Don’t get your cheat notes out. It’s all for fun and education. In the second part of the podcast, I return to the feature called “New Food Inventions” to take a look at a new food product hitting the grocery store shelves.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets. Just search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
American Heart Association
https://healthyforgood.heart.org/Eat-smart/Articles/Trans-Fat
FDA: Standard of Identity for Ice Cream
https://www.registrarcorp.com/fda-standard-of-identity-ice-cream/
Breyer’s Ice Cream – Hershey’s Caramel Kisses
http://www.breyers.ca/product/detail/1134013/hersheys-kisses
Wikipedia - Nauru
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru
Wikipedia - Acrylamide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylamide
COYO Yogurt
Music:
Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Not As It Seems" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: none
In this episode I hit the newsstands once again to comment on articles dealing with insects, arsenic, snacks, and taxes. But I don’t want to spoil it for you by revealing any details here. To find out what’s going on, just sit back, relax, and listen to the show.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets. Search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
Food Ingredients First Online: “Novel Natural Ingredients"
Chocolaty Chip Mealworm Cookies (website)
Pueblo Chieftain Online: “Experts: Simple Fix to Woes About Arsenic in Baby Food”
The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison (book)
Food Safety Magazine Online: “The Bane of Snack Foods: Acrylamide”
Scientific American Online: “A Sugar Tax Is Not Enough”
The Guardian Online: “Australian Medical Association Wants Tax on Sugary Drinks and Ban on Junk Food Ads”
Music:
Intro music is "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Deadly Roulette" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: none
In this episode, I hit the news stands and comment on articles dealing with the obesity crisis in the world and the connection between obesity and the consumption of processed foods. Along the way, I’ll be answering questions about (1) What the heck is BMI?; (2) Which countries have the highest obesity percentages? That’s a shocker!; (3) What are the stats for obesity in the USA?; (4) How is the USA contributing to Mexico’s rising obesity rate?; and (5) Is this a runaway epidemic or can something be done about it?
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store. Search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
World Obesity organization
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss (book)
Fortune Magazine online: “Obesity in America Keeps Getting Worse”
Wikipedia article on BMI
Guardian Newspaper online: “The US is Exporting Obesity”
Public Radio Inc online: “Fat and Fatter: The World’s 10 Fattest Countries 2010”
World Diabetes Foundation: Article on Diabetes in the Marshall Islands
New York Times online: “A Nasty NAFTA-Related Surprise: Mexico’s Soaring Obesity”
Harvard Health Publishing: “More Than Half of Today’s Children Will Be Obese Adults”
Newsweek online: “New Study Finds World Obesity Dramatically Increase by 10-Fold in 40 Years
The Daily Campus: “Childhood Obesity Is a Problem”
Music:
Intro music is "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Comfortable Mystery 3" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: polylactose
This episode explores the touchy subject of feeding babies human milk vs. infant formula, an ongoing controversial subject. What’s the history behind infant formula? Is it new or old? What are the ingredients in infant formula? Can they be harmful? Should this highly processed food be fed to newborns? These and other topics are explored in this show.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store. Search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
Home Page for Mead Johnson’s Enfamil Products
Center for Disease Control: Breastfeeding Rates Continue to Rise [website]
National Institutes of Health: Human Milk Composition [website]
National Institutes of Health: A History of Infant Feeding [website]
DHA and ARA in Infant Formula
From Food Standards Australia New Zealand, June 2003
Downloadable Word document
Healthy Children.org: History of Infant Formula [website]
Domestic Geek Girl: A History of Baby Formula [website]
Dr. John McDougall: Infant Formula [website]
Parents Choice Formula: What Should We Feed Baby [website]
BBC.com: Breastfeeding – Was There Ever a Golden Age? [website]
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25629934
Music:
Intro music is "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Comfortable Mystery 3" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: polyglycerol polyricinoleate
Today’s show is all about chocolate. Do you have a chocolate craving? Listen and find out why. Along the way, you’ll hear about how Christopher Columbus stumbled upon chocolate and didn’t know what he found, what is Dutch cocoa and what’s special about it, what the heck is conching, why milk chocolate took so long to be invented, the only town in America to be named after a chocolatier, the evaluation of 3 different chocolate bars and why they are so different, and what’s so wonderful about chocolate. Finally, a new podcast feature about processed foods will be introduced.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store. Search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
The True History of Chocolate by Sophie and Michael Coe [book]
Slave Free Chocolate [website]
http://www.slavefreechocolate.org/
Hershey Company [website]
Endangered Species Chocolate [website]
Lindt Chocolate Company [website]
Nuts.com [website with cacao nibs info]
Friday Sep 29, 2017
Friday Sep 29, 2017
INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: Isinglass
Today’s podcast will examine the hidden ingredients in wine. Topics will include (1) why labels on wine bottles don’t list ingredients; (2) why some wines don’t have to list the alcohol content; (3) why wines must have a warning label; (4) what are the types of hidden ingredients and some examples of each; and (5) why some people may need to be concerned about which wines they drink. Finally, we’ll take a brief look at a new product hitting the grocery store shelves.
Show Notes:
To Contact Show: foodlabelsrevealed@gmail.com
The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store. Search under Food Labels Revealed.
References:
E for Additives by Maurice Hanssen [book]
Food Additives: Complete Description [German app]
Winemaking Info
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/ [website]
Additives and Cleansers Used in Winemaking
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/additives.asp [webpage]
Info About Wine
http://winefolly.com/blog/ [blog]
Pesticides in Food
http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/ [website]
Search Guide for Organic Wine
https://organicwinefind.com/ [website]
Search Guide for Vegan Wine
http://www.barnivore.com/ [website]