15 October 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Happenings: Honey Blues, Vending Machine Calorie Counts, and Plans for a Floating Pool in the East River

FALL INTO FAIR TRADE October is Fair Trade Month! Celebrate responsibly (i.e., raise your mug of FT coffee). (Good) SACRE BLEU! … Whip Six Feed

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12 October 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Healthy Headlines: Calorie Counts on Vending Machines, the Adderall Dilemma, and Flavorful Fall Spices

Sip This: Are sugary drinks meeting their demise? In an effort to help consumers make lower-calorie choices, several soda makers … Whip Six Feed

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12 October 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Healthy Headlines: Calorie Counts on Vending Machines, the Adderall Dilemma, and Flavorful Fall Spices

Sip This: Are sugary drinks meeting their demise? In an effort to help consumers make lower-calorie choices, several soda makers … Whip Six Feed

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11 October 2012 ~ 0 Comments

New Vending Machines to List Calorie Counts

  The soda industry thinks it’s helping us—we think otherwise. Next year, Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper vending machines will display calorie counts on the buttons people press to select a drink and additional stickers might suggest a low- or zero-calorie drink. (For the record, 20-ounce bottles of popular sodas contain 240-290 calories.) The vending machines […]

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11 October 2012 ~ 0 Comments

New Vending Machines to List Calorie Counts

  The soda industry thinks it’s helping us—we think otherwise. Next year, Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper vending machines will display calorie counts on the buttons people press to select a drink and additional stickers might suggest a low- or zero-calorie drink. (For the record, 20-ounce bottles of popular sodas contain 240-290 calories.) The vending machines […]

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