'Healthifying' Junk Foods

Everyone loves a good "unhealthy" snack like chips and soda once in a while, but according to the Food Politics blog, "junk" food companies may be in trouble due to the new trend of healthy foods. In fact, many companies, including Pepsi and Kraft are "healthifying" their products by adding whole grains and converting products to natural ingredients. But Marion Nestle raises a good question about the new health trend: Can processed food ever really be healthy? What makes a food healthy? What do you think?

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Nutropolitan Museum Of Art Highlights PB&J

Peanut Butter & Co. is celebrating National Peanut Butter Month in March with a three-day PB&J art exhibit at Openhouse Gallery in NYC. According to Gothamist, The exhibit is a partnership with the National Peanut Board, which is launching a pro-legume campaign in the city's subways. Each family that attends the exhibit will receive free peanut butter. Yummy!

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Reminiscing About Retro Sodas

Do you remember Crystal Pepsi? How about the horrors of Coke II? Urlesque remembers 16 sodas that you will never be able to drink again. Growing up in the 90s, I remember Surge very well. I also remember Orbitz, which tasted awful, but I couldn't help loving those little lava lamp orbs.

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Kraft Knows What You Want To Eat

According to digitaltrends.com, Kraft knows what you really want to eat. The food giant has teamed up with Intel to create a kiosk that scans your face and makes food recommendations (Kraft products, of course) based on your gender and age. Innovative, or just a silly gimmick?

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Customer Gets Doritos Bag With Only 3 Chips

A Taco Bell customer recently got a Doritos bag that only contained three chips. Since he had the free time, he took pictures and weighed the bag to document the incident. Pictures are available at The Consumerist website.

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