Who Owns Organic Food Brands?


Updated 06/23/08 9:20 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 15 comments

Organic Food Brands and Their Corporate Ties

When buying organic and natural-food brands, such as Kashi and Naked Juice, you may think you're supporting small, independent companies. But often these brands are actually owned by major conglomerates: Kellogg, in the case of Kashi, and Pepsi for Naked Juice. I was excited to find this very cool chart in the latest issue of Good magazine, which breaks down most of the major natural brands by Read more

Naked Juice: It's Not So Naked


Updated 02/05/09 11:38 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 29 comments

Review of Naked Juice Orange Mango Motion

Have you guys tried Naked Juice? You'd think with a name like that, this drink would be made with just fruit juice. Even with the fine print at the bottom of the label that reads "with added ingredients" I was still more focused on the word naked, thinking this smoothie would be unadulterated. The Orange Mango Motion flavor contains a lot of added B vitamins, to give you an extra boost, but that Read more

Happy Hour: Green Machine & Vodka


Updated 04/24/07 11:23 PM · Posted by partysugar · 17 comments

In honor of today being 420, and this weekend being Earth Day, I thought it would be fun to create my own green cocktail. I was brainstorming ingredients and wanted something that was healthy and alcoholic. If tomato juice and orange juice are mixed with vodka to make super tasty drinks, why not mix together Naked Juice's (which, in case you haven't noticed, is all the rage now... and seriously Read more

I'm Asking: What Do You Think of the ING Direct Cafes?


Updated 03/25/11 12:58 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

San Francisco ING Direct Cafe

I'm a huge fan of ING Direct, and I just discovered that my favorite online bank will be opening a cafe near me in San Francisco later this year! It'll be the eighth ING cafe in the nation and the first one in the Bay Area. I find the concept of drinking coffee and eating at a place where I do my banking pretty novel, but it seems like Yelp users give it a thumbs up. According to reviews, people Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time


Updated 03/30/11 10:45 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

25 Vegetarian Recipes, Two-Minute Arm Workout, and More Great Links!

Going meatless doesn't mean giving up taste! These 25 vegetarian dishes will spice up your meals — Health Got two minutes? Then start toning your guns with this quick and easy workout — That's Fit Questioning (and contemplating) the benefits of naked yoga. Do you dare? — Fitness Why your weight-loss program may be making you cranky and what to do about it — DailySpark Rock your next Read more

90210 "Blue Naomi": Most Scandalous Moments


Updated 03/01/11 1:48 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

90210 Recap "Blue Naomi"

Did 90210 have you fooled? This week, the writers kept a few tricks up their sleeves with plot points that I didn't necessarily see coming — even though one of the night's big reveals was totally recycled from season two! Is the show really running out of storylines already? Emily's putting the moves on Liam, and the guy is actually reciprocating. She also has apparently won over all of Read more