Does McDonalds Own Chipotle? – Mailbag

Hi – I was watching Nightline a couple weeks back and they had a special on Chipotle using free-range animals. Then I remembered that Chipotle is owned by McDonalds [America's #1 buyer of factory farm beef -ed]. Is this true? - James, Minneapolis, MN This is an excellent question we have also heard many times.…

How good is milk for me?  In particular, how good is sheep milk of the Spanish Manchego variety? Jessica, Washington DC Dairy Up Close Pretty healthy, in moderation - thanks to flickr user: redfishid These are excellent questions.  Most dairy products have great nutritional profiles.  They are loaded with good fats, minerals like the antioxidant selenium and vitamins…

Question: We are having a discussion about whether buttery spread – such as Smart Balance is better than using butter?!?! http://www.smartbalance.com/ what do you think?? Thank you!! Claire from Los Angeles ################## Smart Balance is not good for you in the relative scheme of things.  It is a chemical conglomeration of esterified oils – which…

On Thursday, the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing called, Integrative Care: A Pathway to a Healthier Nation to assess how complementary medicine will be incorporated into President Obama’s challenge for Congress to pass health care reform in 2009. Barbara Milkulski (D), Maryland and Tom Harkin (D), Iowa chaired the committee that invited a distinguished panel…

Credit, Steve 2.0 (flickr) Periodically, readers write into Nutrition Wonderland about issues we cover and we respond back to them.   This is a new column we will try to feature as we move forward – send all questions to [email protected] to be featured in the mailbag. Michelle from Virginia writes: I read with great interest your…