When it comes to salt, what was really staggering to me is that the industry itself is totally hooked on salt. It is this miracle ingredient that solves all of their problems. There is the flavor burst to the salt… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
The optimum amount of sugar in a product became known as the 'bliss point.' Food inventors and scientists spend a huge amount of time formulating the perfect amount of sugar that will send us over the moon and send products… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“He had considered other wording, including "Snack That," and "Snack This," but adding the word on made it more thought-provoking. "It's language we use… — Michael moss Copy Share Image
In the hands of food manufacturers, cheese has become an 'ingredient.' — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
There are powdered salts, chunked salts, salts shaped in different ways with various additives to work perfectly with processed foods. All of them are… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
I think the food giants are realizing that one of the big myths of them is that they can innovate. — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
I'm thinking waiters and waitresses are going to be bracing for more customers coming in going, not just kind of where is that beef… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
When it comes to salt, what was really staggering to me is that the industry itself is totally hooked on salt. It is this… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“In her most recent project, she tested 356 children, ages five to ten, who were brought to Monell to determine their “bliss point” for… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“You can walk through the grocery store and, while the brightly colored packaging and empty promises are still mesmerizing, you can see the products… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“America had yet seen—that is, until the public caught on and the lean, ammonia-processed beef came to be known as “pink slime.” — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“For years, much of Kraft’s motivation in getting people to eat more of its convenience foods had come from the bosses at Philip Morris.” — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
“Noting that people were getting on average 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day, the association urged Americans to cut back. Moderately active women… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
