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How to Shop for Sustainable Hot Cocoa

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Ingredient watch Written By Lissie Lyles | A hot steaming mug of hot cocoa is a classic winter comfort. As this month's Herbs and Spices article points out, there are some troubling conditions for many people who harvest the world's chocolate. From a nutrition standpoint, sugary, stimulant beverages, such as hot cocoa are not meant to be a part of the daily diet. Once in a while, a high quality hot chocolate is still a luxurious treat many of us like to indulge in. Buying fair-trade, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition, Sustainability Tagged With: chocolate, harmfull ingredients

Salt of the Earth

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Written By Lissie Lyles | Salt has to be, hands down, the most commonly found ingredient of all time. We use it in nearly everything. Salt is also another food that is plagued by nutritional misinformation. Most notably: salt-restricted diets. Early researchers uncovered a correlation between high blood sugars and dietary salt intake. However, subsequent studies have not proved this to be true. In fact, a 1930’s study found that salt deficiency led to a loss of taste sensation, cramps, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Family Health, Ingredient Watch, Natural Health, Nutrition Tagged With: mineral, natural ingredients, nutrients

Margarines and “Spreadable” Butters: What a Crock!

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Written By Lissie Lyles | The butter vs. margarine debate...what to say about it? The only really surprising thing about the whole issue is that margarine has managed to successfully disguise itself as a health food for so long. Meanwhile, real butter, a whole food that has been used safely for generations, has somehow earned a bad rap for itself. Butter vs. margarine: the closer you look at it, the more of a head-scratcher it becomes. Let's see who comes out on top when we compare the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Education, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition Tagged With: natural ingredients, nutrition

Anatomy of the Fruit Snack

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Written By Lissie Lyles | When I was a kid, fruit snacks were like currency at the school lunch table. If you had them, you would be begged to share, and could often swap these sweet, gummy, fruity treats for other sugary goodies. While the fruit snacks I enjoyed were laden with corn syrup, artificial flavors and dyes, the market today is abundant in "natural" fruit snacks.  These are yet another food product marketed to parents promising a healthy, yet sweet treat to include in their kid's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition Tagged With: kids, nutrition, snacks

Juice in a box, the truth behind the labels

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Written By Lissie Lyles | Ah, the juice box. Kids go crazy to slurp down this sweet treat; something that parents can feel good about, right? It is an innocent, healthy beverage that is a much better choice when compared with sugar or corn syrup laden sodas. In addition to this, the pretty packaging makes all sorts of claims about the all-natural ingredients, high vitamin quantity, and maybe even a little fortification action with some extra vital nutrients. As usual, the loftier the health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Education, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition Tagged With: kids, nutrition

Is there such a thing as a healthy Hot Dog?

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Written By Lissie Lyles | Oh the hot dog, one of those foods that gets associated with summer, barbecues and baseball. Hot dogs are in a group of food that has a bad reputation, and its reputation has mostly been well earned. Many hot dogs are often made from very low-quality meats, and contain all sorts of crazy fillers and chemicals that can in no way be defended as healthy. However, hot dog enthusiasts are reluctant to part with their beloved franks, and in recent years there have been a … [Read more...]

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