To soak or not to soak? Nope, this isn’t the definitive post (sorry to tease you!). I told you here that when you see a post titled “To Soak or Not to Soak” that I’m finished debating the soaking grains question. Today, I’m just inviting you into my document folders to introduce you to the [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2010
The Soaking Grains Debate: Meet the Experts
April 30th, 2010 · 32 Comments · Science of Nutrition
Tags: Amanda Rose·Dr. Stephan Guyenet·Dr. Teri O'Brien·Nourishing Traditions·phytates·phytic acid·Rebecca Wood·Sally Fallon·soaked grains
New 2010 Dirty Dozen Produce List Update Released by EWG
April 29th, 2010 · 38 Comments · What to Buy
If you try to buy organic when it counts to be gentle on your budget, you’re probably familiar with the Dirty Dozen produce list published by the EWG (Environmental Working Group), the same organization that puts out the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database that we talked about last week. The Dirty Dozen is the list [...]
Tags: blueberries·carrots·clean 15·clean fifteen·dirty dozen·EWG·organic·pesticides·potatoes·produce·produce wash·spinach
Dear Michael Pollan: My Rebuttal to the New Book “Food Rules”
April 28th, 2010 · 75 Comments · Food for Thought
Dear Mr. Pollan, It was refreshing to hear you speak tonight on small vs. large farms, sustainable agriculture and moving our society to real, unprocessed foods instead of the crazy products you carried into the Wharton Center in Meijer bags. You have a good time poking fun at corn, don’t you? It deserves it, we [...]
Wordless Wednesday: It May Have Been a Bad Idea…
April 28th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen
…to open my Nutrimill Grain Mill from Pleasant Hill Grain with my kids and let them play with the packing peanuts.
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Food Additives Out!
April 27th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Science of Nutrition
I’m very happy to feature Lenetta of Nettacow today with her in-depth research on food additives, a topic so vast and wide it could have a 10-week carnival all to itself! She’s one of my favorite readers and really knows how to get around the blogosphere (check out her weekly Link Roundup, appropriately tagged “Reading [...]
Tags: artificial colorings·Feingold Association·food additives·high fructose corn syrup·MSG·rBGH·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Monday Mission: Find Those MSGs
April 26th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to seek and destroy MSG (monosodium glutamate) in all its forms. You’ll have to do some covert ops to determine MSG’s location. You may start in a Chinese restaurant, but don’t get too comfortable. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Leap of Faith This week we’re talking food [...]
Tags: allergies·food additives·food coloring·monosodium glutamate·MSG·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Healthy Snack Ideas: Healthy Snacks To Go eBook
April 26th, 2010 · 134 Comments · What to Buy
You’re starving. The kids are starving. It’s way past lunch and you haven’t even thought about dinner. You open up the cupboard and…all you see are ingredients. Uh oh. Healthy Snacks To Go to the rescue! With over 30 healthy snack recipes ideas including traditional granola bars, iron-packed Popeye bars, and a dozen “larabar” style [...]
Tags: ebooks·healthy school lunches·healthy snack ideas·real food·Recipes·snacks
