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I read the October/November 2008 issue of Plenty Magazine today. If you haven’t heard about it, Plenty is a wonderful new magazine on all topics concerning the environment, living green, being eco-friendly, etc. I’ve only read two issues, but I love it so far. In a great little article on Thanksgiving turkeys, Plenty talks about [...]
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Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Stonyfield Farm teamed up to create a wallet-size Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce based on over 100,000 USDA and FDA pesticide tests between 1992 and 2001. The guide lists the 12 fruits and vegetables which consistently have the most pesticides and the 12 which have the least. If you [...]
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Grass-fed beef is where it’s at. Did you know that the majority of U.S. bovines feed on a mix of grains (mostly corn) instead of grass? Forcing cattle to eat a diet full of grains allows ranchers to fatten them up quicker and get the meat to our stores faster and cheaper. But, the quality [...]
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NaturalNews.com reports that a recent UK government study found that non-organic chickens have a 23.4% chance of salmonella contamination while organic chickens have only a 4.4% chance. Mother Earth News also found that organic chickens lay eggs with 1/3 less cholesterol, 1/4 less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, twice as many omega-3 fats, three [...]
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The National Resources Defense Council has a great tool that allows you to select your state and time of year to find out what fresh foods are currently available. NRDC’s site says that the majority of produce grown in the U.S. is shipped for approximately 1,500 miles before it’s sold. Foods are often picked before [...]
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The New York Times Health blog came up with “five easy ways to go organic“. The article talks about the fact that it can be expensive and stressful to make the switch to organic foods. The following list is their top five choices of foods that are easy and/or beneficial to switch to organic. 1. [...]
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Women’s Health Magazine reviewed and rated some healthy frozen meals. Read on for their favorites: Laurel’s favorite: Any of the meals from Amy’s Kitchen are seriously yummy and satisfying. My favorite is the “Black Bean Vegetable Enchilada”. I wait until they go on sale and stock up my freezer for easy lunches during the work [...]
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Self Magazine writes that a report from the University of California at Davis found that organic kiwifruit has more antioxidants than conventionally-grown kiwifruit. This research confirms that there are actually nutritional benefits of eating organic produce! Ref: Self Magazine, August 2007, p. 92
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Women’s Health Magazine researched which organic foods are worth the extra money because they are actually safer, better tasting, and/or more nutritious than the conventionally prepared foods. Women’s Health listed the following foods that are worth going organic for based on pesticides, antibiotics, nutrition, and taste: Fruits: apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, peaches, strawberries, cherries, nectarines [...]
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