30-Day Wrap-Up: Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
January 30, 2012 – 8:15 am | 22 Comments

We’ve finished our 30-day challenge to live at the USDA Thrifty budget level (near poverty). Did we win our bet with Whole Foods?

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How to Eat Junk Food
July 26, 2010 – 1:47 pm | No Comment
How to Eat Junk Food

Summer’s here, school’s out for most people, and it’s possible that your house is already echoing with the dulcet tones of “Mummy, I’m hungry!” Snacks don’t have to be bad for you of course, but …

Keep Eating Your Beef Green
July 22, 2010 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Keep Eating Your Beef Green

A few weeks ago, the FDA released a set of guidelines about the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals. When I first read the article headline I got all excited, but as I got in …

Quality over Quantity
July 21, 2010 – 1:30 am | 5 Comments
Quality over Quantity

One of the biggest complaints about eating well is that it costs too much. I used to be one of those people but now I have to stop myself from rolling my eyes.

Easy Pesto Recipe
July 20, 2010 – 1:23 am | 5 Comments
Easy Pesto Recipe

Here’s a great recipe for pesto. It takes less than 5 minutes to make. This is enough to go with a pound of pasta and serves 6. Enjoy!

Sane Eating at the Summer BBQ
July 19, 2010 – 12:33 pm | No Comment
Sane Eating at the Summer BBQ

My friend’s husband is a serious barbecue-er. He has various oddly-shaped cooking devices and will smoke, poach, braise, brine and roast an amazing spread and then beg everyone to have ‘just one more mouthful’. Everything …

Weekly Challenge: Fresh Herbs
July 18, 2010 – 1:04 am | 3 Comments
Weekly Challenge:  Fresh Herbs

One of the most flavorful ways to upgrade your food is with liberal use of herbs in your cooking and the fresher the better. This week’s challenge is all about integrating fresh herbs into you’re fabulous meals.

Heirloom Farming 101
July 14, 2010 – 1:14 am | 7 Comments
Heirloom Farming 101

Have you seen the heirloom tomatoes in your local grocer? They reflect a new trend towards heirloom gardening, using older species for food production instead of the current Big Agra varieties.

Eating Less Meat Reduces Global Warming
July 13, 2010 – 1:46 am | One Comment
Eating Less Meat Reduces Global Warming

Another reason to eat less meat in more industrial countries, a new study links it to decreasing and perhaps even reversing global warming.

Something New: Wheat Berries
July 12, 2010 – 1:40 pm | No Comment
Something New: Wheat Berries

A few weeks ago I was visiting a friend and she was just giving her three small boys their lunch. On the menu was something I’d never tried before – wheat berries, sold here in …

Weekly Challenge: Shop Healthy
July 10, 2010 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
Weekly Challenge:  Shop Healthy

Diane tried out a new market with local and planet friendly claims this week with mixed success. While she’s found a great new place for meat she’s still looking for a mecca of healthy fruits and vegetables. We thought we’d pass the experiment along to you. Try shopping somewhere that offers a range of local, sustainable or organic food and see how you do.