“Organic” Becoming a Meaningless Food Label
When my husband and I began eating organic produce and meats back in the early 1990’s, the word “organic” was almost a sacred word …
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Safe Candy Brands for Easter!
The best candy brands to consider for filling your child’s Easter basket with treats that are delicious and won’t harm their health with …
The Dangers of Microwave Cooking
It’s interesting what people notice sometimes. In my last video blog, I posted a clip of me in the kitchen whipping up some homemade …
Yale Teams with Pepsi to Fund Nutritional Science Fellowship
Yes, you read the title right. Pepsi has committed to funding a graduate fellowship for the Yale Medical School MD-Phd program to aid …
Too Fat to Serve
The future security of the United States is becoming increasingly threatened by the obesity epidemic which is accelerating among its youth. Currently, …
Why Can’t the FDA Just Call A Spade a Spade?
A huge food recall is brewing yet again. Does it involve any products from locally produced, small family farms? Of course not. These huge, expensive, …
Boma Flavors of Africa: Best Restaurant at Disney World
My family loves to visit Disney World. Living only an hour or so away, it seems we go no less than 3 or 4 times a year, frequently with an overnight …
Yes! You Should Eat Like an Icelander!
I got a free issue of Food and Wine magazine in the mail the other day. As I was flipping through it, I noticed an interesting article titled …
Mass Produced Chickens
My family traveled across the state this weekend for a soccer tournament. A few miles from the sports complex out in the middle of nowhere, I noticed …
3 Simple Ways to Eat Super Healthy on a Tight Budget
Three important ways to eat healthy on a tight budget that many people overlook in their quest to pinch pennies. A number of readers have emailed and …
Deadly, Drug Resistant Infections from Eating Store Meat
If you aren’t yet convinced that you simply MUST buy your meat directly from a farmer you trust or at the very least an organic food company …
Cook From Scratch! Here’s Why
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has made a very important discovery. People who eat home-cooked, from scratch meals almost every …