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High Fructose F#$%ing Corn Syrup
My mother-in-law gave me an issue of "First" that she was done reading, and what was the first thing I opened it up to? An article on HFCS. It said, and I quote,"The annual consumption of high fructose corn syrup has jumped from a 1/2 pound per person in 1970 to 62.4 pounds per person today, according to the USDA." WHAT?!?!? 62.4 freaking pounds?
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From MSN
Dirty dozen Unhealthy food additives you should avoid
I thought this was interesting. I buy King Arthur Flour which says "Never Bromated" on the package, but I didn't really know what that meant until I read this article. It said, "Potassium bromate is rare, but still legal in the U.S.... California requires a cancer warning on the product label if ( Read more... ) -
Stuff
We've been cooking dinner/eating from the garden a little more lately.
Thursday
Spaghetti with organic tomato sauce (Sauce was from a jar but I added garlic and spices)
Spinach Salad from the garden!
Whole Wheat Garlic Toast (Pre-made bread but I made it into garlic toast with butter, garlic, salt and fresh rosemary)
Sweet Coconut Chai Tea
Sunday
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My Dilemma
I've been struggling with this issue for a lot of years, but I always manage to push it to the back of my mind somewhere where it simmers away and bubbles up again later. I can't deal with the horrors of factory farming. I once received some propaganda literature from PETA, and anyone who's seen that knows how painfully gruesome it is. That said ( Read more... ) -
Smart Shopping + Cooking = Success!
I went shopping for groceries with the intent of buying ingredients for healthy, tasty meals... buying the essentials organic and the rest all natural. All of this within a budget, of course. I bought some at the Co-Op and some at Kroger, mixing name brands and generic, and I am proud to say I succeeded! I even bought a new shampoo bar and Tom's ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Where am I in the garden?
I relate to all of nature as God's wonderful creation. Trees, grass, flowers, vegetables and fruits are all miraculous. Being around plants is spiritual for me. (No, I haven't gone crazy, this is how I've always felt. Call me a hippie if you wish, lol.)
P.S. Obviously animals are part of nature too and equally miraculous, but that's another -
MY FIRST OFFICIAL HARVEST EVAR!!!!!!
A quarter pound of Spinach right from my backyard! It was getting so big it just had to be harvested! It was planted April 5th.
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