Comments for Nutrition by M.E. http://www.nutritionbyme.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Products that make me angry! by madeleine http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=806&cpage=1#comment-85 madeleine Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:10 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=806#comment-85 I'm glad you found the information helpful. To answer your question you have to be an informed consumer and even a little of an investigator. The commercials and food labels are necessarily lying to you. If they say there is omega 3 in the product then there is. If they are lying they can get a BIG fine from Health Canada (if you don't trust a product then you can report them anonymously to CFIA). The best place to get truthful information is to look at the nutrition facts panel and list of ingredients. This is what I do. I did just yesterday when I was looking at the fibre snacks that have appeared on shelves. If a product is going to be an excellent source of fibre then I expect it to have 6g of fibre per serving or at least 4g! Some of the products had only 2g - well I can get that by eating half a pear and I'd save about 100 calories. I realize that I may be a bit more informed than the average consumer but companies have to tell you the nutrition and ingredients - if there's something fishy it can be found in either of those places. I’m glad you found the information helpful. To answer your question you have to be an informed consumer and even a little of an investigator. The commercials and food labels are necessarily lying to you. If they say there is omega 3 in the product then there is. If they are lying they can get a BIG fine from Health Canada (if you don’t trust a product then you can report them anonymously to CFIA).
The best place to get truthful information is to look at the nutrition facts panel and list of ingredients. This is what I do. I did just yesterday when I was looking at the fibre snacks that have appeared on shelves. If a product is going to be an excellent source of fibre then I expect it to have 6g of fibre per serving or at least 4g! Some of the products had only 2g – well I can get that by eating half a pear and I’d save about 100 calories. I realize that I may be a bit more informed than the average consumer but companies have to tell you the nutrition and ingredients – if there’s something fishy it can be found in either of those places.

]]> Comment on Products that make me angry! by Maria Couto http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=806&cpage=1#comment-78 Maria Couto Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:46:38 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=806#comment-78 Hi Dr. Madeleine, I'm not one to eat granola bars but this information is sure helpful, as a consumer its frustrating that we hear all kinds of different nutrient information, I don't know who to believe anymore so when i see that some products have certain vitamins in it or half the fat or carries certain things to help us live longer. i don't buy because i don't trust the commercials. how do we get the truthful information? Hi Dr. Madeleine, I’m not one to eat granola bars but this information is sure helpful, as a consumer its frustrating that we hear all kinds of different nutrient information, I don’t know who to believe anymore so when i see that some products have certain vitamins in it or half the fat or carries certain things to help us live longer. i don’t buy because i don’t trust the commercials. how do we get the truthful information?

]]> Comment on Veggies by Kale Chip Recipe | Nutrition by M.E. http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=511&cpage=1#comment-24 Kale Chip Recipe | Nutrition by M.E. Sat, 15 May 2010 04:21:15 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=511#comment-24 [...] most common way I cook kale is to stir fry it, get the recipe here. I thought I’d try something different today and I baked my kale making kale chips. [...] [...] most common way I cook kale is to stir fry it, get the recipe here. I thought I’d try something different today and I baked my kale making kale chips. [...]

]]> Comment on Fact or Fiction? by Not all trans fats in food are equal | Nutrition by M.E. http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=53&cpage=1#comment-21 Not all trans fats in food are equal | Nutrition by M.E. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:02:47 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=53#comment-21 [...] from the man made or industrial kind. Find out about the man made kind in my #1 fact or fiction here. The main difference is the chemical structure and our bodies treat the structures quite [...] [...] from the man made or industrial kind. Find out about the man made kind in my #1 fact or fiction here. The main difference is the chemical structure and our bodies treat the structures quite [...]

]]> Comment on Soups by Maddy’s Monthly Food Obsession: Sweet Potatoes | Nutrition by M.E. http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=494&cpage=1#comment-19 Maddy’s Monthly Food Obsession: Sweet Potatoes | Nutrition by M.E. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:56:36 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?page_id=494#comment-19 [...] Check out my other soup recipes here. [...] [...] Check out my other soup recipes here. [...]

]]> Comment on Unhealthy Junk Food: My Food Car Crash by KFC – you can double down but I’ll call you! | Nutrition by M.E. http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=266&cpage=1#comment-17 KFC – you can double down but I’ll call you! | Nutrition by M.E. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:58:29 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=266#comment-17 [...] Come onnnnn people can you really eat this??? How can anyone blame Ronald McDonald when other fast food restaurants launch products like this. Not 1 but 2 fried pieces of chicken stuffed with monterey jack cheese, bacon and a so called special sauce (I’m guessing it’s mayo based). If you find this appealing then get ready for a heartache.  If you don’t get one today it will come soon.  At 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1380mg of sodium…it’s gonna leave a mark!  Looks like Canada is resisting isn’t launching it and instead saying that it “won’t appeal to the Canadian market”. I put this up there with the crispy creme burger. [...] [...] Come onnnnn people can you really eat this??? How can anyone blame Ronald McDonald when other fast food restaurants launch products like this. Not 1 but 2 fried pieces of chicken stuffed with monterey jack cheese, bacon and a so called special sauce (I’m guessing it’s mayo based). If you find this appealing then get ready for a heartache.  If you don’t get one today it will come soon.  At 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1380mg of sodium…it’s gonna leave a mark!  Looks like Canada is resisting isn’t launching it and instead saying that it “won’t appeal to the Canadian market”. I put this up there with the crispy creme burger. [...]

]]> Comment on Is it Dietitian or Dietician? by wjgrun http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=338&cpage=1#comment-16 wjgrun Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:33:48 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=338#comment-16 You have really great taste on catch article titles, even when you are not interested in this topic you push to read it You have really great taste on catch article titles, even when you are not interested in this topic you push to read it

]]> Comment on I love broccoli but what’s with the commercials? by madeleine http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=222&cpage=1#comment-13 madeleine Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:13:06 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=222#comment-13 Yes it did grab my attention and I agree that we need to promote fruits and veggie consumption to kids but is the commercial for kids or adults? Yes it did grab my attention and I agree that we need to promote fruits and veggie consumption to kids but is the commercial for kids or adults?

]]> Comment on I love broccoli but what’s with the commercials? by Alex http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=222&cpage=1#comment-11 Alex Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:21:49 +0000 http://www.nutritionbyme.com/?p=222#comment-11 I love broccoli too and I agree that the broccoli commercials are a bit silly but they did grab your attention. Anyway to promote more vegetables and fruit to kids can't be all bad but the question is, will anyone take those commercials seriously? I love broccoli too and I agree that the broccoli commercials are a bit silly but they did grab your attention.

Anyway to promote more vegetables and fruit to kids can’t be all bad but the question is, will anyone take those commercials seriously?

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