Topic: nestle

Cut The Crap, Nestle–Of Course Girl Scout Candy Bars Are Marketed Toward Children

Nestlé would like you to know that it is definitely, definitely not marketing its new line of Girl Scout candy bars to children, because they promised they weren’t going to do that anymore. But last time I checked, the Girl Scouts were pretty clearly associated with childhood. And although Nestlé agreed not to market to children under age 12 via the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, it’s blatantly obvious that these candy bars are in violation of that agreement–no matter what the all-powerful company is saying. More »

Nestlé’s Health Food Fad? Nestlé will start making foods that prevent obesity and diabetes. Maybe they should stop making candy. (via TIME)

Calories, Carbs, Sugar, and Fat: 25 Energy Bars vs. 25 Candy Bars

Protein and energy bars might seem like the higher road when you’re craving a mid-afternoon snack, but if you examine their nutrition labels, you often get just as many empty calories and grams of fat as you’d get from the … More »

10 Ice Cream Truck Treats That Will Blow Your Diet Fast

Now that it’s June, ice cream trucks filled with treats are prowling our streets day and night, which makes it a tough month to diet. Does hearing that tinny music echoing through your neighborhood make you want to elbow all … More »

Fair Trade Food: Alter Eco’s Quinoa Crunch Bar

Alter Eco, a gourmet food producer specializing in Fair Trade ingredients, has given quinoa a candy bar makeover. Its Midnight Crunch bar features quinoa – a protein-rich grain normally served as a tabouleh-like side dish – drenched in organic dark … More »

Definition Decoder: Palm Oil

It’s in chips, cereals, chocolate, margarine, peanut butter, lipstick, lotion, soap, even bio-fuels – the list goes on – but do you even know what palm oil is? It doesn’t come from the southern California palms you might be imagining, … More »

Blisstree Video of the Day

Warning: This video is going to gross you out. That’s the whole point. Produced by Greenpeace UK as part of a campaign to boycott Nestlé products, this is probably one of the most shocking ads we’ve seen in awhile. Nestlé … More »

Nestle Toll House Recalls Cookie Dough

Nestle is recalling its popular Toll House refrigerated cookie dough this morning after it received complaints from stricken consumers who ate the dough raw. The FDA is currently investigating 66 supposed E. coli illnesses across 28 states that are reported … More »

Nestle Crunch Crisp Review

1790 days ago by Heather
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Another trip to Sam’s, another box of candy bars! This time I found the Nestle Crunch Crisp, and much like the Snickers Charged I liked it well enough. I’m not a fan of Nestle chocolate much anymore. Like Hershey I … More »

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Chocolate, eh?

2147 days ago by Heather
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I’ve often wondered why Canadian chocolate goodies aren’t readily available in the US. I haven’t been able to find any good reason for it other than “they just aren’t.” My thought on it has always been that they’ve got a … More »