One of my favorite spots at our local Whole Foods Market is the bulk food isle. I love filling endless amounts of containers (at a bargain price of $9.99/lb) with all sorts of grains and snacks, while simultaneously hoping that a previous customer didn’t sneeze in the bin. Yesterday I was in the bulk food…
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Nutrition Keys: Will They Really Help Us Make Better Food Choices?
Nutrition Keys will soon appear on the front of Food Packaging Say hello to ‘Nutrition Keys’. The Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute unveiled the industry’s voluntary Nutrition Keys that will display calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar content per serving on the front of food packaging. Some packages will also contain additional…
Lipstick Love Without the Lead
I am a lip balm/lipstick junkie. I can’t get enough of the stuff. I have lipstick containers stashed everywhere-in the car, drawers, coat pockets, bathrooms-no space is spared. I love lipstick. FDA finds lead in most lipstick I began to have second thoughts about my addiction to lipstick when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
How to Choose Healthy Pots and Pans
Despite the ease and convenience of non-stick pots and pans such as Teflon, many health conscious people are tossing their non-stick and replacing them with healthier options. WHAT’S WRONG WITH TEFLON? Non-stick pots and pans are metal pans (such as aluminum pans) coated with a synthetic polymer called polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon….
McDonald’s Forgot to Put Maple in Their Fruit and Maple Oatmeal
McDonalds kicked off the New Year with a new addition to their breakfast menu-Fruit and Maple Oatmeal. There are a few problems with McDonald’s new offering-one big one: their Fruit and Maple Oatmeal doesn’t contain any actual maple. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is claiming that this new product doesn’t contain any pure maple, which…
Natural Flu Busters
DAY 2 OF FEELING AWFUL I can’t remember the last time I actually stopped working, crawled into bed and slept during the day-today was that day. Can you hear me hacking, shivering or whimpering? It’s not really that bad, I just thought I would try to evoke a bit of sympathy. But I do feel…
10 Must-Have Green Books for Kids
My kids are getting a bit older, but there are a few good picture books that remain on our bookshelves. Each of these books has gorgeous illustrations, an excellent storyline and will send a great message to your children. They teach us about basic principles of kindness, caring for the earth and caring for each…
