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A Case For Wheat-Free and Against the Grain
Wheat. Seems so innocent, a base for comfort food, a staple in a lot of homes. What argument could sway one to avoid eating a principal ingredient dating back to at least the Agricultural Revolution 10,000 years ago? Wheat’s a plant. Whole …
Cold Hard Ingredients in Cold Stone Creamery
When 5,000+ people purchase a Groupon in a day, redeemable at only one Seattle location, the vendor has some fans. The offer last weekend was $5 for $10 worth of Cold Stone Creamery treats.
Do you take your coffee bleached?
It’s a small, relatively cheap accessory that helps welcome the day for many of us. I’m not worrying about your multi-vitamin at the moment; I’m talking about coffee
About that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
Stop the Margarine madness!
Dearest FDA, Couldn't our ingredient labels simply include: FOOD or NOT FOOD, following a list of partially-hydrogenated this or mono-diglycerides that? Mother Nature and margarine just can't relate to
Microwaves Full Circle
Many hours in grad school, hours worked at two new jobs, books read, journals thoroughly combed and researched, papers written, presentations given, late nights, early mornings, and hours
Aspirin contributes to strokes
...and other health disorders and disease. There's proof. "According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), an aspirin a day increases the risk for a hemorrhagic stroke
MSG and HFCS in Campbell’s Soup
For many, many reasons it’s so mmm mmm good. For the Campbell’s corporation. Let’s talk about soup, baby. Let’s talk about you and me. I, for one, grew
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
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











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.












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