Brief Remarks

When picking out produce to purchase, it is a good idea to not only check color and firmness but check the little sticker too.

Here’s what you should look for:

• A four-digit number means the produce is conventionally grown
• A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it’s organic
• A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it’s [...]

It has been all over the news daily “Peanut Butter and Salmonella Typhimurium”, and it is scary. We eat peanut butter and peanut butter products in our house daily…it’s a favorite for some. So far they say the jar of Skippy Peanut Butter in my cupboard is safe, but the other day reports came out [...]

I love my oranges and plumbs. But I wish they were fresh in the same season! Peaches are looking really bad in the stores, and oranges look even worse. I know, I know. Not the best time of year. I’m happy that cherries and plumbs are back in season, and apples [...]

I was informed by my youngest, that they ate the last organic gala apple and that I needed to go buy more. Well, we went to the store today and began to pick out a good bag of organic apples, but then noticed the price had jumped from $4 something to $7 something and the [...]

I just ran across a recall on frozen beef hamburger patties due to E. coli bacteria. As I read the article I began to trace back in my mind all the hamburgers that I have recently eaten. Well, it’s OK I don’t personally purchase frozen beef hamburger patties, so we will be ok. Then as [...]

Fish, is it nutritious or poisonous for human consumption? That is the big question today, but no simple answer to be found. I just ran across information stating how healthy fish is to eat.

excellent source of low fat protein
reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses

Then it goes on to say how [...]

Food is fuel for our bodies, we need to eat. There is a lot of information on when to eat, what to eat, and how much of what when. OK, I like good healthy food…fresh fruit…vegatables…nuts…fish. Thats all good for you! Right? Or is it?

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