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Paleo’s sweet tooth: Caveman Cookies

Published on: January 31, 2012 at 12 pm

Can a cookie get any more natural than this?

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What’s in a McRib? Ingredients and a brief history

Published on: November 17, 2011 at 8 am

On the surface, it may seem that McDonald’s executives have no clue what to do with the McRib. I think they’ve marketed this sandwich perfectly.

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Local food movement takes root in Lansing

Published on: September 14, 2011 at 12 pm

Lansing’s food scene has transformed in the last year. Has the city reached a real food tipping point?

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How Starbucks puts the pumpkin spice into its Pumpkin Spice Latte

Published on: September 13, 2011 at 12 pm

Starbucks doesn’t advertise the ingredients in their latte syrups, but if you email them they’ll tell you. I wanted to know what’s in their Pumpin Spice Latte.

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Why is corn bad?

Published on: September 6, 2011 at 1 pm

Someday the entire planet may be eating foodlike substances derived from the vast cornfields of America’s heartland, but it is a future that can only only occur through the annihilation of food cultures.

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Watch out for artificial flavoring in cottage cheese

Published on: July 5, 2011 at 9 am

I slipped up last year. On cottage cheese.

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Real food plus USDA’s MyPlate

Published on: June 29, 2011 at 11 am

MyPlate doesn’t distinguish between fresh, whole foods and processed, preservative-happy foodlike substances. How can real foodies reconcile their emphasis on natural ingredients with the USDA’s recommendations?

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Examining Perdue’s ‘better chicken’ claim

Published on: June 28, 2011 at 12 pm

Recently, Perdue launched a new marketing campaign: “We believe in a better chicken.” The slogan implies that Perdue gives its birds a better quality of life than competitors.

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