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Chow Line: Rinsing baby carrots not necessary (for 10/12/08)
October 3, 2008 Should we rinse off baby carrots before we eat them? There's no harm in doing so, but it's not necessary. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface. It won't wash aw ...
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Chow Line: Consumer use of food labels declines (for 10/19/08)
October 10, 2008 I try to read Nutrition Facts labels when comparing foods, but a friend told me to pay more attention to ingredient lists. Really? Hmm. Actually, both the Nutrition Facts labels and the ingredient lists carry important information. But yo ...
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Chow Line: Look at label to know what's in hot dog (for 10/26/08)
October 20, 2008 We haven't eaten hot dogs since our third-grader came home from school 45 years ago telling us that they contained "yucky body parts." We'd like to try hot dogs again, but how can we know what's in them? I guess i ...
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Chow Line: Corn or flour tortilla? Choose best of either (for 11/2/08)
October 24, 2008 I love Mexican food, but I've often wondered which is the better choice, nutrition-wise: flour or corn tortillas? To be honest, there are so many types of tortillas available today-- both corn and flour-- that it would be unrealistic ...
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Chow Line: Yes, you can roast a frozen turkey (for 11/16/08)
November 7, 2008 Can you cook a frozen turkey? Last year, a family friend did and said it turned out fine. Actually, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service-- the folks that bring you the Meat and Poultry ...
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Chow Line: Healthful, balanced diet best for bones (for 11/23/08)
November 14, 2008 I read that the phosphoric acid in some soft drinks leaches calcium from bones. Is that true? The association between high consumption of soft drinks and lower bone mineral density has been the subject of study for years. However, most o ...
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Chow Line: Infants, toddlers at risk for low iron (for 1/20/08)
January 11, 2008 Why are young children at higher risk of iron deficiency than adults? Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States and is the leading cause of anemia. But you're absolutely right. Young children-- ag ...
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Chow Line: Focus on folate for health, not the blues (for 1/27/08)
January 17, 2008 I've heard that taking folate can help combat depression. Is that true? Actually, the evidence for this link is not very strong, although researchers are continuing to investigate possible connections low folate might have on the tre ...
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Chow Line: Canned fruits, vegetables stack up well for 2.17.08
February 8, 2008 Are canned fruits and vegetables as nutritious as fresh or frozen? For the most part, research says, canned foods are quite comparable to their fresh or frozen counterparts. In fact, a comprehensive, two-part review of the literature comp ...
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Chow Line: Calculating costs of obesity isn't easy (for 2/24/08)
February 15, 2008 A recent study claimed that preventing obesity doesn't reduce health costs, but others disputed the findings. What's the real story? That study got a lot of headlines, and its findings were controversial on several points. But ...