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Make sure they’re genuine

The Chef — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:15:29 +0000

Is counterfeit food a big concern for you? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Kellogg’s will be individually branding every single corn flake to come off the production line, to protect you, the consumer, from accidentally saving money with an equivalent but less-expensive product.

(Thanks to Sarusa for the find.)

Great in recipes

The Chef — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:31:14 +0000

Dijon Mustard - Great In Recipes

And here I thought I’d just drink it straight from the bottle.

Because sports drinks are hurting America

The Chef — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:16:51 +0000

The US Senate is considering a federal tax on soft drinks, including sports drinks, and exempting artificial sweeteners.

While on the surface I don’t have a problem with the tax in general, I really would prefer if they didn’t have an exemption for diet sodas. Diet sodas aren’t inherently any healthier than non-diet ones; while they are non-caloric, they apparently still cause the same insulin response as sugar sodas, and it’s that which leads to weight gain and health problems.

In addition, the inclusion of “sports drinks” is rather puzzling. Sports drinks are generally used in conjunction with healthy activities, and they actually help people to perform those activities better even when spat out. Okay, so people could get around the tax by drinking Gatorade instead of Coke, but Gatorade also doesn’t have the addictive properties that Coke has (generally it doesn’t even taste that good unless you need the hydration, unlike Coke which is formulated specifically to make you crave more).

A new soda

The Chef — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:36:44 +0000

Is Mountain Dew not urine-y enough for you? Disappointed by Calpis not actually being what it sounds like? Good news, now there’s actual cow piss soda.

(Via poe-news.)