Are Flavored Waters the Same as Soft Drinks?
by Shereen Jegtvig
When I walk through the beverage aisle at the grocery store, it looks like about one-quarter of the shelf space is devoted to bottles of water. Quite a change from when I was a kid. Back then there were a few gallon jugs of distilled water, and the only reason my mom bought those was for use in the iron – we didn’t drink it.
Getting enough fluids every day is important and the bottled-water industry has done a great job pushing their products. They’re convenient, possibly better than some tap water, but they still taste like water and not everyone likes the taste of water. So between the bottles of water and soda, you’ll see several brands of flavored water. If water is good for you flavored water must be good too. But isn’t that the same as a soft drink? Read more
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Top 10 Food Facts – May Week 2
Hello FoodEssentialists!
Are canned tomatoes as healthy as fresh tomatoes? Or is low fat yogurt a better option than full fat yogurt? These are the type of questions and perceptions that the FoodEssentials food facts aim to challenge. Each week we discover something new, surprising and (at times) alarming. This week we discovered that some cookies and biscuits can contain MSG of all things, and that some brands of butter can even contain high fructose corn syrup. Obviously, this can’t be the norm? Why these additives are even needed in foods such as cookies and butter, this writer is not able to answer, but do you know why? Do you have an opinion? Read more
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Top 10 Food Facts – May Week 1
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One of the most powerful attributes of the FoodEssential database is the ability to produce nutritional comparison lists of ‘actual’ branded products that can be found in local supermarket – Enabling one to compare brands at a glance, and choose the most suited product to their dietary requirements. Whether you are counting calories, topping up on protein or simply trying to avoid products that contain artificial or controversial ingredients like artificial colors yellow 5 and 6 or even aspartame and sodium benzoate, the Top 10 Food Facts is where it’s at!
This week we place the magnifying glass over hot dogs, brats, candy and canned salmon, comparing them for HFCS, calories, protein, MSG, saturated fat, plus much, much more – Enjoy! Read more
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Top 10 Food Facts – April Week 5
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We have reached the tail-end of the week (only one more day to go.. after this one), and you all deserve to divulge in some of our foodessential food facts. Having a database of over 20,000 foods enables us to come up with quite a few food facts, some of which you may not have otherwise known? This week we have debated the difference between turkey and ham – one of which is higher in calories, saturated fat, sodium and has more nitrites – can you guess which one?
Additionally we have brought to you, some of the most popular food facts on twitter from this past week, including gluten free soy sauces (which aren’t organic or over priced) and convenience meals that contain high fructose corn syrup. But the food fact with the most retweets – a product that contains 101 individual ingredients. This and plenty more…enjoy, and feel free to let us know what you think – like is 101 ingredients necessary in your opinion? Read more
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