I’m sure we have all heard the point/counterpoint surrounding the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in everything from soda to ketchup to bread. On one side you have the Corn Refiners Association stating HFCS is broken down and absorbed by the body just like any other sugar. On the other side you have nutritionists, health care providers, and [...]

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On the heels of my colleague Sam asking which style of french fry is your favorite, a recent report out of Harvard suggests that eating certain foods – especially french fries – results in significant weight gain. Cue Debbie Downer. While it is not news that fries pack on the pounds, the fact that they are [...]

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A little over a month ago I started a new job as Brand Strategist for Sweetgreen, a DC-based salad and frozen yogurt chain that is leading the national charge in sourcing delicious local and organic ingredients, with an underlying commitment to the environment and its community. Here at So Good we write about all sorts [...]

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One of my pet peeves is when people say “Fudge!” or “Oh, Sausages!” or some other silly word in place of a swear word. According to the Children, Youth, and Women’s Health Services, this is a healthy way for your child to avoid swearing. .   Is this really the best way to ward off [...]

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I have never been a huge fan of Whole Foods, despite my affinity for great produce and knowledgeable employees.  It might be my imagination, but that store has always been a little too snooty for me.  I love grocery shopping, but am not looking to pick up my game before I hit the market.  That said, I [...]

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If you’re anything like me, it seems like the holidays are just an excuse to go from one pie to another, leaving you a little wider come January. Therefore, instead of offering a luscious, butter-filled sweet recipe in this space, I thought a better idea would be to share a slightly healthier one. I found [...]

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Eick: Greetings So Good readers. I’d like to introduce So Good’s newest contributor. Sam (actually Samantha) is a third year journalism major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She loves thinking, writing, dreaming about, and – most of all – EATING food. Welcome Sam! So Good readers, it’s time to throw out everything you ever knew [...]

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You are what you eat, as they say.  Did they also say that we would be smashing together fish genes to create really cheap blobs of meat in the shape of fish? Ah science, you giveth and giveth and giveth.  But sometimes you give too much, and today it’s the FDA helping science give us [...]

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Good news for inactive, slovenly Americans!  Despite our incredible propensity for fast food consumption, failure to manage portion control and allergic reactions to vegetables and fruits, America is no longer the unhealthiest place on the planet. The survey of 6,574 Scots found that two-thirds were overweight, two-thirds were physically inactive and more than half had [...]

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I’d like to think that I am pretty tapped into what is going on in the world of food.  I love to eat, talk about food, and read about food.  Therefore, I am pretty pleased about the recent movement seen in films like Food Inc. and FRESH – both which make people think about what [...]

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