Marketing Cage-free Or Organic 

........."as you peel back the marketing, you see cage-free is not all it’s cracked up to be":  http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_580a5aefe4b0b1bd89fdb1d0?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 As meat buyer for a brief period of time, I was able to see many practices in farming up close and behind doors.  Fortunately this wasn't one of them. But in understanding the culture of chickens, I … Continue reading Marketing Cage-free Or Organic 

The Battle of The Celery

And so, the battle of the celery between myself and my one daughter continues. About 3/4 of the way through the winter, THE WINTER of 2014, #deepfreeze2014, my daughter suggests to me that we are going to get cheaper celery.  With using 4-6 stalks a day in our juice she decided that paying $3.49 a … Continue reading The Battle of The Celery

Goodbye Yoghurt……Hello Kefir

Kefir......It's believed that the name comes from the Turkish word "keif" which means good feeling. And it's my new food for the week. I scooped a jar as it was marked reduced at The Mustard Seed . It has a cleaner, lighter flavor and texture than Greek yogurt Although I've just had a dish plain … Continue reading Goodbye Yoghurt……Hello Kefir

Kale and Kids

Growing season has been long done.  Gone is my family’s daily consumption of kale.  In our community garden bed we grew a variety of kale that was what I like to call "kid friendly".  It’s closer to a lettuce and doesn’t bare the toughness as some kales can.   In getting kids to eat kale simply … Continue reading Kale and Kids

GMO – What you don’t know will hurt you

Are familiar with GMO yet? Its important! What you don't know WILL hurt you. Hopefully by now, you have made some slight changes in your diet, source of nutrition through food. I do like to think that there are two sources of nutrition; food and supplements. Supplements is the easiest of the two to know, … Continue reading GMO – What you don’t know will hurt you