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Food Related Issues

The Butter Thing Again

butter and knife

Some topics just keep coming around and around again.  Like butter vs. margarine. Have you heard about the ‘butter is one molecule away from fat’ argument?  That impressed me at the time.  But even I wouldn’t make that my main argument because frankly, lots of things are ‘one molecule away from plastic’.  If you’ve got [...]

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Viruses Used to Eat Bacteria in Food

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In 2006, the FDA decided that to get rid of one pest, they would use another ‘pest’ to pester the pest…literally, to eat it.  The main pest, listeriosis which is a highly dangerous bacteria is now controlled in processed meats and cold cuts by a spray of the little pests…er…bacteriophage, which is a bacteria eating [...]

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MSG – Another Food Industry Myth

As a MSG sensitive woman, I feel so strongly about the use of MSG in all its forms hidden or obvious, that I am re-printing excerpts from an excellent article by Dr. Samuels, Ph.D. It’s a labelling game.  If you read them, then you’ve seen words such as autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed protein, and whey protein. [...]

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BUTTER YOU UP!

By now, everyone is aware that all fats are not created equal.  It baffles me how consumers will stand by their margarine yet surgically excise every bit of fat from their meats. Throw out the margarine instead and enjoy not all, but just a little of that crisp fat (from naturally fed free range animals) [...]

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Milk, Myths and Utter Nonsense

If you are North American, you no doubt grew up with a glass of milk at every meal and when you were thirsty, you reached for the milk carton and downed another glass or two. Then with desserts of course, another glass of milk. Who can deny that biscuits (cookies) and milk are inseparable? Your [...]

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Soya – Bane or Boon?

Say ‘Soya’ and visions of vegetarians, health food shops and alternative life styles comes to most people’s minds.  Long crowned THE century’s favourite child as far as (western) health is concerned, soy is considered the ideal low-fat, zero cholesterol protein for those wishing to avoid meats. It has also been the ideal choice for those [...]

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