Archive for April, 2009

organic dirty dozen produce

Splurge on the organic carrots or tomatoes?


Splurge on the organic carrots. Don’t worry so much about the tomatoes… more

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round up dangerous effects

Ode to Earth Day: Say NO to Roundup

I planned to name and detail only ingredients on this site. But, it's Earth Day and I'm throwing that plan down the garbage disposal today, alongside

aluminum in deodorant antiperspirant

Aluminum under your arms?

How safe is the aluminum in antiperspirant? A few years back, I read that aluminum was a dangerous element to absorb. I read that it was linked to loss

artificial food dye candy

Artificial colors

  I'm a mom and a teacher. I grocery shop and notice the colorful products in the aisles. Occasionally, I buy them. My weakness is a certain color-coated bite-sized

high fructose corn syrup sweet n sour

High fructose corn syrup

 

What would a cream cheese wonton be without its sweet 'n sour counterpart? We've made a special grocery run just to have sweet 'n sour sauce

Sodium Nitrite

Name Sodium Nitrite What it is and what it does Sodium Nitrite is a chemical preservative that is added to meat (and fish). It prevents the growth of botulism causing

BHA and BHT

Name BHA and BHT butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) What they are and what they do BHA and BHT are preservative compounds added to foods to preserve fats and oils

aspartame in diet soda

Aspartame

  Growing up, the two soda options in my refrigerator were my mom's diet cola or my dad's clear lemon-lime soda. I've always associated my dad's lemon-lime soda with

partially hydrogenated oil shortening

Trans Fat, aka Partially Hydrogenated Oil

Butter contains fat. It's true. Shortening contains trans fat. So which makes a better pie crust? Name Trans Fats (or {Partially} Hydrogenated Oil)
Trans-fats: This term is everywhere nowadays. Simply put,

msg toxic in chips and food

MSG

Name MSG or Monosodium Glutamate

What it is and what it does MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is an addictive chemical compound and excitotoxin added to food. That's right, it's an

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