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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Data Points
If you go to this website, http://beefretail.org/wholesalepriceupdate.aspx, you can see that one year ago beef was about 30 percent cheaper than it is this week. About a 25 to 30 percent increase in every cut of beef in one year. We … Continue reading
Don’t Toucha De Mango!
Or, do toucha-de-mango. I am a recent convert to mango-eater. We went to Hawaii and got a papaya and mangoes to bring to the room. Mangoes were much easier to eat without a full kitchen to prepare them in, if … Continue reading
A Quiz!
A quiz for frequent readers of this blog. What is this? A. An ad for a health food that has miraculous properties B. An excerpt from an article in theonion.com magazine C. A debunked health claim that one company agreed … Continue reading
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Tagged class action lawsuit, coconut water, health claims, health food, new york times, quiz
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Still Here? Consider This.
If you are still a reader of these pages, then you are likely a person who is trying to change, for the better. If you are looking for ways to eat healthier then you want useful information about doing so. … Continue reading
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It’s Really Just That Easy
When I started looking around for how to make all of my foods myself, one of the earliest finds was mayonnaise. Mayonnaise looks like a really special kind of sauce. A little sour, completely opaque, I could not imagine the … Continue reading
If It Works For You, It Works
I know several people who are beginning the quest for their natural health. Some of them are limiting their carbohydrates, some of them are trying to eat healthier oils. There are many paths to your future if you are just … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, breaking addictions, breaking habits, cooperation, kindness, love, placebo
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The Oil You Can’t Eat
I love almonds, and I love almond milk. A three pound bag of raw almonds from Costco costs me about twelve dollars I think, maybe a little bit more. Out of a bag of almonds I will make gallons of … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, aquaculture, conservation, price versus cost, salmon
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NOTHING ARTIFICIAL!
I added the exclamation point. The words are on the box above, “Nothing Artificial.” Do you wonder if that is true? I’ll just point out that these are unnaturally doughnut shaped foods, found in a box, labelled with health-claims galore. … Continue reading
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Tagged FDA, Food Safety, FTC, health claims, kashi, kellogg, truth in labeling
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It’s Alive!
Did you ever wonder how people had food to eat before there was refrigeration and modern food preservation techniques? Once all the leaves are off of the trees and all of the food has been harvested in the garden, there … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, fermented beets, fermenting, microbiome, preservation, probiotics, sauerkraut
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Kesar badam honey kulfi (Ice cream)
Originally posted on Chitra's Healthy Kitchen:
About: It is a frozen Indian desert. It is often described as “traditional indian subcontinet ice cream”. Made from full cream milk thickened with Koya and badam (Almond). As a healthy option have…
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One Small Change at a Time 