Jan 17, 2021 | Better Products, food literacy, Microbiome
Everyone wants to sell you a quick fix, but the reality is health is not built by quick fixes. It is built by all the small choices you make all day every day. Informed choices are your best bet. Even picking a pickle matters. The thing is, your choice of pickle can...
Sep 7, 2020 | Farming, food literacy, Protein, Uncategorized
Pathogen contamination (like salmonella and E.coli) of meat increases significantly in the industrial model. On one hand, we have the inherent risks of mass meatpacking, and, on the other, the increased pathogen load of CAFO raised livestock. Meat production and...
Jan 2, 2020 | food literacy, Motivation, Nutrition Science
A new year has most of us thinking about how we can improve the year to come. This time around, we are starting a new decade. In honor of this, I am assembling a list of resources to help you grow mentally, physically, and spiritually with food. I recently had a...
Dec 30, 2019 | food literacy, Motivation, Uncategorized
Link to corresponding Food Smarts Podcast episode. If you have been following me for a while, you know I am not a fan of diet challenges, detoxes, and the like. The problem I have with diet challenges (even when they are sound nutrition advice— they often are...
May 30, 2019 | food literacy, Motivation, Sustainability, Uncategorized
I was talking with a friend recently and she made a fantastic point about food literacy. Changing the way you eat is not just about health. It’s vitally important that we ALL pay attention to food–not just when our health fails. I know this of course, but...
Apr 7, 2019 | Children, Farming, food literacy, Motivation, What to Buy
Want more on this topic? Listen to Episode 30 of the Food Smarts podcast. I believe everyone should take part in growing some of what they eat. Why? Because: Taking part in the raising of our food gives it value. Of course, the value is already there, but it is...
