Organic Road Trip with Cascadian Farm!
Earth Day is approaching! How will you celebrate? When Cascadian Farm asked for help with their Earth Day celebration, I jumped at the chance to spread the word about their delicious and organic products. When local produce isn’t in season, we turn to Cascadian Farm for our frozen veggies and fruits. When we need a quick snack, my little Bear loves their chocolate chip granola bars (and picking out all of the chocolate chips to eat those first!). Don’t miss out on the Earth-Day-delicious celebration! Go “Like” Cascadian Farm’s Facebook page and make the...
Read MoreBlack Bean Hummus
This recipe ROCKS. Please excuse the shitty photo. It’s the best I could get of the grey dip on our recent roadtrip. This hummus works well when using edamame in place of the black beans (and looks prettier, too!). I’ll update soon! Print Black Bean Hummus Author: HealthfulMama.com Recipe type: Appetizer, Snack Prep time: 1 min Cook time: 4 mins Total time: 5 mins Serves: 6 Easy prep and simple ingredients make this dip a winner Ingredients 3 cups or 2 cans of organic black beans, drained & liquid...
Read MoreArsenic and Old Rice: A Comedy of Errors (that isn’t very funny)
I’ll never forget when an English teacher introduced me to the film, Arsenic and Old Lace, featuring Cary Grant. Not only did I learn about the intricacies of staged comedy, but the dangers of arsenic were burned into my brain. (How else would a 14 year old be introduced to the word arsenic?) The word arsenic has appeared, once again, in my lexicon, but this time it’s no laughfest. Read this clearly: Certain products containing ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP as a major ingredient have been found to contain high levels of cancer-causing inorganic arsenic. This conclusion came as a result...
Read MoreGrocery Vs. Small-Farm: A Graphic Representation of How Our Food Has Changed #F27
Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together the Occupy, sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental movements for a global day of action. Inspired by the theme of CREATE/RESIST, thousands will come together to creatively confront corporate control of our food supply and take action to build healthy, accessible food systems for all. Why is this so important? I ask you to pause for a moment with the graphic below and consider what is and is not appropriate for people to control in this world–and what happens when they do control a living thing (like a...
Read MoreThe Latest in Health & Nutrition 2/20-2/24/12
In case you were on the fence ’round here: homeopathy is proven to be effective! Read More: The Huffington Post Genetically-modified crops will be approved faster…great. Read More: Sustainable Food News Mother Earth News is looking for “Great Places You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of.” Nominate Your Town: Mother Earth News A well-balanced questioning of vaccines and autism. Read On: The New American. Green on a Budget: Tips on Finding Organic within Your Means. Read More: Kaia Magazine. Thanks for visiting Healthful Mama today! Sign up for my newsletter to get...
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