Marketing Tricks: Phony Sale Prices And Savings

Marketing Tricks: Phony Sale Prices And Savings

How retailers use sales to advertise and sell merchandise at or near their normal retail price.

In this video:

• Do not rush to buy items on sale. 00:39
• When is a sale not a sale? 1:06
• Perpetual sales. 2:35
• Sale extended by popular demand. 3:29
• Imaginary retail prices equals imaginary savings. 4:04

Tips For Novice Cooks: Sugar

Overview of granulated sugars available to consumers for home cooking and baking.

In this video:

• Natural versus added sugars. 00:35
• Types of sugar. 00:50
• Measuring sugars. 1:36
• Storing sugar. 2:14

Do Your Meals Provide 30 Grams Of Protein?

Many healthy people eat diets providing more protein than they need. The supplement industry wants you to believe otherwise.

Some guidelines recommend getting 30 or more grams per meal (90 g per day).

Take this videos quiz to check if know what meals provide less, more, or equal 30 grams of protein.

In this video:

• How much is 30 grams of protein? 00:40
• Protein and amino acids. 1:24
• Animal versus plant protein. 2:10
• 30 grams of protein meal quiz. 3:37

Tips For Novice Cooks: Flour: Wheat & Gluten-Free

Overview of consumer flours with and without gluten used for cooking and baking including shelf-life and storage.

In this video:

• Wheat versus gluten-free flour. 00:34
• Types of wheat flour. 1:34
• Storing flour. 3:19

The Chemical American Diet (CAD)

Prepared foods have 100’s of untested or poorly tested chemical additives saving food makers millions of dollars, but can adversely affect the consumers health and damage DNA.

In tis video:

• Better eating through chemistry? 00:37
• The Age of Obesity. 3:38
• Diet and your DNA. 5:06

Tips For Novice Cooks: Herbs, Spices, & Extracts

Herbs, spices, and flavorings should be selected based on your tastes and budget, not on the advice of internet influencers or popular cooking show hosts.

In this video:

• Fresh versus dried herbs. 00:39
• Ground versus whole spices? 2:30
• Use or best by dates. 3:55
• Natural and artificial extracts. 4:41

29 Low Phosphorous Foods

Phosphorous is an essential nutrient. Some prepared foods like colas and cured meats have high levels of added phosphorous.  This video highlights 29 plant and animal foods providing between 7 mg and 320 mg of phosphorus per serving.

In this video:

• Phosphorous: an essential nutrient. 00:33
• Phosphorous in natural foods. 00:57
• Phosphorous and prepared foods. 1:18
• 28 low phosphorous foods. 2:07

Marketing Tricks: Reverse Mortgages

Senior Americans are sitting on trillions of dollars worth of equity. Many retired Americans discover their income and savings are not enough to make ends meet. Congress created reverse mortgages during the 1980’s to allow senior homeowners to tap into their homes equity. Assuming their home has any equity.

While commercials by companies who originate reverse mortgages claim it is an easy way to use built up equity there are limits and disadvantages. Like a conventional mortgage, the lender can foreclose on a reverse mortgage.

In this video:

• What is a reverse mortgage? 00:28
• Types of reverse mortgages. 2:26
• How you can use the money. 3:24
• Who owns the home? 3:52
• Reverse mortgage advantages. 4:25
• Reverse mortgage disadvantages. 4:50

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