Better Labels, Better Food

| Jun 1, 2016 | Food / FarmingFood labels are changing. In the past, you could only see how much total sugar was in your food. That included sugars naturally occurring in healthy, whole foods — like lactose in milk — alongside extra sugars like sucrose or high fructose corn syrup, which...
That ‘Natural’ Label Doesn’t Mean Much

That ‘Natural’ Label Doesn’t Mean Much

| Apr 20, 2016 | Food / FarmingScenario: You’re at the store, trying to make healthy yet frugal choices. You see several products labeled “organic” and others labeled “natural.” You’re trying to buy good food and household products for less, and those organic...
A Sweet Tax

A Sweet Tax

| Apr 6, 2016 | Food / FarmingAs Americans prepare to meet this year’s April 18 deadline to file our taxes, there’s talk of taxes across the Pond, too. Great Britain just passed a tax on sugary drinks. Unlike similar measures in Mexico and Berkeley, California, the British version may lead...
The Great American Plane Robbery

The Great American Plane Robbery

| Mar 23, 2016 | Economy / BusinessIf you take the word “free” and rip the “r” out of it, what do you get? Two things, actually: You get a “fee” — and then you get mad. This is happening to millions of airline passengers who are discovering that the advertised price...