Living Pure and Simple

While we in America argue whether to include " pink slime " in our beef products, the French are preparing truly farm-fresh org...

Our family loves fruit in all its forms, including dried. My struggle with buying dried fruit is that it often has added sugar and preser...

This is a fun way to engage the kids (our yourself!) in making a homemade, relatively healthy, treat this weekend. I found the recipe at ...

You probably remember Magic Shell syrup from your childhood.  I remember drizzling it over my ice cream and waiting those few seconds unt...

Check out a school cafeteria box of beef patties and you will see USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) approved and contains 85% (or some...

When I picked our son up from school, his teacher said they gave him some popcorn because the ingredient list appeared "safe" o...

I first came across the term Flavorist about a month ago while reading Eric Schlosser's book, " Chew on This ", a hard look ...

Americans move -- a lot!  Almost 15% of the entire population moves annually and families are the most likely to move a long distance. ...

Parents want the best for their children and many supplement their children's nutritional needs with a daily vitamin. If asked, ...

We had some great family time today that included building a fire in the fireplace.  After dinner we decided to make even more use of the o...

I know Valentine's Day is done, but if anyone is looking for a business opportunity for next Valentines Day, it could be organic cand...

Sulphur dioxide are two words that don't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.  Whether you know exactly what it is or not, usually thoughts...

Everyone has a favorite binge food.  Our son's is Nutella.  And I am okay with most of the ingredients.  The primary ingredients are ...

School lunches are often overlooked by parents.  Perhaps some parents really don't care, but for many others, school lunch is somethi...

I was reading a report in the latest issue issue of Consumer Reports magazine about chemicals, including BPA  (a controversial toxin that ...