Conscious Consumerism

What is a conscious consumer? Someone who knows what they want, why they want it, when they need it and avoids being influenced by marketing and random cravings! Knowledge is power… and so is control!

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

The Comforting Side Of Food

A few words on “wanting to be taken care of” by a fast food restaurant instead of preserving one’s health by cooking at home.

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clean eating, emotional eating, Fast Food, fast food restaurants, mark bittman, mcdonalds, mcdonalds oatmeal, oatmeal, the atlantic

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

KFC’s Double Down Reminds Us: All Calories Are Not Created Equal

Y’know, I wrote about KFC’s Double Down monstrosity almost 10 months ago, when …

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calorie counting, calories, dirty eating, double down, Fast Food, junk food, kfc, nutrition, pepsi, soda, soft drinks

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

A Lesson In Marketing Magic: The History Of Aunt Jemima

The true origins of Aunt Jemima and how marketing has been used to hide ugly truths.

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advertising, aunt jemima, black anthropology, blackness, culture, food, halo effect, high fructose corn syrup, marketing, pancake syrup, pancakes, waffles

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

Overeating: Why You Can’t Stop At One Nacho

I’ve been saying this for a while now… but when it becomes innocent …

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bliss point, Fast Food, overeating, restaurants

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

Are The Fat Free Labels Lying To You?

Thanks to Nutrition to Wellness, I came across this phenomenal little series of …

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food labels, grocery shopping, myths

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

Can We Really Trust Nutrition Labels?

We’re calorie counting, but is the FDA getting in our way?

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calorie counting, FDA, government, healthy foods, myths, nutrition labels

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

Taco Bell Thinks You’re Stupid: Try The Drive-Thru Diet!

As someone who works in marketing, I’m often analyzing something from the aspect …

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Fad Diets, Fast Food, mentality

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by Erika Nicole Kendall

Considered Keeping a Food Diary?

One thing that I realized about myself in this journey to lose the …

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black girls guide to weight loss, Fast Food, overeating, restaurants

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Recipe of the Day

Crab, Corn, and Tomato Salad with Lemon-Basil Dressing

Crab tossed with corn, lemon, basil and dijon mustard.

Exercise!

Straight Leg Crunches

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