6 Shares 3 Natural Foods That Aren’t So Natural After All Did you know today’s peach bears little resemblance to one harvested in 4,000 B.C.? Engineered evolution makes me wonder: Are our peaches really “natural?” More
4 Shares Costco, Trader Joe’s Fruit Recall A massive fruit recall from one California producer includes fresh peaches, plums, nectarines, and pluots that it shipped to retailers including Costco and Trader Joe’s in June and July. Last week Trader Joe’s issued a recall saying that they had been alerted by their supplier, Wawona Packing Co., of tree-ripened stone fruit that there is […] More
8 Shares29 Views What’s in Season Now? Three Tools to Help You Find Fresh. Fruits and vegetables are at their best when they’re in season. But how do you know what’s in season now? I found some cool tools to answer that question. More
8 Shares Hate Food Waste? Love Melons? Watermelon Rind Makes Tasty UnWastey Summer Nom! Nothing says ‘summertime’ like a ripe juicy melon! But what then? What do you do once you’ve eaten all the red juicy deliciousness, spit out all the seeds, and cleaned every melon slice right down to the watermelon rind? Especially for fruitivores who hate food waste, the answer’s easy: you eat the rinds, too! More
6 Shares11 Views Reduce Food Waste: Try Eating Watermelon Rind this Summer Do you toss watermelon rind after eating the flesh? You’re wasting good food! Find out what you can do with this oft-discarded summertime treat. More
8 Shares Whole Foods To Tell The Whole Truth About Its Produce And Flowers Whole Foods Market is on its way to provide major transparency into the produce and flowers it sells by launching a tiered labeling system. Learn more. More
5 Shares Vegan Running: Healthy Training in the Heat I’m following the PCRM VegRun program and checking in here along the way to share my vegan running experiences. More
9 Shares As I Wend My Way To Heaven, I’ll Be Full Of Cherry Pie I’m not much for sweets, and I don’t bake so well, but my husband loves a good cherry pie. I keep a real simple (but real good) cherry pie recipe, and I whip one up every now and then. Read on for the recipe. More
8 Shares Is It Easy Bein’ Green? Let’s Find Out By Trying Green Smoothies. DIY smoothies and juices are quite the rage these days, and I’m listening. Green smoothies are next on my to-try list. Wanna’ join me? I have a few tools to help us get started… More
6 Shares16 Views How to Make Homemade Fruit and Herb Infused Water Cool off this summer with a batch of all-natural, homemade fruit and herb infused water. There’s no need for pricey equipment or shopping lists; only your favorite produce, water and a container. More
8 Shares 5 Ways to Reduce Waste and Save Money at the Same Time You may be surprised to learn that you can produce less waste and actually save money at the same time. It may require a bit of research and a change in habits, but the rewards are worthwhile. If you want to leave the world a better place for your kids and simultaneously cash in, check out these tips. More
6 Shares Five Intriguing Techniques To Keep Your Produce Fresh Tossing too much of the gorgeous produce you’ve brought home from the farmer’s market? Here are five intriguing ideas for extending the freshness of your produce picks. More
11 Shares Wonder Bread is Back! For Better or Worse, Flower Foods to Purchase Iconic Hostess Brands In a statement released last Friday, January 11th, Flower Foods of Thomasville, Georgia was announced as the “stalking horse bidder” for a variety of Hostess assets including the adolescent dietary staple Wonder Bread. More
7 Shares Avocado Nutrition: New Study is Great News for Avocado Lovers Could eating more avocados make you healthier? A new study on avocado nutrition looked at that very question. More
5 Shares KIND Nuts & Spices: Healthy AND Tasty The folks at KIND HEALTHY SNACKS have done it again with KIND Nuts & Spices, a line of whole nut bars with only 5g or less of sugar. They are also all-natural (as in truly nothing artificial, not just the ubiquitous “all-natural” label), non-GMO and gluten free. I recently received a box of samples and I’m […] More
5 Shares Avoiding Food Waste with Your Smart Phone Wouldn’t it be great to know if a piece of fruit was overripe or otherwise lacking in quality before you bit into it? You may soon be able to test it with your smart phone before buying it. More
9 Shares The Boston Tree Party is Turning Boston’s Public Spaces into Urban Fruit Forests Nope, that’s not a typo. The Boston Tree Party is a gang of modern-day Johnny Appleseeds in the Boston area who are planting heirloom apple trees on public land in Boston. More
5 Shares Citrus Fruits Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk Fruit and veggie lovers, rejoice: yet another study confirms that plant-based foods are good for you! Consumption of flavonone-rich citrus fruits reduces stroke risk, according to new research. More
8 Shares This Year, I Garden (even if it IS only in a jar) This year I have a 2012 goal. 2012 is the year I stare down my teeny-tiny city suburban apartment, my lawn of pavement and I say “Take that! I WILL garden if it’s the last thing I do.” More
6 Shares23 Views What’s Happening With The US Fruit And Vegetable Supply? Most public health and nutrition experts would say that it would be better if Americans ate even more fruit and vegetables than they do because of their value in addressing obesity, cancer and other health concerns. How does that goal reconcile with these recent supply statistics? More
6 Shares Guerrilla Grafters Make Community Ornamental Trees Bear Fruit In a subversive form of food production, the Guerrilla Grafters have been craftily grafting fruit bearing branches onto otherwise unproductive ornamental fruit trees in the city. More
6 Shares 6 Tips to Eat Healthy on a Budget You can eat healthy on a budget without giving up flavor or convenience! The best food we can eat isis packed with nutrients, yet not packed with calories. Inexpensive isn’t a bad trait either, and the cheapest foods can be canned, frozen, or fresh. What if you have a craving for something sweet? No problem, […] More
5 Shares Is the End of the Banana Near? Extinction of species is an unfortunate problem of homogenization. As we learn more about the environment, we as a society have begun to make changes in many areas of our life. We drive hybrids, have solar powered garage doors, and recycle. More
4 Shares Top 8 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes Pumpkin and pumpkin puree are the perfect seasonal addition to healthy recipes. Here are eight ways to use that extra pumpkin in your pantry. More
6 Shares 5 Tips to Help Your Children Eat Healthier Start shaping the eating habits of your kids. By offering and setting examples of healthy eating, your kids will form healthy eating habits at home and out of the house. More
