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Food Facts

What does “free range” and “cage free” really mean?

November 19, 2009

Like many of you, Jessica and I are conscientous about the types of products we buy at the grocery store. We try to pick the healthiest options which often draws us to products promising to be natural and organic. When it comes to buying dairy and eggs, we look for signs of a happy cow [...]

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125 Best Packaged Foods

August 31, 2009

When I was reading through my latest issue of Women’s Health, I came across the list of the 125 best packaged foods for women. Although we all know that packaged foods are not the healthiest foods for us and we should try to eat as many whole foods as possible- I know that I [...]

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The China Study

June 11, 2009

Just wanted to let you all in on a new book that I’ve been reading! I’m a nutrition junkie and I love to read new materials on the variety of diets, effects of diet on health including diseases and cancer and the China Study has been so informative thus far.
Although I am [...]

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Some like it HOT!

May 20, 2009

For a history of our favorite Sriracha/Rooster hot sauce check out today’s article in the NY Times. It looks like this once little known, foreign-made hot sauce has found its place in the hearts and homes of average Americans looking to spice things up! Sriracha is the new ketchup.

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Battle of the Oats!

May 18, 2009

A lot of food bloggers out there are really into oats. They like them in all shapes and sizes and cooked a variety of ways. Although I have tried my hand at oats in the past, they just never stuck. But, since I’m a veggie who likes to stay up on the latest health food [...]

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Oh Honey! I like it RAW!

May 13, 2009

If you haven’t tried raw honey, you must! It’s basically just honey that hasn’t been “purified” by the heating process. The clear honey that you see on grocery store shelves is not raw, it’s processed. Raw honey is cloudy in color and has tiny bits of honeycomb and pollen. It also has a TON [...]

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More Matcha

May 12, 2009

Matcha tea is one of my new obsessions. Matcha is a variety of finely-powdered green tea used traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony. It is touted as arguably the best green tea because it uses the full leaf and is said to have a greater antioxidant punch than your normal green tea. Not [...]

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Sugar Melts

April 29, 2009

It seems as though high fructose corn syrup is finally losing its grip on American consumers and food manufacturers! For more info, read this Slate article.

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Paying a price for loving red meat

April 29, 2009

Check out today’s very interesting NY Times article about the long-term health effects of eating a diet high in red and processed meats. This comprehensive article discusses specific health risks, but also addresses behaviors associated with eating red meat and global pollution caused by livestock.

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Effects of Fructose-sweetened beverages

April 24, 2009

I was reading through the New York times website today and found this article regarding fructose-sweetened drinks. The study shows that drinks sweetened with fructose led to higher blood levels of LDL/bad cholesterol and triglycerides in overweight participants, while drinks sweetened with glucose do not. It was also noted that those who were [...]

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