I’ll take bugs, please. What’s on your produce? When a friend of a friend moved to Colorado, my friend was telling me about the organic food situation there. People talk to me about food a lot. Go figure. It seems that the gal could only find organic produce in the stores; that was the norm [...]
Entries from May 10th, 2010
I Just Love Finding Bugs in my Lettuce
May 10th, 2010 · 53 Comments · My Story
Tags: organic·pesticides·produce·vegetables
Worth a Look Back…
May 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
This week has been a wild one for information and conversation. Michael Pollan will just have to wait; I want you to spend your KS reading time today taking a stroll back through the posts this week: Have you seen the comments at Kelly’s CAFO post? Incredible – it’s a post (postS?) in itself down [...]
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An Exploration of Soaking Grains: The First Debate
May 6th, 2010 · 84 Comments · Science of Nutrition
Last week I introduced you to five experts on the issue of properly preparing grains, by soaking or sprouting. This week you’ll hear where the drama all began. (Catch up on all the soaking grains research here.) You can read Dr. Teri O’Brien’s article and my question that started the whole thing here. Dr. O’Brien [...]
Tags: Dr. Teri O'Brien·phytates·phytic acid·Sally Fallon·soaked grains·soaking grains·sourdough
Works for me Wednesday: How to Find Safe, Frugal Dishes and Cookware
May 5th, 2010 · 29 Comments · What to Buy
Wish you could afford stainless steel storage containers, but replacing all your plastic that way just isn’t in the budget? We talk a decent bit around here about material safety: plastic, aluminum, and someday, Teflon. It seems like it’s awful hard to find and afford the safer alternatives to all those materials that are filling [...]
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the CAFOs Out
May 3rd, 2010 · 85 Comments · Uncategorized
Please welcome Kelly the Kitchen Kop today, whose peppy self I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in real life. She dishes out on the truth of nourishing foods and busts “politically correct” nutrition, and today she’s our feature in the Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out! Carnival. See all the topics here. The reasoning behind [...]
Tags: CAFOs·Carnivals·factory farms·farming·grassfed beef·meats·omega-3s·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Monday Mission: Got Meat? (Where does your meat come from?)
May 3rd, 2010 · 37 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to learn about where your meat comes from. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Perhaps you already know everything about your meat. Perhaps you’ve watched Food, Inc. and seek out local, grassfed or pastured, organic meats. Your job, then, is to find the balance. Keep on [...]
Tags: beef·CAFOs·chicken·factory farms·Food Inc.·meat·organic·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
