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Aluminum in Baking Powder
It’s the latest rage: Aluminum is bad for baking. It’s bad for your brain and your underarms. It’s not only a foil, a soda can, a pan material and an anti-perspirant, it’s also an ingredient in baking powder. Some baking powders, that is. If you shop at a large, chain supermarket, your one or two baking powder options probably contain aluminum. So don’t buy their baking powder. This is something to buy from either Whole Foods or a local co-op. They’ll have aluminum-free baking powder, and your brain’s best interest in mind. more
Detox: Cleansing Your Kitchen
My kitchen has never been subjected to a maple syrup detox diet. On that note, it's never undergone the raw food diet, herbal detox, Hallelujah diet
Birthday Cake Quest
My lastest quest is a birthday cake. My daughter turns one year old very soon and we need a cake to ring in her very first
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
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
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
Trans Fat, aka Partially Hydrogenated Oil
In this time when Big Food and Pharma are making mega profits, I'm acknowledging a broken system with options a parent can count on. While the information super highway puts infinite resources at our fingertips, navigating that maze leaves my head spinning. I created Spilled Ingredients as a sieve for all of us busy, real folks and parents.Here’s to freedom of choice, learning together and making informed decisions. Power to us parents.
Love,
Niki
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