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Let’s Talk about Food {Giveaway}

greenandcleanmom — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:18:46 +0000

Pink slime in our meat, gross! There always seems to be something when it comes to our food, some outbreak or cross-contamination scare with children hospitalized or people becoming ill. It’s scary and as a concerned American I have questions about how food is grown and raised. The movie Food Inc. scared me enough that [...]

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Let’s Talk about Food {Giveaway}

Harvesting Hope Not Hunger

Haley — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:08:27 +0000

Currently my place of employment is initiating a Competition Nutrition Challenge, which is simply a 6 week incentive program to help motivate employees and their families to eat more fruit and vegetables. Not only is it helping us eat healthier but they are giving out monetary prizes and more. Can you imagine, you get paid [...]

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Harvesting Hope Not Hunger

Store Pallets Could Be Making You Sick

Haley — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:36 +0000

It’s scary to think that the peanut butter sandwich your child is eating, the spinach that’s in your salad, the hamburger your grilling for dinner, or the Tylenol you hope to take your headache away could be making you sick. We trust that the food and drugs we purchase are safe to consume; unfortunately the [...]

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Store Pallets Could Be Making You Sick

Sprouting 101

Derek — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:26:51 +0000

Grow some grub in your kitchen, even in the middle of winter, by learning how to sprout! Sprouting is a low-cost, healthy habit that can add homegrown greens to your meals with just a small time commitment every day. It’s almost idiot-proof in its simplicity, and the materials you need can be picked up for [...]

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Antibiotics, Tyson and Lies

greenandcleanmom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Editors Note: This following post was originally posted at Eat. Drink. Better. “Everybody eats, and Eat.Drink.Better invites readers to explore the environmental issues surrounding their food choices. Find information on farming practices and local markets, along with dozens of free recipes.” The second largest chicken producer in the United States has been lying to consumers. [...]

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Antibiotics, Tyson and Lies

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Family’s Food Budget in a Tight Economy

Derek — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:34:44 +0000

There’s a lot of talk these days about a recession, even a depression, being on the way, and for families trying to eat clean and green, it can be difficult to make our food budgets stretch any further. As a father, I believe that feeding my family the best foods that I can buy is [...]

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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Family’s Food Budget in a Tight Economy

Juicy Savings

greenandcleanmom — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:21 +0000

R.W. Knudsen is a juicy family and they’re giving a mom like me a sensible juice option for my children. An option that is USDA certified organic, with no added sugar (or anything else for that matter) and they are 50% juice and 50% water meaning less sugar and calories. Offered in child-friendly, unbreakable 4.23 [...]

Save Money and Help the Planet

greenandcleanmom — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:14 +0000

Guest Post by Patricia Wooster http://www.projectorganiceating.com Let’s face it…..the economy is in bad….bad shape. The house I bought 2 years ago is worth 25% less today, my husband and I spend $300 a month more in gas, and the stock market is shrinking our retirement account daily. It’s time for us to re-evaluate our finances [...]

Farm Fresh Tips and Dip

greenandcleanmom — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:00:52 +0000

One of the things that I miss when fall comes and winter is on the horizon, the fresh veggies from the local CSA and farmers market. Last year the local CSA provided a weekly newsletter with recipes and tips, it was so helpful. Through these newsletters I have learned: Eggplant is a relative to potatoes, [...]

Honey Bee Crisis

greenandcleanmom — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:48:21 +0000

Honey bee, honey bee, where did you go? Personally, I don’t like bees but they’re important. I like honey though. My children actually love honey. Biscuits and honey, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, honey in our smoothies, honey in our tea, honey won’t you come home to me…I just had to write that! Unfortunately, we [...]