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The Year of the Pig
2009 is supposed to be the Year of the Ox, but it certainly seems to be the Year of the Pig so far, allow me to explain! The American News Project in a story entitled The Food Lobby Goes to School,...
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Putting Lipstick on a Pig
As we roll into week #2 of the pandemic swine flu, I continue to be entertained by what ends up in the media about this pesky health issue. VP Joe Biden and his comment on recycled air on airplanes,...
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Oprah’s Free KFC Meal Can be Hazardous to Your Health
Yesterday, I received numerous emails from clients and friends telling me about Oprah’s free coupons for the new KFC Grilled Chicken. A free dinner: 2 pieces of chicken, 2 sides and a biscuit. It was...
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The Top Ten Hazardous Ingredients You Won’t Find in My House!
Language is important. Political strategists say those who own the language run the show. So far the food industry has been running the show when it comes to confusing the American public on what to...
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This Teacher Is Fed-Up!
She is fed up with school food and is taking it personally. Very personally. An unidentified teacher somewhere in the mid-west has started a horrifying stunt. She will be eating (and photographing)...
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Coming in at 2nd Place….
Goldfish crackers. They lost out to Chicken Nuggets which came in first place. What sort of contest would chicken nuggets beat goldfish crackers, you ask? Time Magazine’s List of Nine Kid’s Foods to...
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Fighting Cancer with Fried Chicken?
I’ve worked with countless cancer survivors in my private practice. They are some of the nicest people you would ever meet. Over the past ten years, I’ve had the good fortune to work with two wonderful...
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Dangerous Words
Yesterday, I wrote about the ambiguous nature of one word: sugar. The food industry and well meaning mainstream nutritionists have succeeded in confusing us. Is sugar good? Is it bad? I spend loads...
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Too Good To Be True
This is NOT a diet food! A friend sent me a crazy article today about “The Chocolate Milk Diet” which was so outrageous that I had to take some time to blog about it. It’s been said that the bigger...
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Let it Rot!
My compost bin and kitchen scraps bin. This is where the fun happens. Although I’ve been enthusiastically composting here at the Rubin Rodeo for over a year, I’m about to start something even bigger....
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Bankrupt Words: Natural Gas
“He who controls the language controls the masses.” – Saul Alinsky in Rules for Radicals LIGHT My mom switched to “light” cigarettes after the mandatory warnings appeared on her boxes of smokes in...
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