Meat Glue?

Can you read the following article about meat glue without feeling ill? I can't and I don't even eat meat. There are so many shortcuts allowed with regard to labeling that it no longer is an efficient way to verify the health and ingredients of your food. Know where your food comes from and how it is prepared and that goes for all food, not just meat.

Meat Glue: What It Is, And What You Should Know About It by Faceless39

New Year, Healthier You and Attainable Resolutions

The new year doesn't mean you need to make big resolutions you can't keep. Give yourself small goals that you can accomplish without a major change in your usual routine. Enough small changes will eventually add up to big change and a healthier you.

• Buy organic produce now. Yes, organic produce costs more, but in the long run, it will be way cheaper than medical bills down the road. Chemically grown and treated foods may not visibly hurt you now, but they can wreak a silent war that can leave you prone to a whole host of diseases later in life. Prevention with healthy foods begins now!

• Eat out less. Even cutting one meal a week away from your kitchen can cut costs and your exposure to unhealthy food choices. If you don't have time in the morning to prepare a lunch, make several meals over the weekend and freeze them for use later in the week so you have a variety of choices of already prepared foods.

• Make one day or just one dinner a week meat free.

• Substitute gluten free pasta or bread.

• Switch to organic, grass fed cow milk or cut cow milk out all together and switch to organic coconut, almond, rice, or soy milk. Better yet, get a high powered blender like a Blendtec or Vitamix and make your own nut milks.

• Get a juicer and/or blender. Start your mornings with juice or a smoothie.

• Get a dehydrator to make your own granola, chips, and fruit roll ups or to dry your garden herbs.

• Check out this list for 5 Packaged Foods You Never Need to Buy Again by Jane Mountain

More Reasons to Eat REAL Food

Posts like the following from LISTVERSE are disturbing in so many ways.

http://listverse.com/2009/03/10/top-10-bizarre-food-ingredients/

Watch It...Now!

You can currently view Forks Over Knives on Netflix instant play. Go there, play it, watch it...now! When you are done, check out Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. You can thank me later.

Food

Some helpful food tips:

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/financiallyfit/14-ways-to-save-money-on-groceries-2447559/

And some delish vegetarian recipes:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/want-to-eat-healthy-try-these-8-vegetarian-meals-2448539/;_ylt=AhcSo4eE3gAoCOKqPTy7zxhhbqU5

Happy New Year

Happy 2010! I've been busy continuing my quest to be green.

In 2010,

* I joined a CSA

* Planted my first garden, and

* Switched to all organic meats and veggies (a huge hit to the wallet but worth it in the long run)

In 2011, I will,

* Expand my garden

* Buy more organic/eco friendly clothing, and

* Continue to educate my children on the importance of living green throughout their lives for their own health and that of this lovely planet we live on.

What have you done/will you do?

Happy Green Living!!!

Apples

Apple juice seems to be a common staple for kids, but have you ever looked at the label...have you ever really read where the juice comes from? Organic and non organic apple juice sold in the US often comes from other countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Brazil, and/or China. Have you ever wondered how long ago that apple juice was made, under what conditions, and how much of it is actually apple juice, rather than water or some form of sugar? On top of all of that, the following article points out that it also contains arsenic:

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/03/19/apple-juice-contains-high-levels-arsenic/

Your best bet is to get yourself a professional grade blender (Vitamix or Blendtec) and a juicer (Omega, Green Star, Jack Lalanne, Breville, or break the bank with a Norwalk). That way you can purchase the produce yourself (hopefully from local sources) and enjoy it without added water, sugar, preservatives, dyes, etc. Nothing beats a home made cup of juice or smoothie.

Cheers!