Back to School Panic! The Lunch Edition
photo credit: Wendy Copley Faced with a picky eater and a budget, I’ve scoured the internet (ok, mostly Pinterest) to come up with these nifty homemade school lunch ideas. There are soooo many things...
View ArticleFood Stamps: Not Just for “The Poor”
photo credit: MapScience It’s safe to say that in my recent years as a student at Boston University — specifically as a sociology major — I’ve learned the meaning of privilege. I go to a private...
View ArticleThe Globalization of Chicken
source: Tim Quijano, Flickr An article in the The Atlantic recently asked, “Should consumers worry about chicken imported from China?” My response? Um, helllll yeah! Is that even a question? I don’t...
View ArticleChocolate Beet Cake: It’s Delicious!
Beet cake? BEET cake? Beets and chocolate? I paused my research. A paid writing gig on “veggies as dessert” had led me to Nigel Slater’s insanely tasty looking recipe. But beets? Hunh. So … I had to...
View ArticleFrom Farm to Table: Quality Mommy/Daughter Time!
A few weeks ago I decided to take my daughter apple picking. Oddly enough, I don’t think I’ve ever actually been before! I know … that sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. There was very little...
View ArticleDelicious Meals That Won’t Break the Bank
As regular readers of TFM know, we’re always looking for ways to shop for quality food without breaking the bank. (Just look at our Whole Foods 30-Day Challenge for example.) That’s why we wanted to...
View ArticleThe Whole Foods Banned Ingredients List
Slate posted an article earlier today that compared the food sold at Whole Foods Market vs. what you would find on the shelves at your average Walmart. Specifically, they examined the products...
View ArticleJulia Child’s Bruschetta
credit: Lisa Johnson I recently had the pleasure of taking a cooking class called “Bon Appetit: Following in Julia’s Footsteps.” It was a great learning experience taught by Dustin Rennells who is best...
View ArticleIt’s Your 2014 Dirty Dozen!
photo by pulaw It’s that time of year again … time for the Environmental Working Group’s reveal of the 2014 Dirty Dozen, the 12 types of produce most likely to contain pesticide residues. Now don’t...
View ArticlePresenting This Year’s Clean Fifteen!
image courtesy of NutritionalAnarchy.com Last week, we wrote about the 2014 Dirty Dozen, the fruits and vegetables determined by the Environmental Working Group to have the most pesticide residue...
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