Tag Archives: nutrition

100 Calories of Sugar

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

This past Sunday, 60 Minutes aired an eye-opening piece about the harmful effects sugars can have on our body. Especially striking was the recommended limit for added sugars issued by the American Heart Association: 100 calories of added sugar per … Continue reading →

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Better Food for a Better World

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

What better way to start the day than to chat about food? GoodGuide teamed up with Greennovate, Roots of Change, Practically Green and EatingWell for a Twitter party about how our daily meal choices affect not only our bodies, but … Continue reading →

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Breakfast On the Go

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Mornings are busy, chaotic, and rushed, so it’s no wonder that eating a hearty breakfast ends up being a low priority in most homes. The appearance of breakfast in bar form sought to address the challenge of the hectic morning, … Continue reading →

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Why Your Meal Matters

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Do you think that sugary breakfast cereal is only going to affect your waistline (and maybe lead to an energy high that will crash by lunchtime)? Think again. Did you know that your daily bowl could also be contributing to unethical working … Continue reading →

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What’s On Your Plate?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

There are lots of strategies that can be used to make your eating habits healthier. Cook more. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store. Opt for the appetizer portion at restaurants. Keep a food diary. Eat breakfast. The effectiveness of … Continue reading →

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Relying on Labels

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

The meat section of your grocery store will be undergoing a transformation. As of March 1st, 2012, the majority of meat sold in the butcher case is required to bear nutrition labels. The labels will be just like the ones … Continue reading →

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Demystifying Fats and Oils

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

GoodGuide doesn’t rate cooking fat or oils, mainly because characterizing the health benefit of an oil depends on a lot of information that is simply not available or quantifiable. Some examples of this information are the purpose of the oil … Continue reading →

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What Makes “Good” Chocolate?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and it’s pretty hard to resist the temptation of chocolate, whether you receive it as a gift or enjoy it as an indulgence for yourself. In fact, over $1 billion worth of chocolate … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Game Plan

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Super Bowl Sunday might be the second largest day of food consumption (aside from Thanksgiving), but that doesn’t mean you have to throw your health game plan out the window. Armed with the GoodGuide app on your smartphone, you can … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Where to Find Sugar?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

        There’s been a lot of press recently about how sugary our breakfast cereals really are. Breakfast cereals are one aisle in the supermarket, and so we were prompted to dive into the GoodGuide database to see … Continue reading →

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