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Buzz-Word Bingo!
When I was in the Navy, half a lifetime ago, we had a game we called Buzzword Bingo. It went like this, during a lecture, every time the proctor would say one of our buzzwords, you would mark it off … Continue reading
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Tagged flour, food additives, gluten free, New Yorker Magazine, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, real food, wheat
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Candy Is Dandy
There are certain circles that are getting more and more active on the ‘regulate sugar’ front. The Washington Post had a lengthy article this week on the industry and the actions being contemplated to curb the nation’s current overconsumption of … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, candy, food additives, government regulation, John Oliver, sugar detox, sugar labelling
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Cue Up Scary Music!
Right on time, the competing science is showing up where your gut microbes are concerned. Sorry, Your Gut Bacteria Are Not the Answer to All Your Health Problems This article from Mother Jones online starts with this line: We’re told … Continue reading
You Gotta Start Somewhere
Learn to cook. For instance, if you need to know more, go to a site like StartCooking.com: Are you a busy person who just never got around to learning the basics of cooking? We built startcooking.com just for you. You’ll learn … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, learn to cook, learning to cook, preparing food, real food
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Live Long, And Prosper
A quick recommendation from me for a wonderful book. This book is full of information about the artificial ingredients in our American processed foods. You will find details about the FDA approval process, the industry that makes it’s living dreaming … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, cooking, FDA, food science, natural ingredients, Pandora's Lunchbox, real food, Warner
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You Just Never Know
Last night we went out to Longhorn Steakhouse in Liberty. We really enjoy one of the starter items, Wild West Shrimp. Comes with a side of ‘ranch’ dressing and is accompanied by some hot peppers. They are tiny breaded shrimps, … Continue reading
100 Trillion Hitchhikers
It’s time to revisit one of the best and most informative articles that I have read since April 1, 2014. April 1 was the day we started in on our 21 Day Sugar Detox, and it was the day that … Continue reading
Is It Soup Yet?
One thing I definitely love about soup season is that the internet comes alive with great new soup recipes that you have never heard of. I look at a few wordpress blogs every day and sometimes they are there, I … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, cook-ahead, soup, soup base, tarhana, trahana
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Stevia Wonder
These new sweet drink concoctions from Pepsi and Coca Cola are partially sweetened with stevia. You might ask, “Is stevia better or worse for me than sugar?” You ought to wonder that. The big drink manufacturers are putting stevia into … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial sweetener, food additives, Food ingredients, Food Safety, food science, stevia, water
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One Small Change at a Time 