Do you know which fruits and vegetables you should really try to get organically grown, and which are ok to eat when conventionally grown? Check out the 5th edition of the classic Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides from the Environmental Working Group, now with the latest government data. This handy guide shows you the fruits and […]
Living Naturally
Many kids do not need vitamin supplements
Many children do not need the vitamin supplements we push at them: they are healthy enough without them Children who were reported to be the healthiest and most active with a balanced diet, greater access to health care and higher family income were more likely to take vitamin supplements, a new study notes. Researchers at […]
Healthy Easy Snacks for picky toddlers, kids, and adults, too
What do you do when a kid won’t eat vegetables? A neighbor’s child, Stacy (not her real name), was over to play the other day. I knew Stacy refused to eat most vegetables as her mother had just asked me for some ideas about how to resolve this. When snack time came around, the little […]
When is “green” really GREEN?
Check out this guest post on Twilight Earth about one woman’s quest to find environmentally-friendly, non-toxic carpeting for her home. She brings up some interesting questions such as, Does 10% recycled material make something truly “green”? Can you call yourself “green” if the product still emits noxious gases after installation? What are the “green” standards? […]
Nutritional Yeast Gives It A Cheezy Taste
Lately, I’ve been tweeting with @ShopOrganic, a tweeter with a website full of great organic items for every part of your life. We were talking about spaghetti squash recently and I learned that sprinkling a little nutritional yeast on something that bakes in the oven will produce a “cheezy” taste without the dairy products and […]
