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I can’t say enough good things about “Food Babe” Vani Hari. Her website, social media, and books do such a great job in breaking down all of the horrible ingredients that are hidden (in plain sight) in common junk foods. We all try to read labels, but sometimes the vocab can just be overwhelming. It’s

Big Food isn’t dumb. And They’re not about to let you spend your organic dollars outside of their domain. That’s why – very early in the organic revolution – The largest food companies (Kraft, Pepsi, Nestle, etc) started buying up all of the Organic certifying bodies. They also started their own organic brands. Bad news:

Experts have been trying to crack the code on no-calorie sweeteners for decades. Many of the earliest sweeteners, from Sweet N’ Low (carcinogen) to Splenda (neurotoxin) proved to be detrimental to our health. Then Stevia came along, and everyone rejoiced. In the last decade, some new sweeteners have come into favor such as Monk Fruit

Who can you trust? Who SHOULD you trust? It seems like it’s just a matter of time until  almost every food quality buzzword becomes bastardized. Remember when “cage free” meant something? Then greed stepped in and figured out a way around that qualification. Then “free range” became the gold standard. Not for long though. Recently,

Limiting sugar intake is always a good general rule of thumb. However, fruit (which is supposed to be healthy) has naturally occurring sugar in it. They key words are “naturally occurring”. If you’re eating a whole food such as an apple or clementine, you’re not just eating fructose. The foods we find in nature are

Most of us have no idea where our meat comes from. Even less of us know about the conditions of the “farm” and welfare of the animals that we consume. There’s a reason for this. Commercial farming, especially CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) practices are highly secretive. If the public knew what was really going

Spices have been sought after, and traded for thousands of years. They’ve been used to heal the sick, and to transform a mundane meal, into a mouth-watering kick-ass party in your mouth! They can turn an average cook into a chef, and can turn an informed parent into a dealer. This article from positivehealth.com, details the

This is a frustrating topic that, unfortunately, still needs to be clarified. Since the 80’s we’ve been sold on the idea that Fat is the enemy. We’ve been told that fat (especially animal fat) increases cholesterol, causes heart disease risk, causes cancer, and -worst of all- makes us fat!!! The truth is that everything boils

Is grass-fed beef too expensive? Or is factory farmed beef too cheap? This article from westonaprice.org details the differences in production between the two types of beef. In the end, it seems like you get what you pay for.     Why is Meat from Grass-fed Animals So Expensive? FEBRUARY 6, 2017 BY WILL WINTER,