Facts and figures for Valentine’s Day 2015
What's happening this Valentine's Day? Spending The average person celebrating Valentine’s Day will spend $142.31 on candy, flowers, apparel and […]
Food
Super Bowl ads still sexist and violent, but in different ways, and older adults fare somewhat better
I was surprisingly hopeful as the Super Bowl 2015 ads rolled on and on. No slapping and shoving women, no
How to serve more nutritious snacks at your Super Bowl Party
Want a break from high calorie, salty, fatty, sugary, and over-processed Super Bowl snacks? The staff from the Center for
Baby boomer bloggers talking about pizza and more
Tom Sightings at Sightings Over Sixty is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #388. Tom’s been traveling
Wendy’s no longer offers soda on its children’s menus
Wendy’s has agreed to remove sugary soda from its children’s menus. The move, which is already in effect, was hailed
Many watered-down meat, poultry products should be better labeled, USDA says
USDA's new rules will require products such as this Hormel pork roast to spell out more clearly that they contain
101 food organizations to watch in 2015
To celebrate 2015, the Food Tank, a food think tank, is highlighting organizations around the world that are working to
Recall of the Week: Olympia Mountain Products tealight wax warmers due to fire and burn hazards
Olympia Mountain Products is recalling about 209,000 tealight wax warmer sets in the United States and 23,000 in Canada. The
Top 10 consumer stories of 2014
While consumer news often doesn’t get much coverage, it made big headlines this year. Here’s my list of the top