I was at the Big Blue And Yellow store recently, Ikea. I stumbled upon an interesting idea, Elderflower syrup. Actually they have 4 syrups: Blueberry, Elderflower, Lingonberry, and Rhubarb syrups. They look interesting especially since we make our own carbonated fizzy drinks. We could easily add one of these syrups to our carbonated water to make… Continue Reading
Seltzer Water, Fizzy Water, Soda Water, Carbonated Water, whatever you want to call it, it’s easy and cheap to make at home. There are many people that have outlined how they make it at home, and I’m here to add my 2 cents, which is coincidentally about how much it costs to make per 2… Continue Reading
Wow! Burger King with a Veggie Burger? Well, I was curious if this burger patty was any good for your health. Luckily BK has their menu info online. The first ingredient list is for the patty, straight off their website: Vegetables (Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts, Onions, Carrots, Green Bell Peppers, Red Bell Peppers, Black Olives) Textured… Continue Reading
Since we don’t eat much processed foods, I’ve cut out about 90% of any regular grocery store. Plus I prefer to buy organic when I can. But it gets expensive. So I’ve got it down so that i get the best “bang for the buck” by shopping at 3 of my favorite stores. Costco, Trader… Continue Reading
I decided to go through the cabinets in our house and get rid of things that contain toxins. You would be surprised at what is toxic in your cabinets. First up is Food Coloring, more specifically, unnatural food coloring. All of them. This includes things like FD&C Red #40, or FD&C Blue #2 and the like. These… Continue Reading
UPDATE 7/20/2013:I would skip the Nestle dark chocolate chips due to the Genetically Modified ingredients contained in them. There are many chocolate chips out there and I’ve look at each and every single label at several stores, including Target, Rainbow, Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods. The majority of them contain some sort of soy,… Continue Reading
I was hoping to keep this list short, just 4 categories, but after much thought, I had to include all of these categories as foods to avoid. The point is to eat real food, with real ingredients. There are lots of resources out there that talk about real foods such as Lisa at www.100DaysOfRealFood.com and Vani… Continue Reading
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) What is MSG? Monosodium glutamate is an amino acid, glutamic acid. In the most basic form, it is a flavor enhancer. It makes beef taste beefier, or pork porkier, or chicken chickenier. The FDA has marked MSG as “Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS),” which means it can be used in many… Continue Reading
There are many sweeteners out there, both artificial and natural. In this post, I’ll focus on the natural sweeteners and which ones are good, and which ones are bad. Fructose Fructose is part of a normal diet, but when we consume too much fructose, our bodies get overwhelmed and cannot process all of it. So… Continue Reading
The US food industry has transformed itself over the past 100 years. There have been many substantial improvements, but many times these are at the expense of consumer health and safety. There was a similar study of Japanese men that when they immigrated to the US, their reports of heart disease rose significantly, enough to… Continue Reading