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Traditional Foods

Just a Spoonful of Sugar…

January 22, 2010 Factory-Free Food
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It just so happens that I have a wretched sweet tooth, I love to bake, and I have to watch my blood sugar—a challenging combination on the best of days. Many people are in the same boat, and there’s a lot of confusion out there about the different types of sugar and sweeteners available today, [...]

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Beet Envy

January 6, 2010 Factory-Free Food
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‘Tis the season for greens, greens, roots, and more greens. This week in our CSA box, we got a lovely bunch of beets, and I picked up several more pounds of them at the farm market too. There is something about the New Year that has me in the mood for pickled beets. 

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May We Give Thanks…

November 24, 2009 Traditional Foods
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Small Footprint Family to yours!
—Dawn, Ivan and Babyzilla

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Soy is Not a Health Food

November 19, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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The mainstream media has got news for you these days: Overweight? Try soy! Hot-flashes? Eat soy! Blotchy skin? Rub on some soy! Lactose intolerant? Soy!
With all the ads on TV and all the products popping up everywhere, you’d think soy foods were the answer to everything that ails you. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the [...]

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Stevia: Traditional Medicinal or Modern Pseudo-Food?

October 23, 2009 Health & Nutrition
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If you haven’t heard yet, sugar is bad for you: it converts to fat in your liver, it severely compromises your immune system, it contributes to both insulin resistance and high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol in your blood, and it fosters nutrient deficiencies and the demineralization of your bones and teeth. This is why [...]

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Grassfed Beef Can SOLVE Global Warming

October 14, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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This post is part of the Blog Action Day for Climate Change
and Fight Back Friday hosted by FoodRenegade!
150 years ago, much of the Great Midwest was still covered with prairie grassland, providing valuable grazing land and habitat for thousands of plant and animal species, including millions of elk, bison and deer. These lands also supported [...]

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