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April 19, 2022

What are Common Additives and Why are they in Your Food?

Common Additives - Ingredients in Packaged Foods. The start of an ingredient glossary through "a day in the life of" Eatiquette helps you compare ingredients…
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April 11, 2022

The Confusion Over Egg Claims

Cage-free, Free-range, & Pasture-raised Easter and Passover are nearly upon us and whether you celebrate or not, many baskets and dinner tables will soon be…
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February 10, 2022

What Do “Sugar Free” Products Contain?

Sugar Free - Four Types of Sugar Substitutes Welcome to the second in a two-part series on Sneaky Sugars. Our first post was all about…
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December 7, 2021

Will the new Sodium Guidance help reduce sodium in our foods?

Sodium Guidance On October 14 of this year, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued voluntary guidance for sodium reductions in commercially processed, packaged, and…
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November 2, 2021

Added Sugars: 5 Practical Tips to Spot Them

Sugar Is Sneaky This is the first of a two-part series on sugars. In a next one we will be covering low- and non-caloric sweeteners,…
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August 17, 2021

How to Compare Food Serving Sizes

How Much Is That? Shining A Spotlight on Serving Sizes  When you’re shopping, you likely zone in on a few major parts of the food…
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July 12, 2021

Are Processed Foods Unhealthy?

“Clean eating” is a popular phrase these days, but what exactly does it mean? Clean eating is built on a foundation of increasing consumption of…
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June 3, 2021

There’s Nothing Vanilla about Vanilla

How Can You Tell if it's Natural or Artificial Vanilla Flavor? You’ve likely heard of “vanilla,”  but have you heard of “vanillin?” The term “vanilla”…
Nutrition Facts
May 15, 2021

Traffic Light Labeling

Could traffic light labeling help you? At Eatiquette, our focus is on ingredients, labels, and you! We want to provide you with a tool for…
Nutrition Facts
May 4, 2021

What We’re Reading at Eatiquette; The FSANS!

Our Eatiquette team is hard at work improving the app and adding new items to our database. But sometimes, we take a break from work…
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April 4, 2021

Calorie Density

Calorie Density - The Easiest Calculation for Weight Loss Here at Eatiquette, we love to eat! Heck, it’s in our name. But when we eat,…
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March 1, 2021

Free From Food Allergens with the Eatiquette App

What is a Food Allergy Anyway? We hear the term “food allergy” often, but we must understand it for the “medical condition” it is. A…
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January 29, 2021

What Oils Are Used In Your Everyday Food Products?

What are the most common oils & fats in our food? How healthy are they? So many oils, but so little information. When we think…
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January 11, 2021

The New Food Label

Happy New Year, and with that the deadline for the New Food Label! In the past twenty years, you’ve likely made a variety of updates.…
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December 16, 2020

The Unadulterated Version of the Food Label

Ingredients in foods matter, but did you know the order of those ingredients also matter? Let's dig into the sequence of ingredients on food labels so…
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November 21, 2020

Comparing Cranberry Sauces for Your Holiday Meal

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, and beyond turkey, the food most popularly associated with this holiday is cranberry sauce. But how do you choose between…