Category: Healthy Food
Because access to healthful and uncontaminated food should be a human right.
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Lemon Raspberry Zucchini Bars
Just in time for you to use all the extra zucchini from the garden that you have no idea what to do with! With all the talk about the dangers of coconut oil (from an organization that is supported by companies that profit from the consumption of grain oils aka vegetable oil) I share with…
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Coconut Oil Kills!
Formerly unheard of, coconut oil is becoming more of a staple cooking oil in many households. Manufacturers are using coconut oil in favor of other oils in packaged products, and there are claims that coconut oil can do everything from supporting weight loss to slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Nevertheless, many organizations such as…
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Dirty Dairy Ben and Jerry’s
The Vermont brand has been built on a bucolic image of cows grazing on endless pastures . . . Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and other Vermont companies have used this idyllic imagery to sell their products. Gone are the days, however, when most of Vermont’s cows were grazing in spectacularly scenic landscapes. Now a…
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Chocolate As Nutrition
Chocolate isn’t just for guilt-trips anymore. It’s been shown in numerous studies to be a powerful performance-enhancing, happiness-triggering, mood-enhancing, appetite-reducing, inflammatory-nipping and good-bacteria-building substance. Yay for that! Side note though: GOOD chocolate must be consumed to make it all that it can be: preferably organic, super dark, low sugar and European, since you want as…
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Processed Meat
WHO (World Health Organization) has revealed shocking studies showing that red processed meats are carcinogenic. Red meats include beef, lamb, pork, veal, mutton, horse, and goat not chicken, fish, or turkey. Carcinogenic is simply a big word for can cause cancer. Two chemicals in processed meats known as Sodium Nitrate and Amino Acids are responsible…
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Disturbing Toxin Test Results in Children and “healthy” food samples
Use your buying dollar well. Show the food industry what is important to you and protect your family by buying organic and non-gmo food. #ChildrenAreOurFuture #SayNoToGMO #HFIdaho Surprising Impact for Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian and Organic Consumers May 5, 2017 Mission Viejo, CA- Moms Across America releases their report on their recent findings of toxinsin…
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Boxed Mac N Cheese Contaminated With Harmful Chemicals
HFI: It is CRITICAL to our children’s health to know what’s in our children’s food! The USDA approves of and encourages the use of boxed mac n cheese in the school and daycare food programs. Busy moms grab boxes from the shelves and whip up a ‘kid-friendly’ meal that is loaded with hormone disrupting chemicals.…
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Glyphosate Residue Free Food Label
Chosen Foods and Heavenly Organics have started a wave of Glyphosate Residue Free certified brands in the U.S., in what is being described as a “consumer-based push for transparency”. I am excited to support this company! The past week has seen the first wave of Glyphosate Residue Free brands entering the U.S. grocery market and…
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Award Winning Salsa Recipe
Skip the store bought salsa with questionable ingredients. This easy homemade version has benefits of onion, garlic and cilantro (those great immunity boosters!) Support your local farmer and pick up all the ingredients at a farmer’s market! This fresh and flavourful salsa makes the perfect summer dip. Great for party’s and BBQs, your guests are…
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Red, White and Broccoli
Broccoli can be started in the summer to enjoy in the fall at least that’s what the old farmer’s almanac says. Are you an avid gardener willing to share your wisdom on planting times? Let food be they medicine – growing your own is the best way to know what’s on your food!! When summer…