What's The Difference Between Natural and Artificial?
Q: What is the difference between natural and artificial ingredients? Is a naturally produced ingredient safer than an artificially manufactured ingredient? – Dave
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Banana Flax Crackers
A sweet, flaxy, crunchy cracker. Finally, right? You're probably thinking it sounds pretty weird - and truthfully, when I first found the...
Medicinal Mushrooms: The Fascinating Fungi
Medicinal mushrooms and their healing properties have fascinated me ever since I watched Paul Stamets speak on TED Talk. His topic was “6 ways...
Is Coconut Water Good For You?
The popularity of the coconut is not without good reason. Within the hairy shell lies a treasure trove of health-promoting nutrients. Coconut water is...
What Are Sulfites?
What are sulfites?
Sulfites are a group of preservatives commonly used in dried fruit and products containing dried fruit, wine and other beverages, flavored vinegars...
Randy Boyer: Why I Love Junk Food
I couldn‘t imagine life without junk food.
Growing up, every hard-earned penny from my allowance went to buying bags of chips or chocolate bars after...
Where Did Chocolate Originate?
Chocolate was first enjoyed by the Aztecs, who used the cocoa beans in a hot, frothy beverage with stimulative and restorative properties.1,2 In those...
Beans, Beans, Good For The Heart
Which traditional food is inexpensive, packed with fiber and protein and can lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and colon cancer? Beans!
Beans are...
Unjunk Your Junk Food: Sapporo Ichiban
Worst Offender of the Month: Sapporo Ichiban
For less than a dollar a package, it might have been your staple food throughout college or the...
Do Food Dyes Warrant A Warning Label?
Food dyes are everywhere.
Derived from petroleum, more than 15 million pounds of dyes are added to food to make something colorful. The use of...
