Food Labels Revealed

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

This biographical podcast series about John Harvey Kellogg, the originator of corn flakes, continues with Part 2 where the good doctor talks about his boyhood and education in the Western territory of Michigan in the second half of the 19th century.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Book: “John Harvey Kellogg: Pioneering Health Reformer” by Richard W. Schwarz (2006)

Book: “The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek” written by Howard Markel (2017)

Music:

Intro music is "The Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin.

Outro music is “Grinnin’ in Your Face” by Eddie James House, Jr.

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

With this episode begins the first biographical podcast series highlighting the life and times of John Harvey Kellogg, the originator of corn flakes, the first all-American cereal that changed the way people ate breakfast.  But John Harvey Kellogg was more than just an inventor of new food products.  He tried to radically change the way Americans viewed their personal health by getting them to look at and change their personal habits.  Although trained as a traditional medical physician, Dr. Kellogg introduced alternative health treatments to his sick patients, so they could heal their bodies in a more natural way.  In Part 1 of this series, the highly charismatic doctor talks about his family history and the challenging life of a pioneer family trying to make a go of it in the Western territory of Michigan in the first half of the 19th century.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Book: “John Harvey Kellogg: Pioneering Health Reformer” by Richard W. Schwarz (2006)

Book: “The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek” written by Howard Markel (2017)

Music:

Intro music is the "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin.

Outro music is “Turkey in the Straw” by the Schnickelfritz Band.

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

Since the beginning of the FLR podcast in 2016, I have focused my attention on the ingredients of industrialized foods and also reported on the nutritional content of those foods.  A great deal of time was spent on examining and critiquing ingredient and nutrition facts labels as regards health implications.  Although that job could never be completed given the continual release by food companies of new products with novel food additives, I have chosen to take a break from that podcast content and pivot towards historical developments that have led to the current state of our food system.  How did we get to such an unhealthy food system that most Americans rely upon today?  This episode introduces the pivot which will officially begin in the following episode.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Book: “John Harvey Kellogg: Pioneering Health Reformer” by Richard W. Schwarz (2006)

Book: “The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek” written by Howard Markel (2017)

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is an old Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes commercial

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

In 2016, this podcast started out talking about ingredients in mainstream cereals.  The current episode re-visits cereals by looking at old ones in new clothes and a few brand-new creations.  What has changed?  What has stayed the same?  Also, a change of course for the show is foreshadowed. 

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

General Mills Homepage: Celebrating 60 Years of the Trix Rabbit

http://tinyurl.com/36wmxk4z

New York Times: No More Artificial Colors for Trix or Reese’s Puffs

http://tinyurl.com/4zuvzbax

Green Choice Now: Trix Cereal Review

http://tinyurl.com/y6wnj6xm

You Tube Channel for Seriously Cereal: Trix Cereal Review

http://tinyurl.com/2vc634c2

Eat Your Mouth Off Homepage

http://tinyurl.com/3fbsx4ns

Food Dive: WK Kellogg Co Debuts New Cereal Brand Better-for-You Push

http://tinyurl.com/3pmxede3

Three Wishes Website: Cocoa Flavored Cereal

http://tinyurl.com/unjb66de

Wikipedia: Three Wishes Cereal Company

http://tinyurl.com/5fkh37wp

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Harlequinn” by Kevin MacLeod

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

Mel scours the internet to find recent news stories about the American food system, which are posted at the Food Labels Revealed Podcast page on Facebook.  Six stories are selected for review and commentary on the subject of health taxes, cognitive decline, snacking, and the hazards of ultra-processed foods.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Beverage Daily: The Iconic Nacho Cheese Taste of Doritos Imbued into a First-of-its-Kind Spirit

http://tinyurl.com/3ufykdn9

National Public Radio: Cities with Soda Taxes Saw Sales of Sugary Drinks Fall as Prices Rose

http://tinyurl.com/ye29yuj4

The Guardian: Colombia Passes Ambitious ‘Junk Food Law’ to Tackle Lifestyle Diseases

http://tinyurl.com/ytar6hs2

Science Daily: US Adults Eat a Meal’s Worth of Calories of Snacks in a Day

http://tinyurl.com/38yxjmys

Science Daily: Following a Mediterranean Diet Reduces the Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older People

http://tinyurl.com/3ee639y5

The Guardian: Why Are 1 in 7 of Us Addicted to Ultra-processed Foods?

http://tinyurl.com/mr4btppx

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Happy Boy” by Kevin MacLeod

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

This is the second episode of a two-part series describing several smart phone apps to assist consumers to make smart decisions when considering the purchase of commercial foods.  The main considerations are nutritional quality and the degree of processing (industrialization).  Two other food scanning apps are reviewed in this instructional audio.  Smart phone required.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Wikipedia: Open Food Facts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Food_Facts

Open Food Facts Website

https://world.openfoodfacts.org/

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Auld Lang Syne” played by Mundo Juillerat

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

How much better the commercial food world would be if a shopper could look at the front of a food package and in a few moments judge how healthy that product is in terms of its nutritional value and the degree of processing?  That’s the subject of today’s episode.  Smart phone required.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Yuka Website

https://yuka.io/en/

Food Navigator Magazine: Five Years of Yuka

https://tinyurl.com/yl8yd8ew

Wired Magazine: Scan Your Shipping Cart with Yuka and Make Healthier Choices

https://www.wired.com/story/yuka-app/

Environmental Working Group Website

https://www.ewg.org/

EWG Consumer Guides

https://www.ewg.org/consumer-guides

Wikipedia: Environmental Working Group

https://tinyurl.com/ytvhgowc

Food Revolution: How to Start an Indoor Garden

https://tinyurl.com/2x4pqu65

The Spruce: How to Grow Sprouts

https://tinyurl.com/y67nexl7

Home Microgreens: Podcast

https://homemicrogreens.com/microgreens-podcast/

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “In the Hall of the Mountain King” produced by Kevin MacLeod based on the classical piece by Edvard Grieg.

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

I introduce the self-proclaimed Rules to Eat By in this world of overly processed foods that most of us live in.  I share some personal history as a navigator in that world and a good example of someone who came to realize that sugary, fatty, and salty commercial foods were slowly doing me harm.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

None

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Isolated” courtesy of Kevin MacLeod.

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

From the latest headlines in food science and research, I report on lab meat, ultra-processed foods, false claims, the bad side of salt, and toxic chocolate.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

FLR Book:

Fast Food Ingredients Revealed: What Are You Eating? by Mel Weinstein

https://tinyurl.com/59x3vk2c

References:

Food Ingredients First: JBS to Open Brazil’s First Cultivated Protein Research Center

https://tinyurl.com/4895xjwy

Food Ingredients First: Mane and Newform Foods to Create Hybrid Meat Products by Blending Plant-Based Protein

https://tinyurl.com/5yxeaadr

The Guardian: Ultra-processed Food Raises Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke, Two Studies Show

https://tinyurl.com/yc5kf4zs

The Guardian: The Guardian View on Ultra-processed Food: Blame Business, Not Consumers

https://tinyurl.com/4fap6f2r

National Public Radio: Fed-up Consumers Are Increasingly Going After Food Companies for Misleading Claims

https://tinyurl.com/5fpt6n3v

Food Revolution Blog: Heavy Metals in Chocolate: The Lead and Cadmium Concern

https://tinyurl.com/4xv74xbp

The Guardian: Salt-free Diet Can Reduce Risk of Heart Problems by Almost 20%

https://tinyurl.com/3bva6j5b

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Happy Boy” courtesy of Kevin MacLeod.

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

We’re talking about food labels --- one of the greatest gifts provided to the American people by their government, i.e., the Nutrition Facts Label.  Join Mel as he takes a deep dive into the arcane and murky world of the Code of Federal Regulation, a realm so obscure that only an expert speaker in governese can make sense of it.  He tries … he fails … but still manages to deliver some useful information about that iconic, dense, and ubiquitous food label.

Show Notes:

To Contact Show:  [email protected]

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks

The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store, or Google Play, or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.

Website:  www.foodlabelsrevealed.com

References:

Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21 /Chapter 1/Subchapter B/Part 101

https://tinyurl.com/yc738v9e

Open Oregon Education Resources:  “Understanding Food Labels”

https://tinyurl.com/476r3j8p

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “My Lonely Journey” courtesy of Alex Zavesa.