Tag: food
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A Nourishing Thanksgiving
It’s one of our favorite holidays of the year. A day dedicated to giving thanks, practicing more gratitude, sharing and relishing the bountiful blessings that we have been afforded. Although Thanksgiving in America has migrated away from its Pilgrim roots and has turned into something of a feast-fest, the act of eating wholesome things with…
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Allergens and Vaccines
Have an egg allergy? CDC has decided that a flu vaccine contaminated with eggs is ok. CDC, the doctors nor the pharmaceutical company isn’t liable if your child suffers a reaction from the contaminated vaccine. In the vast majority of cases, the flu is not a big deal for healthy children. Whereas anaphylactic food allergies…
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Talking Turkey: Conventional vs Organic
When you choose your next turkey, what factors will you take into consideration? Do you want more meat or would you rather preserve an endangered breed? Do you know, understand the marketing gimmicks used by the industry to make you pay more? Organic turkeys are often in high demand; so if you choose to get…
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Orofino Farmers Market Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
Orofino Farmers Market joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week, August 6-12. Vendors at the market on Tuesday, Aug. 8 will be giving away Idaho Preferred farmers market tote bags to the first 120 customers, one per family please. Kid’s coloring pages will also be available. Farmers markets help preserve America’s…
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Guerrilla Gardeners. Rebuilding Communities Growing Independence.
The most effective change-makers in our society aren’t waiting around for a new president to make their lives better, they’re planting seeds, quite literally, and through the revolutionary act of gardening, they’re rebuilding their communities while growing their own independence. Every four years when the big election comes around, millions of people put their passion…
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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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Eating Out? First Visit The Eat Well Guide
HFI: What a wonderful resource to eating well wherever you are! These days, it’s hard to trust that the food you’re eating was produced in a safe, humane and sustainable manner. From their site: “We built the Eat Well Guide to make it easier to find good food and to support local farmers, restaurateurs and…
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Farmed Salmon the Dirty Secret
HFI: Here are some facts about Farmed Salmon which may get you think twice about buying one again: Farmed salmon is fed pellets of chicken feces, soy, GMO canola oil, corn meal and other fish with high levels of toxins Farmed salmon has 7 times higher levels of PCB’s compared to wild salmon Farmed salmon…
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Food Affects How You Feel
Harvard Health affirms that food affects how you feel. Your diet matters SO MUCH MORE than you think. Beat anxiety and depression by eating eating more fruits and vegetables! “Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate sleep and appetite, mediate moods, and inhibit pain. Since about 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal…
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Top 20 Tuna Brands Ranked
2017 Tuna Shopping Guide How does your can stack up? If you’re going to buy tuna, make sure to choose a responsibly-caught option. We’ve ranked 20 well-known canned tuna brands that can be found in grocery stores nationwide based on how sustainable, ethical, and fair their tuna products are for our oceans—and for the workers…