With all of the special pricing on berries I’ve been seeing in grocery stores lately, it seems like a good time to review the Dirty Dozen when it comes to pesticides on your produce. Choosing organically grown options of these most contaminated fruits and vegetables will substantially reduce your pesticide intake. The Dirty Dozen Plus […]
Nutrition in the News
What does NYC’s ban on large sugary drinks really do?
I’ve been following with interest as New York City’s mayor Michael Bloomberg moves to ban large containers of “sugary drinks”. Besides that he really means “high fructose corn syrup drinks,” as mainstream American sodas haven’t been mixed with sugar since 1981, the ban is full of loopholes allowing items like 7-11’s Big Gulp and worse, […]
What Foods Have Been Genetically Modified (GMO)?
At the Seeds of Doubt conference outside of Boulder, CO, last weekend, I learned exactly which fruits and vegetables in our country could be grown from a genetically-modified seed and end up in your grocery cart and you would never know it. Europe has banned GM foods for human and animal consumption for more than […]
How Green Smoothies Can Be Bad for Your Health
More leafy greens are always good for you, the more the better, right? As usual, when you make a general statement about everyone in the population, that statement may not be valid for everyone. When it come to leafy greens, they are high in oxalates which give some people trouble when they form oxalate crystals […]
Are “Cage-free eggs” the same as “”Organic eggs”?
Let’s get this straight: “cage-free” does not equal “organic” when it comes to chicken eggs. It’s good to know the difference when you’re wondering whether it’s worth the extra dollar for the word “organic” on the egg carton. There are many types of ways you can get your eggs these days, and it’s easy to […]
