We are all looking for ways to stay active and help take our minds off of COVID-19, and we can do this by really taking this time to invest in our physical and mental health. Odds are you already have a few activities that you find peaceful during this time, but in today’s blog we’re […]
Grocery Shopping While Hungry Can Lead to Expanded Waist Line
A study by Cornell University found that people who shopped for groceries on an empty stomach were more likely to buy high-calories foods than people who were not hungry. Researchers conducted two separate studies to provide more conclusive findings, and both times hungrier individuals purchased more high-calorie foods. In the first study, researchers gathered 68 […]
Study Shows Exercise Information on Menus Can Influence Food Choices
A recent study found that participants chose healthier foods and ate less when they were presented with menus that displayed the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in a meal. The study was led by a graduate student at Texas Christian University, and its goal was to determine what impact exercise and […]
The Science of the Food Industry, Part 2
In the first installment of The Science of the Food Industry, we looked at how Dr. Pepper used science to create their Vanilla Cherry Dr. Pepper recipe. In Part 2, we look at how Lunchables transformed the lunchtime industry, despite offering little nutritional value. The Rise of the Grab and Go Meal Oscar Mayer was […]
1 in 6 Contract Food-Borne Illnesses Each Year
A new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that produce accounts for nearly half of all food-borne illness, while poultry comes in as the food source with the most fatal infections. Of the nearly 50 million Americans who contract a food-borne illness, 128,000 people visit the hospital and 3,000 die each […]
