Food Channel Interview with Joy Robertson

Hope is interviewed via Skype on the Food Channel by host Joy Robertson about her latest book, Eat Out, Eat Well.

 

Sonic's Candy Slushes Sweeten Sales

USA Today's Bruce Horovitz quotes Hope in a story on Sonic's new Candy Slush which is promoted by Kevin Durant. Hope says that its "unconscionable for Sonic to leverage Kevin Durant's star power among wannabe-Durants to push beverages loaded with nothing other than loads of added sugars and calories."

September 8, 2008

Handy and Hefty Online Nutrient Database - myfoodadvisor - Unveiled by ADA

Myfoodadvisor tm (www.diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor.html), just released by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), offers people with diabetes, and those looking to eat healthier, a comprehensive and easy-to-navigate nutrient database with a bundle of tools. At its core, it's a nutrient database for 5,000 commonly eaten basic ingredients, fresh and frozen foods, packaged foods and restaurant foods from a few large chains.

 
January 30, 2008

Tobacco-Free Zones: Why not Junk Food Free Zones, Portion Controlled Zones?

No doubt both first- and second-hand smoke from tobacco is a health hazard. Also, no doubt that exposure, in a smoke filled environment, to second-hand smoke cannot be selectively avoided, unless you avoid the setting. Not the case when it comes to food.