Food Dyes and Behavior

April 4, 2011 by · 4 Comments 

A rainbow of dyes in our foods targeted towards children When first becoming a parent and “going green” I read about the Feingold diet and decided it was best for my family to steer away from food colorings and such.  Last week I was reminded of why I’m putting forth the effort to read food [...]

The Dirt on Buying Organic Produce

May 26, 2010 by · 2 Comments 

The Environmental Working Group has recently updated their Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides for 2010.  The Dirty Dozen is a list of produce with the highest amounts of pesticides and the EWG recommends purchasing them organic if possible.  Blueberries, spinach and potatoes are new to the Dirty Dozen this year.  I’m bummed about the blueberries being [...]