Health Watch
  
1999 Highlights

Tip of the Month:
Carving up a pumpkin? Rinse the seeds, place them on a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray or oil, roast @ 350º F for about 15 minutes, and season with cayenne pepper, garlic, or onion powder.
 

Right Stuff (Thumbs Up)
vs. Food Porn (Thumbs Down)
Cream of the Crop and the Rotten (Big) Apple:

Land O’Lakes Fat Free Half & Half and Pizza Hut’s Big New Yorker Pizza

Get the Munchees and The Hole Truth:
Health is Wealth’s Tofu Munchees and McDonald’s Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches

Gourmet to Go and Panned Pans:
Taj’s Ethnic Gourmet frozen baked Samosas and Denny’s Signature Skillets

Queen of the Court and Sara’s Too Easy:
Auntie Anne’s Whole Wheat Pretzel and Sara Lee’s Cheesecake Bites

Food for Thaw and Not a Latta Cool:
A look at C&W frozen vegetable salad and Dunkin’ Donut’s Coolattas.


Shell Shock and Flipz Flop:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn


Take the Subway and the Original Cini:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn


Bravo Bravissimo! and No Make:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn


Whole Weave vs. Bad Humor:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn


Slam Dunk and Complete Junk:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn


Gardenburgers meet the Coronary King:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn

  
Food Safety Guide October 1999
News From CSPI
Sorbitol Loser • Ban The Bromate • Olean Times at P&G
October 1999
Do You Know Your Vitamin ABC’s? September 1999
Here’s the Beef September 1999
Ten Tips for Staying Lean July/Aug. 1999
Antibiotics in Danger July/Aug. 1999
Nibbles
A few nutrition facts and stats to help you eat healthier.
July/Aug. 1999
Trans Fat June 1999
Healing Broken Hearts June 1999
Mirror, Mirror... May 1999
Whole Grains & Women May 1999
Ginseng May 1999
Cholestin Lowers Cholesterol:
A possible alternative to prescription “statin” drugs.
April 1999
Functional Foods April 1999
Cow Disease Still Mad:
U.S. beef slaughterers urged to replace pneumatic stunners.
April 1999
Antioxidant Foods March 1999
Pesticides and Breast Cancer March 1999

1998 Highlights

Cream Cheese and Bread In a Bag:
Right Stuff vs. Food Porn
December 1998
Safe Food Quiz:
Rate your Kitchen Knowledge.
October 1998
Herbs for Nerves:
St. John's Wort and Kava
October 1998
Safe-Kitchen Tips:
How to battle food-borne illness
September 1998
Between the Slices:
Rating Sandwiches (recipes included)
September 1998
The Pressure to Eat:
Why We’re Getting Fatter
July/August 1998
Lower-Fat Hot Dogs, Bacon, & Sausage:
Brand-Name Rating
July/August 1998
Beat The Heat:
Safe Cooking
June 1998
Frozen Desserts:
Brand-Name Comparison
June 1998
Fantastic Fruit:
Fresh Food Comparison
May 1998
Remembering Ginkgo & DHEA May 1998
Echinacea:
Still Out In The Cold
April 1998
Yogurt.  Health Food ... or Dessert?:
Brand Name Comparison
April 1998
Olestra:
Snack Attack
March 1998
Hot Cereals:
An End to Breakfast Boredom
March 1998
New Year’s Resolutions:
10 Steps to a Healthy 1998
Jan/Feb 1998
Meals to GO:
Takeout Comparison
Jan/Feb 1998

1997 Highlights

The Fight Against Flab December 1997
Soups: The Middle Ground:
Brand Name Comparison
December 1997
Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements November 1997
What’s Left to Eat?
Fast Food Follow-Up
November 1997
Candy -- Treat . . . or Trick? October 1997
DASH. A Diet for All Diseases The DASH Diet October 1997
Flour Power:
A Guide to Buying Bread
September 1997
The Claim Game Supplement Watch September 1997
MAD ABOUT BSE July/August 1997
Eggs -- No Yolking Matter July/August 1997
Where’s the Ground Beef Labeling? June 1997
'50’s Restaurant Food. "Happy Days" . . . or "Grease"? May 1997
Move It or Lose It April 1997
The Whole Grain Guide March 1997
DHEA: Not Ready for Prime Time March 1997
What’s At Steak? Jan/Feb 1997
The Selenium Surprise Jan/Feb 1997
The Sat Fat Switch Jan/Feb 1997

CSPI Classics

 
Mexican Food, Oile` July/August 1994
Popcorn: Oil in a Day’s Work May 1994
When In Rome . . . Jan/Feb 1994
Chinese Food: A Wok on the Wild Side September 1993
Great Grilling July/August 1989


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