All posts tagged unhealthy
7 Small Steps to Change Your (Family’s) Food Health
It wasn’t always this way. I used to eat microwaved meals for lunch and dinner. When I shared a fridge/freezer with four other busy roommates in college, I remember stockpiling individual servings of Green Giant veggie meals. Per package directions, I’d stick the …
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
Long time, no…. microwaving
Hi there. Yikes. Neglected this place, I unintentionally have. And there are so many topics on my ever-growing To Tackle list, it's hard to know which to check off
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
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






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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