Sugar vs HFCS
On the way home from Common Market, I realized I forgot to get an avocado which I needed to make the guests omelets for breakfast, so I stopped at the
12/26/14
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Category: Industrial Foods
Vanishing Variety
One of the downsides of industrial agriculture is the elimination of variety of species. The supermarkets sometimes carry only one type of produce item (like carrots), and at most 3-4
12/22/14
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Low-Fat Fallacy
You may have noticed that I never list using low-fat versions of ingredients, and I’ve been meaning to explain why for a while. I cook with real butter, preferably from
12/13/14
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Frankenfoods
Yesterday I caught part of a radio interview where the guest was saying that before Obama leaves office, he would like to succeed in establishing a free trade agreement like
12/09/14
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Pumpkin Pie
Happy Thanksgiving! Every day it is good to feel gratitude for what we have. Not only does it feel good in the moment, but it changes the energy level around
11/27/14
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Irradiation
Irradiation destroys disease-causing bacteria and reduces the incidence of food borne illness like E. coli O157:H7. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved irradiation for eliminating insects from wheat, potatoes,
11/25/14
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Larabars
The neighbors purged their garden late yesterday because they heard we were about to get our first freeze of the winter, which we did, and they gave us a nice
11/11/14
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Family Meatballs and Drones
A couple of days ago I mentioned a woman I met at the airport who was complaining about the price of (factory) ground beef. By now I imagine just about
11/08/14
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Why the Farmer Doesn’t Eat Chicken
The first time we went to the grass-fed beef farm, I innocently asked the cattle farmer if there was a chicken farm nearby. He said disgustedly, “I don’t even talk
10/25/14
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Applesauce
Applesauce at the grocery store, particularly those single-serving brands that go into kids’ lunchboxes, usually contain either sugar or fake sugar, such as Sucralose (like Splenda). Unfortunately Mott’s Original and
10/18/14
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