High-Fructose Corn Syrup 101

What is High-Fructose Corn Syrup and why should we care? In the most basic sense High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a cheap, liquid sweetener that is similar to sugar. According to Wikipedia HFCS is “produced by milling corn to produce corn starch, then processing that starch to yield corn syrup, which is almost entirely glucose, [...]

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How far does your produce travel?

Produce from your local grocery store chain (whether it is organic or conventional) travels on average 1500 miles from the farm to your plate. There are several reasons this is a cause for concern: In most cases, the farther your produce travels the less nutritious (and tasty) it is by the time you eat it. [...]

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What (should be) in your sandwich bread?

If you feel like you are doing the right thing by buying and eating “wheat” bread from your grocery store – you could be wrong. And if you are buying white sandwich bread or some sort of whitewheat bread (like I used to buy) you might really be in for a surprise! Have you checked [...]

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What to expect from this blog

You might be wondering…what can you expect to get out of this blog? Well, as I mentioned, the book “In Defense of Food” had a very big impact on me. But, I must admit that when I first finished the book I wasn’t quite sure how to implement the groundbreaking information I had just learned. [...]

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Welcome to The Food Illusion

What is The Food Illusion? First, let me define illusion… il·lu·sion n something that deceives the senses or mind, for example, by appearing to be one thing when it is in fact another This is exactly what processed foods are to us – an illusion – or something that appears to be healthy (low fat, [...]

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