Category Archives: Food

ICA Selection Dark Chocolate- a lesson in labeling

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Food Labeling- Please, read carefully Having a food allergy in today’s industrial world is like having a constant curse over you. Spontaneity and desire are practically nonexistent when it comes to eating in your everyday life. My daughter has a severe peanut … Continue reading →

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Stopping homegrown and organic farming

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Tearing down competition Sometimes common sense gets in the way of thinking. Who doesn’t appreciate a bunch of freshly picked crisp green beans from their garden or a lovely sun ripened ruby tomato straight from the vine? This bill wants to make certain organic … Continue reading →

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Chocolate covered roasted pumpkin seeds

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Can delicious really get better? If you have these ingredients at home… you are in for a treat! Melt your chocolate over a double boiler, stirring once and a while. Once melted, throw in the seeds and dried fruit and make sure … Continue reading →

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Best ever Pumpkin recipe ever… did I say ever?!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Tis the season… for pumpkins The absolutely best part of making any pumpkin dish is eating the roasted seeds. If you want to cook with pumpkin, the experience is not complete if you are using canned pumpkin meat. Sorry, but … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Fruitwash Label- solving chemicals on fruit problem

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Why do things always pop up, when you are JUST thinking about them? My last post was about washing fruit- forget it! Designer Scott Amron just created the Vanishing Fruitwash Label. First, let me say, Scott is soo cool. He has … Continue reading →

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Chemicals on your fruit

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

An apple a day… If you are not buying organically grown fruits and vegetables, we all know chemicals are being used to make production profitable. Some are: pesticides anti mold anti fungus growth regulator weed control softener ripener

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Choosing vegetarian at schools

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

One day a week vegetarian or Weekday vegetarian New trend to eat vegetarian one day a week to minimize your eco footprint from meat production has taken a step forward. And, people are starting to go vegetarian on the week days. … Continue reading →

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Super fruit- guide to picking the right ones

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Super fruits Many health food stores and supermarkets are marketing super fruits. These super foods are full of vitamin C, antioxidants, and anthocyanins. They help to increase energy levels, they promote weight loss, are used to treat certain diseases, used … Continue reading →

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Food labels- hard to read

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Label jungle It is a jungle reading labels and trying to understand what is in the food you are buying. Some labels have so many ingredients, it would take hours to shop if you wanted to be sure about all the … Continue reading →

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Teas- easy recipes for making your own healthy teas

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Not as natural as you may think I have read about the tea we drink and the “junk” in them. Simple teas..  they are just leaves and spices and fruits… simple things. How can these be so “corrupt”? Chemicals on the … Continue reading →

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