Fat Tuesday: "Vegetable Oil" - A Thought Experiment

When you get a look at the pictures in this post, you might think they’re better suited for my Label Madness Monday series. But it’s been a while since I’ve served up anything new in the Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday category, and according to the pageview stats, the posts about fats are pretty popular. So in the spirit of giving you more of what you seem to like reading about (plus more of what I like writing about), I present you with a little thought experiment regarding fats and oils.

  

Here’s the challenge: Name the five fattiest foods you can think of. Really, take the time to think of them. Very fatty foods—at least five of them.

Label Madness Monday

Hey everyone! Another seven days have gone by, and you know what that means: a new food label to look at and start the work week with a laugh—or possibly a cry, depending on how much this stuff either amuses or bothers you. Today’s labels are such egregious examples of wacky marketing that we don’t even have to look at the list of ingredients. The manufacturers have saved us the trouble of going to that extra step by kindly putting all the ridiculousness right out front and center. So here goes.

Take a good look at this milk carton. I mean a really good look. Read all of it.

Digestion for (not-so) Dummies: GPS

(Note: This post is part of an ongoing series. For previous entries, click here.)

In the certification program I recently completed to become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, our instructor said that the abbreviation GPS is a good way to remember three of the main organs of digestion: the gallbladder, pancreas, and stomach. Since we’ve already beaten the stomach to death (not literally), I guess that means it’s time to talk about the those other two. If you think your pancreas is only good for blood sugar regulation, and you have no idea what your gallbladder does, keep reading. It’s time to give these two underappreciated organs their due.

Label Madness Monday

After yesterday’s less-than-cheerful post, I figure I ought to lighten things up a bit. So I offer today’s label dissection in the spirit of serving you up a smile today. And the humor starts before we even get a look at the thing. Because I came across this label not at a supermarket or health food store, but in a department store. That’s right, the kind that sells clothing, toys, housewares, electronics, and cosmetics. Some department stores sell food. This one wasn’t one of them. Or so I thought.

I just … um … yeah … wow.

Funny title for a blog post, I know. But I just came back from a trip to the supermarket and I’m not quite sure what to say. (I’d say I’m at a loss for words, but if you’ve read any of my other posts, you know that’s never, ever been true.) I go to the supermarket often, but it’s been a while since I took my time, went up and down every aisle, and really surveyed the landscape. Even when I’m on the lookout for funny, shocking, and/or horrifying labels for the Label Madness Monday series, I usually come across plenty just in the normal course of my shopping. So it’s been a long time since I really, really scrutinized things. I knew it was a jungle out there, but it is so much worse than I imagined. I’m saddened. I’m heartbroken. And I’m absolutely furious.