Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pie: Made From Scratch?

Although Marie Callender'S Chicken Pot Pie Claims To Be Prepared From Scratch, A Closer Look At Its Ingredients Tells A Different Story!

I grew up eating frozen Chicken Pot Pie. As a child of a working mom in the 70s and 80s, Swanson Chicken Pot Pies were one of her go-to solutions for getting a meal on the table after a long day of work. While I’m not exactly sure what was in those Swanson Chicken Pot […]

Although Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie claims to be prepared from scratch, a closer look at its ingredients tells a different story!

Quaker Breakfast Flats … A Healthy Breakfast or a Breakfast Cookie?

Quaker Breakfast Flats Market Themselves As Wholesome And Full Of Real Ingredients. But Are They Healthy, Or Really A Cookie In Disguise?

Breakfast can be one of the hardest meals of the day, especially if you’re not a morning person. Yes, that “not a morning person” comment needs a big arrow pointing at me. 🙂 So marketing healthy, convenient breakfast foods is literally a goldmine for food companies. But are most of these products really healthy? Let’s take a […]

Quaker Breakfast Flats market themselves as wholesome and full of real ingredients. But are they healthy, or really a cookie in disguise?

Winning at All Costs. The Problem with Taste Tests

Should You Choose A Taste Test Winner? Maybe Not When You Learn What It Takes To Win.

Many people think that choosing a taste test winning brand makes a lot of sense. After all, don’t we all want better tasting food? But after learning what it takes to be crowned a winner, you may want to think twice before choosing foods that have “won” a taste test.   Why are taste tests so popular in the […]

Should you choose a taste test winner? Maybe not when you learn what it takes to win.

Leggo My Eggo?

Are Frozen Waffles Or Dry Waffle Mix A Great Choice For Breakfast? Probably Not. In Fact, Perhaps We Should Listen To The Old Television Ad More Literally And &Quot;Leggo My Eggo.&Quot;

Leggo My Eggo! I think more than any other commercial of my youth, those three little words were burned into my memory. Why? I’m not exactly sure. Perhaps it’s that two of the three words are totally made up. Or maybe it’s because the ad’s underlying premise of a father taking food from his son caught my attention. […]

Are frozen waffles or dry waffle mix a great choice for breakfast? Probably not. In fact, perhaps we should listen to the old television ad more literally and "Leggo my Eggo."

Is Organic Food Better For You?

Is Organic The Right Choice For You, Or Is It A Complete Sham?

Organic foods are growing like gangbusters, but are they really better for you? Is organic worth the higher cost? There are certainly plenty of opinions on both sides of this debate. In fact, people can get pretty vocal on this topic with responses ranging from some swearing by organic to others calling it a huge […]

Is organic the right choice for you, or is it a complete sham?

Are Muffins Healthy?

Are Muffins Healthy? And What'S Really In Your Muffin? Unfortunately Most Muffin Mixes And Pre-Made Muffins Are Bad News.

Muffins and I go way back. When I was just a little kid my mom would take us shopping and for lunch at our local department store, Jordan Marsh. To be honest I don’t remember much more except for the amazing, Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins you could get with your meal. They were so good mom sometimes would buy […]

Are muffins healthy? And what's really in your muffin? Unfortunately most muffin mixes and pre-made muffins are bad news.

A REAL Whole Grains Guide and How to Cook 8 Great Grains

Part One Of Bruce Bradley'S Understanding Whole Grains Guide

In a recent post, I touched upon the benefits of REAL whole grains over their processed counterparts and shared a recipe for batch-cooking brown rice to help streamline meal prep. Today I thought I’d dig a little deeper into the world of whole grains, expanding beyond basic brown rice and sharing Part One of my REAL Whole Grains Guide. Understanding whole grains […]

Part One of Bruce Bradley's Understanding Whole Grains Guide

What’s In Your Biscuit?

What'S In Your Biscuit? You Might Be Surprised With Some Of The Highly Processed Ingredients Your Biscuits Have Baked Into Them.

It’s probably not that surprising that biscuits aren’t the healthiest food around. Even traditional, homemade recipes feature white flour and plenty of fat—sometimes even fake fats like shortening.  But what happens when you mix Big Food and a big biscuit? Unfortunately it’s a real dietary disaster! And while food companies continue to try to market their biscuits as “fresh” or “homemade,” […]

What's in your biscuit? You might be surprised with some of the highly processed ingredients your biscuits have baked into them.

Red Velvet: The Latest Fashion Trend in Food

Check Out The Latest Fashion Trend In Food, And Why You May Want To Avoid It!

I discovered red velvet cake many years ago when I lived in the South. As a displaced yankee living in North Carolina I looked on with horror when it was served and couldn’t help but ask, “what makes this cake so red?” … only to be further stunned by the nonchalant reply, “a bottle of red food coloring.” Even […]

Check out the latest fashion trend in food, and why you may want to avoid it!

The Evolution of Cheese: Real Progress or Profits At All Cost?

Bruce Bradley Documents The Scary Evolution Of Cheese From Real Food To An Industrialized Mess

“What is cheese?” Seems like a pretty easy question, right? Unfortunately it may be much more difficult to answer than you might think since over the years a lot of changes have happened to what’s called cheese. Although the exact origins of cheese are unknown, the process is believed to date back more than 4,000 years ago. Like […]

Bruce Bradley documents the scary evolution of cheese from REAL food to an industrialized mess

Frozen Sauced Vegetables: Friend or Foe?

What'S Really In Your Bag Of Sauced, Frozen Vegetables? Another Big Food Surprise!

When I worked at General Mills I had the chance to do some channel marketing for the Green Giant brand. This involved coming up with retailer-specific plans for how to grow the brand at customers like Wal-Mart or Costco. What always amazed me, though, was how the ingredient label of even vegetables could be so complicated! Although […]

What's really in your bag of sauced, frozen vegetables? Another Big Food surprise!

The Top 17 Health Claims Big Food Uses To Keep You Buying More and More

Learn Former Insider Bruce Bradley'S Top 17 Health Scams Big Food Uses To Keep You Buying More And More

It’s Weight Loss Season (again)! If you’ve watched any TV the past couple weeks you’ve seen it happen before your eyes! The ads for diet plans and diet aids are streaming before us. And after months of pushing indulgence the food industry is now promoting health … or at least its version of health. As […]

Learn former insider Bruce Bradley's Top 17 Health Scams Big Food Uses To Keep You Buying More and More

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