4/7/26 - Protein in mac and cheese...protein in cereal; What's the deal with ALLULOSE?; Climate Change & a new apple variety; Substacks worth checking out.
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🥣Protein Maxxing Mac and Cheese
Kraft Launches PowerMac — a New High-Protein Mac and Cheese
What do YOU notice about the difference between the OG Mac and Cheese and the Protein (Powermac) version?
🍎Climate Change Spurs New Apple Variety
Sunflare Is the New Apple Variety That Could Rival Honeycrisp
“…the crop is designed to better withstand fluctuating weather, a crucial advantage under the pressures of climate change.”
❓All Aboard the ALLULOSE Train?
Seeing a lot more posts celebrating allulose these days. How much do you know about it? Here are some basic facts:
-”…provides 0.4 calories/gram (appears to have no affect on blood glucose)” - Medical News Today
-”…there have been primarily animal studies with allulose and some small human studies.” - Medical News Today
-”…eating large amounts of allulose can cause gastrointestinal distress. A 2024 report by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) agency noted that some people experienced laxative effects when consuming more than 0.4 gram per kilogram of bodyweight (28 grams for a 154 pound adult) in a single serving or 0.9 gram per kilogram of bodyweight (63 grams for a 154 pound adult) per day.5 As a reference, Magic Spoon cereals contain 5 to 10 grams of allulose per serving6, meaning an average adult would need to eat about 3 servings of Magic Spoon at one sitting or 6 servings in a day to potentially experience laxative effects.” - CSPI
-”..It is chemically related to the natural sugar fructose and is 70% as sweet as sucrose (table sugar)…” - CSPI
-”…found naturally at low levels in wheat, fruits, molasses, maple syrup, and other foods, and it can be manufactured from fructose.” - Medical News Today
-”…the FDA has approved the use of allulose in a number of products” - Medical News Today
Here are some articles in case you want to learn a bit more about this alternative to sugar that is getting a lot of attention by food brands these days.
From Medical News Today: What is allulose? Health benefits and possible risks
From CSPI: Allulose
From IFIC/Food Insight: Up Close on Allulose Labeling
From Conscien Health: Loading Up on Sugar That's Not Sugar
✅Worth Checking Out
🙄Substack: Seed Oils Aren’t Killing You. The Misinformation Is
by Dietetics student Olivia Stevenson
“…Seed oils don’t inherently cause inflammation, they’re not toxic and eliminating them won’t fix a poor diet.
If you want to reduce inflammation and improve your health, focus on eating a variety of whole, nutrient-dense foods, increase your fiber intake, sleep well, move your body and manage stress to the best of your ability (this probably includes blocking fear mongering “nutrition influencers”).”
🥣Substack: In Defense of Joy (and... Cereal) by Abbie Attwood
“…Because cereal, for so many of us, is not just cereal. It’s Saturday mornings in pajamas, the sound of milk hitting a bowl, cartoons humming in the background. It’s sleepovers, late-night snacks, or the quiet comfort of something easy and familiar. It’s a food many of us knew long before we learned to question what we were eating—before we started calculating, negotiating, or trying to get it “right.” Before the protein hysteria, “clean eating” crusaders, and “real food” recipes hit our social media feeds….”
Substack: The Manosphere Is Coming for the Cereal Aisle by Brittany Raftis
