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Entries Tagged as 'food additives'

Quit "Real-Washing" my Clean Eating!

January 10th, 2013 · 48 Comments · Food for Thought

The world of food is a tricky thing. Sometimes I envy our distant, distant ancestors who only had to worry about two things: 1. Can I eat this? or 2. Will it kill me? Every so often somebody taught everyone else the answer to question two by keeling over after eating a poisonous mushroom, but [...]

Artificial Colors: The Final Update

April 12th, 2012 · 30 Comments · Special Situations

I let both kids have a jelly bean – before supper! – as we gathered at my in-laws’ for Easter dinner on Saturday. Leah was just excited to have a candy, period, because she always is and loves her sweets. Paul understood the full weight of the treat: “But they have artificial colors, don’t they, [...]

I’m so Mad I’m Turning RED (no. 5)

March 30th, 2012 · 113 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Special Situations

I have a renewed, deep distaste for the food processing industry. I’ve been getting many, many comments from readers on previous posts about food dyes, and the more I learn, the more I get sick about what our country, big business, and the assenting families who purchase junk and don’t know any better are allowing [...]

Monday Mission: Avoid Artificial Food Dyes and Colorings

February 20th, 2012 · 42 Comments · Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to avoid artificial food dyes and colorings in food and personal products. Maybe for a day, maybe a week, maybe all 40 days of Lent, like our family has pledged to do. You might drag your kids into the experiment or just do it yourself. I find [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]