I'll Have The Cereal With Blueberries... Or Not

An LA Times article reported that many popular products, including cereal, muffin mix and more that claim to feature blueberries, in reality, do not. In place of blueberries, food manufacturers are using sugar, other flavorings and some food coloring. This news in itself isn't that surprising. What is surprising is that some of these products tout the presence of real blueberries on the packaging. I suppose it's a good thing I make my blueberry muffins from scratch...

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Bananas: The Newest Endangered Species?

If you love bananas, you may want to start eating them as much as possible, because bananas are on the verge of disappearing, at least that's what an article in The New Yorker argued. The issue is that banana growers rely on only one variety, and that variety is currently being threatened by a fungus that could wipe out the entire fruit.

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Mozart Bananas

It seems l ike food producers are always looking for new ways to increase product quality, and here's a really interesting one: playing classical music. According to The Japan Times, a Japanese fruit company is using Mozart's music to ripen it's bananas. I have no idea if this actually works, but apparently it's selling well. And it's not only fruit companies who are "going bananas" for the classics. A Japanese sake brewing company is using Mozart during the brewing process.