Food For Thought: Shop like a European!
A while back, I wrote about the issue of food waste in this country. It really is astonishing to think about how much perfectly good food is tossed in the trash in this day and age. We have access to more food than our mothers and their mothers had before us, and yet we’ve become […]
Food For Thought: Is there BPA on your dinner plate?
BPA. We all know it’s bad for us, but urine samples from studies show that roughly 90% of us have this chemical flowing through our systems. We take it in when we eat foods from containers made from BPA. That’s not acceptable, folks. What is BPA? At its most basic definition, BPA is a chemical […]
Food For Thought: The bitter truth about sweeteners
It seems like folks are spending a lot of energy trying to find the best sweeteners on the go. The additive for our drinks and baked goods that will sweeten things up without negatively affecting our health. There’s so much information and misinformation out there that you’re likely having a tough time figuring out which […]
Food For Thought: “Supplement” your knowledge with this dose of vitamin info!
If you have a perfect diet, never eat out, and eat organically 100% you don’t have to worry about taking vitamins or supplements. The problem is, most of us don’t eat a perfect diet and since our bodies can’t produce all of the vitamins we need for our systems to function properly, we have to […]
Food For Thought: Arsenic rice isn’t nice
You’ve probably read the headlines that have been making the rounds, warning us of arsenic in our rice–yes, even organic rice! Sadly, the news is true. Arsenic is a mineral that naturally occurs in the earth. It’s been used throughout history, both as a medicine and as a murder weapon. In some places around the […]
Food For Thought: Sprouting healthy thoughts
There’s a reason why sprouts are the symbol for life! What? You never noticed how we refer to new babies as little sprouts? 🙂 Many of the foods that we eat started their lives as plant sprouts. Sprouts have long been recognized as healthy little buggers to have on your plate, but now we know […]
Food For Thought: Best non-animal protein sources
Protein is found in each and every muscle, cell, and tissue of our bodies. We need protein to repair, grow and maintain all of our cells. Almost every process in our bodies requires protein. It’s a major component of all of our tissues, organs, and muscles. We also need protein to produce the antibodies that […]
How much weight should we put on "surveys"?
Social media is a wonderful tool, but it gives the crazies an awfully convenient way to spread their wacky notions and zany ideas. And, of course, the crazier the idea, the more likely it is to go viral. I’ve read several “studies” lately that have gotten me in quite a lather, but one that really […]
Food For Thought: Vinegar. It’s not just for pickles anymore!
Once upon a time, there was white distilled vinegar that our mothers and grandmothers would use to pickle vegetables and clean the floors. And that was pretty much it as far as the vinegar train went. Today there are enough options in vinegar to make you nuts. There’s cider vinegar, rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, […]