Food packaging

which can be a serious problem in today’s society. The food industries are removing unhealthy aspects of food and replacing them with additives of all forms of sugar. Food industries such as Coca-Cola are trying to convince us as the consumers that we are eating healthy and making right choices, but this is not the case. Taking out all of the fats and cholesterol and replacing them with sugar is a hidden tactic that needs to be exposed. These food industries have tampered with research and…

Taste of the Wild is a family-owned manufacturer of premium pet food dedicated to connecting your dog to ancient canines through equally ancient recipes loaded with modern day nutrients. In this article, we’re going to be looking at some of Taste of the Wild’s most popular, nourishing, and, of course, delicious formulas so your dog can honor its ancestors every mealtime. Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Is your dog constantly climbing on the furniture? Transport them to their true terrain…

has been hypothesised that television food advertisements and branding are vital sensory factors that can influence food choice in children. In the UK, (Furnhal, 2003) determined that 49% of TV channels were food based and the vast majority of these focused on snacks. Many food industries target children given that they have persuasive power over the spending of their parents. Additionally as children age they will gain independent spending. Consequently food industries aim to enhance brand…

fifty children eat a well balanced diet. Many parents are left feeling perplexed about what to feed their children. It’s not all doom and gloom though. Thankfully, there is an increased understanding of the truth about processed foods and more parents are selecting fresh foods where possible.Here is a list of things your child should never eat again. Moreover, if you’ve had your hand in the cookie jar you may want to add these things to our list as well! Sugary Cereals: Let’s face it, all…

In recent years, food-processing intoxicants have become a major focus for world food organizations. In 2002, Swedish scientists first announced their findings of high levels of acrylamide in a wide variety of prepared foods (Tareke, E., et al. 2002). Since acrylamide was found to act as a carcinogen in laboratory animals and a neurotoxicant in humans, this finding created outrage around the world and brought focus to the matter of food processing safety (Council 2006). In the years following…

Big Name Companies and the Tending Addiction of Processed Food “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”, an expert from The New York Times Magazine, by Michael Moss addresses many issues with big companies and their thought process. Although Moss neglects to show the things that companies do right or do because the consumer desires it. He doesn’t bring to light the different options that big companies put out that are healthier for the consumer. Moss does a good job of pointing out…

portions, it is saying that everyone eats more when given larger portions. This fact was proven by Wansink in a few experiments that he described in depth throughout his book. Many people do not believe that they are affected by the larger portions of food at all though, they have even said this to Wansink after he had performed the said experiments on them. One of the experiments conducted included giving a large group of people a bucket of stale popcorn. The participants believed that they…

on all of your grocery items to find out what exactly is in them? Most Americans would like to say that they do, or at the very least try to be conscious of what they are consuming. In this paper I will be discussing the lack of consciousness of the food we are ingesting the effects it has on our bodies, as well as the role the government plays in regards to American obesity and disease. In a survey done by the FDA in 2008 in every state including The District of Columbia on adults, it…

their food system, so they can make informed choices. The three writing techniques Michael Pollan uses to persuade his readers are ethos, pathos, and logos. He uses the method ethos by making his readers think he is a reliable and credible source. He uses pathos by evoking an emotional response from the readers. Michael Pollan uses logos to appeal to logic and reason. The persuasive techniques ethos, pathos, and logos used by Michael…

Fortification is one way in which food processing can alter the bioactive profile of a food. Significant health crises have been resolved via the implementation in 1924 of the addition of iodine to salt to prevent goiter and the 1940s implementation of the additions of vitamin D to milk to prevent rickets and niacin to flour to prevent pellagra. A more recent example is the establishment of the addition of folate to bread and breakfast cereals to prevent neural tube defects in the offspring of…