At times, we consumers can feel a bit powerless in the wake of so many recalls of everything from food and medicine to toys, knowing that so little of these goods actually do get inspected, and often the inspection process fails. 2007 was a rough year in this capacity. Last … [Read more...]
From My Bookshelf-Part 1
As a writer of fiction, I constantly get the question, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer is, two places: I get out and play in the world a lot and I read a LOT! I wanted to share some of the books on my shelf, so that you too...can get inspired. Food and food … [Read more...]
Budget Stretching Advice for Organic Foods
www.FreshBaby.com By weight, a baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than an adult. This means what you feed your baby (or child) has a much greater impact than it would have on you. Most people would love to go "all organic" with their food choices. Who … [Read more...]
Food Additives Suck!
The more I read about food additives, the more my convictions to feed my family natural, organic food is confirmed. Just yesterday, my daughter brought home tons of junk Valentine's Day candy from school. At first, she wanted to eat it, but then we had a talk about the candy's … [Read more...]
A Not-So-Sweet Valentine from Monsanto
(image courtesy Aine D on Flickr) Did you know that nearly half the sugar we bake those heart-shaped cookies with comes not from sugar cane, but sugar beets? Additionally, by next year, much of that beet sugar could be from genetically-engineered beets? The new beet seed was … [Read more...]
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