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Changing The Face of School Lunches – There's Still A Lot of Work To Do

Currently, legislation is being introduced into the Senate and House to require regulation of all foods sold in the public school environment in the United States. These bills would allow for the setting of standards for cafeteria food and vending machine purchases made by students. But are these measures going far enough? We think not! […]

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Activism Real Food

National Animal Identification System – How It Will Affect Our Sustainability

Are you familiar with the NAIS (National Animal Identification System)? If you aren’t, you soon will be. If you currently own livestock, are planning to own livestock, or eat meat, dairy, or meat-by products, you will be affected by this measure. In the midst of supposed “pandemics” such as the Swine Flu, plans to make […]

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Activism Healthy Living Real Food

The Big Gluten-Free Lie

Everyone loves bread, right? You would be hard-pressed to find someone who says they don’t like it. But for many people in the 21st century, living without wheat has become a reality. In their desperate quest to keep eating bread and bread products, they have found their savior – gluten-free foods. But did you know […]

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Savory Beef, Potatoes, And Bacon Skillet

Although this dish may be considered more of a “comfort” type food, this hearty meal could probably be enjoyed any time of the year. Even now, as the sun’s light is warming our previously frigid city more and more each day and expanding the length of the days, this dish was appreciated by everyone in […]

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Activism Healthy Living Real Food

Whole and Healthy Meat…Does It Really Exist?

Eating meat in the modern world could be compared to playing Russian Roulette. If it is cooked thoroughly, nine times out of ten you probably won’t get sick from eating it – not immediately anyway. Repeated consumption of what is known as factory-farmed or industrially-produced meats is actually hazardous to your health. This meat is […]

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ACTION NOW! An Open Letter to the President And Other Decision Makers Regarding Preventative Health Care

Dear Mr. President and members of Congress, Most people know the health care system in our country is beyond broke. Even now that the new administration is in place, I’m seeing very little being done to remedy the desperately dire health care conditions in this country. I realize a major system change takes time. I […]

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Healthy Living Real Food

The Importance Of Proper Supplementation

Although it is important to obtain vitamins and minerals from eating healthy foods, most of us need supplementation to fill in the gaps where diet leaves off. In modern life, multiple factors affect why we do not receive adequate nutrition simply from eating, such as busy schedules and ever-present temptations to eat unhealthy, processed foods. […]

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Healthy Living Real Food

How Well Do You Know Your Food? Find Out!

Food has become a complicated subject in modern times, and is now associated with political uprising and even causes heated debates among many different groups of people and organizations, including the left and the right political affiliations. Unfortunately, you can be chastised for your beliefs about food, even to the point that your own family […]

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Michael Pollan In Boise, Idaho – Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Although I don’t get asked as often as I should about who is one of my favorite authors and heroes, last evening I had the opportunity to see Michael Pollan speak at The Egyptian Theatre in downtown Boise, Idaho. Michael is a writer and activist about the subject of the food we eat and the […]

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Kids & Family Real Food

You Decide: Is Junk Food GOOD For Children?

Do you believe the news media presents “fear-mongering” tactics in order to get a message across? If so, what types of messages do we believe about health for ourselves? Our children? In our efforts to improve the school lunch programs in this country, we firmly believe processed and junk foods have no place in school, […]