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  • Shhh!!! Don't tell anyone it is healthy(er). With low(er) Salt.

    Food Makers’ Secret Ingredient: Less Salt http://online.wsj.com/articles/food-companies-quietly-cut-salt-fat-from-recipes-1403566403

    Thanks. But it is too bad it has to be a secret.

    It is interesting how taistless and healthy seems to be synonimous to many people.

    In the meanwhile, there is so much salt in things like soup, that even then “low salt” soups are 25 to 50% of US Daily recommended. And they are still not edible for those of us who have adjusted our salt pallet. You find yourself drinking gallons of water (or, worse, sodas) for the rest of the day.

    Oh and Campbells slips in High Fructos sugar into all of the tomato soups we own as about the second ingredient. What is with that? Tomatoes are already sweet.

    Enriched flower.

    Of the Three Deadly White foods, sugar, salt and white flower, Campbells tomato soups seemed to have all three in the top 5 ingredients. Tomatos weren’t even the first ingredient in the regular tomato, paste was second!

    Now we’ll see about donating these soups… And being even more careful with our food shopping.

  • ABCs: Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it’s really bad news : TreeHugger

    Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it’s really bad news : TreeHugger:

    The ABCs of colony collapse among Bees appears to be really, really ugly. Well, it has been ugly, but know we know a little more about it, vs. being mainly in the dark.

    This current research seems to find that a combination of pesticides and fungicides reduces the immune system of bees.

    This story summarizing the research is just filled with horrible little nuggets. On average the bee pollen they studied had 9 different special ingredients in the pollen cocktails taken live from California.

    Worse, much of the pollen comes from the “wild”, not harvest crops.

    However, finally knowing more about the cause will help hugely in addressing this critical issue (for diversity and food crops).

    Remedies of better use and control of pesticides/fungicides seems obvious. But organic methods should help a little or a LOT.

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  • Organic. Foods to buy Organic — The dirty dozen foods

    There’s a lot of discussion about foods that are really and issue to eat that are not organic.

    The idea is that you can eat the cheaper stuff in many cases but definitely spend the money on some of the foods that are really likely to be very unhealthy if you don’t go for the organically grown.
    Look here for the annual list of the dirty and also the green foods by Environmental Working Group’s annual list.

    7 Best Foods to Buy Organic

    • Potatoes
    • Beef
    • Milk
    • Apples
    • Strawberries
    • Kale / Spinach
    • Peaches

    The Dirty Dozen

    “But organic food can cost more, meaning many families are loathe to shell out the extra cash for organic produce on every shopping trip. That’s what makes the Environmental Working Group’s annual list of the dirty dozen foods so useful. The group analyzes Department of Agriculture data about pesticide residue and ranks foods based on how much or little pesticide residue they have. The group has estimated that individuals can reduce their exposure by 80% if they switch to organic when buying these 12 foods.“

    The Dirty Dozen PLUS (14 foods to strongly consider organics)

    Eating Well will tell you that there’s a couple more you should keep your eye on that are dirty(er).

    Note that the USDA has not yet offered a Minimum daily recommendation for pesticides. So, if you want to reduce that wild-card in your diet, avoiding these foods unless they are organic is probably a good idea!.
    But, it’s your body and your diet, so you decide where and how you spend your money and gain your calories/nutrition.  
    Healthy eats to you.

  • Non-GMO Food Market to Hit $800 Billion by 2017 (i.e. Organic) Environmental Leader

    Non-GMO Food Market to Hit $800 Billion by 2017 · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader:

    Notice that Non-GMO does not necessarily mean “organic”…

    Should be cool to read the full report: http://www.packagedfacts.com/Non-GMO-Foods-7822141/

    But that would cost about $3,000… So we’ll have to read the discussion on it.

    But the trends in whole foods — as in Whole Foods, Hanes, Chipoltles, etc. — has been more than impressive. The organic section of all grocery stores is growing like weeds, to offer a green mixed metaphor.

    Looking forward to more momentum on the organic front.

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  • Hain up about 20% on great earnings?

    Hain Celestial (HAIN) was way up today on great earnings… That’s right, the high end and heathy food company. Shouldn’t they be getting crushed on the high prices from the great drought of 2012?

    Healthy eating is “not a fad, not a trend”, according to CEO Simon. Consumption of the category is up 14%, vs about 1% on the main stream food categories.

    Of course the super fast growth of Whole Foods doesn’t hurt, but HAIN is growing like mad in Walmart, Costco,and … wait for it … Amazon!
    Organic chips, Sleepy Time tea and a book, why not?

    97% are GMO free.