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Don't Make Fast and Furious Food Changes
OK, moms and dads out there, we hear you when you say, my children won't eat healthy foods. If we even say the word, they tune out and already decide they don't like it. Well, my first response to this is "who is running the house, you or the kids". If ...

Healthy Green Food Supplements
Chlorophyll Chlorophyll is a unique substance found in all green plants. It can act as a blood detoxifier, helps to increase circulation to all our organs by dilating blood vessels and is also an internal deodorant, helping to reduce offensive body ...

Starting A Food Plot
So you're thinking of starting a food plot? I found myself in that same situation about two years ago when I cleared my first plot. In the area of deer management and food plots I was like most beginners. I had no clue where to start or what my final plan ...




Organic Food – The Benefits of Natural and Organic Produce
 
Having spent most of my life living off of junk food, I was pretty shocked when I started learning about what goes into the produce we consume every day from the grocery store.

Most of the produce you would buy at the grocery store has been genetically modified to be more appealing to the customer. But, evidence suggests that genetically modified food can be harmful to your health. There are very few regulations on genetically modified food, and there aren't any long term studies on how they affect human health. About 70% of the food you pick up at the grocery has been genetically modified.

Also, there are many types of insecticides used on produce, that are potentially harmful to your health. Farmers, nowadays, do not use the proper crop rotation when growing their produce. Crop rotation means: The successive planting of different crops on the same land to improve soil fertility and help control insects and diseases. The by-product of no crop rotation is that food in general is much less nutritious and raises a need for more insecticides to be used.

To avoid the health risks that can be associated with eating food that has been genetically modified, has been treated with pesticides and does not use proper crop rotation, eat organic food.

Organic food has been proven to contain sometimes 2-3 times the nutrients that conventional produce has. And with so little research available on this subject, who know how many other ways conventional produce is damaging to our health. How many other ways could organic food be better for us?

If you don't believe it, try it. When I first began learning about organic food and the differences between it and conventional food, I went to a health food store and bought a bunch or organic produce. I couldn't believe the difference in taste. The tomatoes I had bought in the grocery store had very little flavor and could only be used as an ingredient in a dish, definitely not something you would want to eat plain. But, the organic tomatoes I bought, I found myself just sitting down and eating plain. They actually had a garden fresh flavor to them. Usually when I would buy fruit, it would sit and rot on the table until I threw it away. It just never sounded good. Now, when I buy organic fruit, I can hardly keep myself from snacking on it all day. It just tastes so much better and healthier.

I have definitely noticed a difference in the way I feel after switching to eating mostly organic food. I have more energy. I crave healthier food. I feel more satisfied when I eat. I don't crave junk food or sugary snacks anymore. I know other people too, who have noticed the same effects from switching to an organic diet.


About the Author
Carrie Reeder is the owner of 123Know, an informational website with many different topics. To read more about conventional and organic food differences, visit this page: Organic Food Information.



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Food Safety News

5 ways to prevent warm weather food poisoning
Fox News
Many of these cases will occur this summer when hot and humid conditions create an ideal breeding ground for bacteria that spoil food and make people sick. Bacteria grow quickly on food, especially protein foods, such as meat, poultry, seafood, ...
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Himalayan Food Traditions: The Roth Pooja
Huffington Post
It contains a legend about the roth pooja, which is a form of worship, and one of the sacred foods associated with religious observation among Hindus. We found a strikingly similar story rendered by Satish Raina as we were researching for this book and ...


Wall Street Journal

Food Processor Chocolate Mousse
Wall Street Journal
And so it was with a jolt of excitement that I happened upon a recipe for something called Bill's Food Processor Chocolate Mousse. If anyone but Alice Medrich, the American doyenne of all things baking, and author of the newly released "Sinfully Easy ...