Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t do chemicals if I can help it. After years of smoking (I quit in 2006!), cleaning with harsh chemicals, and using countless perfumed personal care and household products, I developed allergies to most of my environments. Everywhere I went, I was bothered by all the “smell-goods” – [...]
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Convenience vs. Nutrition – Can cereal have both?
Arguments for and against boxed, ready to eat cereal have become plentiful in recent years, and it all boils down to convenience vs. nutrition. Manufacturers strive for balance, but somehow nutrition is often on the low end of the seesaw. Can cereal have both? Read the front of just about any cereal box
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If I had to choose One food to eat for the rest of my life, it would probably be the avocado. I’ve loved them since I was a child, when a half avocado was a RARE treat!
Read the rest of this entry »Recipe of the Week – Eggplant and Black Beans Over Brown Rice
AC’s friend R came to visit yesterday from Tennessee. He was just coming to see our house and AC’s job site, eat lunch and then go home. However, he had brought a change of clothes (“Just in case!) and decided to spend the night. R has been a vegetarian for some time, and leads a [...]
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We all know that fresh fruit and juice is better than anything that can be bought in the store. Convenience is the reason most people buy bottled, canned or frozen juices. After all, anything is better than nothing, right? Think again! With all the sugars, preservatives and who-knows-what-else is mixed in with a tiny percentage [...]
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It’s not going to be a food fight, but a change in the choices we make for ourselves and our families.
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