Food Study Fridays: #3 - Ice Cream

As I write this issue of Food Study Friday, it's a sunny summer day.

Like most people, this time of year has my family hankering for sweet cold treats--especially ice cream. (Truth be told, my family and I love our ice cream all year long.)

So awhile ago, I wondered what exactly was in the ice cream we so regularly enjoyed. Aside from the obvious dairy cream and sugar, I mean.

What I found really surprised me. Such as the fact that most brands of ice cream don't actually contain "cream".

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Why Listing "Sugars" on Nutritional Fact Labeling is Flawed & Should be Changed

I don't know whether you've heard about the proposed changes to nutritional fact labeling on packaged foods. But according to an Associated Press story published in January, the NFL (nutrition facts label) is coming up for its latest review. Apparently, the FDA wants to make the labeling easier for all of us to read and understand.

Well that sounds like a good idea, doesn't it?

But considering the changes the FDA has made in the past, I'm not so sure.

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