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Mi Rancho Mama Carol's THINcredibles corn tortillas

October 22, 2018

Mi Rancho has introduced a new low-calorie corn tortilla product, Mama Carol’s THINcredibles

FDA to extend compliance date for vending machine calorie disclosures

August 12, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the compliance date for final calorie declaration requirements for certain food products sold from glass-front vending machines to July 26, 2018. FDA intends to formally announce the extension in the Federal Register in the near future.

Barry Callebaut gets patent for reduced-fat chocolate

New technique will create milk chocolates with 25 percent fat.

Abigail Watt

February 20, 2015

Barry Callebaut is working on a new reduced fat chocolate, and it’s recently been awarded a patent for the product.

Candy makers should welcome changes from FDA

Added sugar labels, serving size changes are better than the alternative.

Crystal Lindell

August 20, 2014

Back in the day, when I was but a young college student gaining what is infamously known as the “The Freshman 15,” as in “15 additional lbs.,” I had a revelation about calories.

Obesity and candy

The two don’t go hand-in-hand as a recent study affirms.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 9, 2014

Each day I receive an electronic newsletter from Advocate Health Care, part of a pro-active program tied to my wife’s health insurance.

Obesity and candy

The two don’t go hand-in-hand as a recent study affirms.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 9, 2014

Each day I receive an electronic newsletter from Advocate Health Care, part of a pro-active program tied to my wife’s health insurance.

Just the facts; only the facts

Lauren R. Hartman

April 4, 2014

By now, you’ve heard about the proposed updates of the Nutrition Facts labels on food packages.

Down for the 'calorie' count

Calorie counting methodology study by USDA raises more questions

Alyse Thompson

August 8, 2012

In an age when counting calories has become just as important as counting nickels and dimes, a new study how those calories are counted could give dieters the trick they’re looking for. Or so it seems.

Busting Nutrition Myths

Sylvia Melendez-Klinger

June 19, 2012

I am 100% sure that you have received a load of “must-have” nutritional advice. The overload of life lessons like this can be quite overwhelming, not to mention scary. I used to go to bed at night questioning my nutrition skills, thinking about how in the world I missed the research proving all of those theories. Well, a quick search or even a phone call to mom (or grams), proved false.

Delicious Double Headers

The bases are loaded when it comes to sweet goods and snack cakes. Though sales are sluggish, consumers want sweet treats to be healthy but still like to indulge a bit.

June 1, 2011

Ahh, pastries, donuts, brownies, snack cakes, cupcakes, where do we stop? There’s nothing like having a sweet treat like these every so often. But consumers are cutting back, as sweet goods are losing market share, according to data from the Perishables GroupFreshFacts.