5 Breakfast Ingredients To Avoid

You should never skip breakfast; doing so can leave you lethargic the entire day. Preparing a healthy breakfast can be hard, though, because of the following five unhealthy ingredients.

1. Sodium nitrate – this ingredient colors, flavors and preserves ham, hotdogs, and bacon. You might want to cross it off your breakfast menu as it has been linked to many forms of cancer.
Tip: use roasted chicken.

2. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) – this has been identified as a cause of obesity in Americans. HFCS can increase inflammation, oxidative stress and provoke an aggressive insulin response. The liver also reacts to it as though it were a toxin! Despite this, it’s present in syrups used to flavor your daily cuppa.
Tip: try honey. Continue reading »

Organic Urban Farming: Changing the Way Tomatoes are Grown

Ever since humans first began tilling soil, they have looked for ways to produce bigger, better food plants that will feed ever-growing families and communities. Recent agricultural developments have produced huge industrial gardens dedicated to one type of plant, resulting in land that has lost its natural diversity and been stripped of the nutrients necessary for plant growth. Continue reading »

Are Wendy’s Natural French Fries Healthy?

In a move designed to add legitimacy to one of the nation’s unhealthiest foods, Wendy’s announced they’re replacing their old fries with new, natural French fries seasoned with sea salt. The French fries are served with the skins on to give them the “au natural” look and taste. It’s a slight different take on fast-food fries, but are these new Wendy’s French fries really healthier?

Natural Wendy’s French fries: Is There Such a Thing as Natural French Fries?

Yes, French fries come from potatoes pulled from the ground, but it’s not natural to throw them into a vat of oil – a move which immediately adds 19 grams of fat. It’s also not natural to douse them in salt – whether it comes from the sea or not. Continue reading »

Organic Food, Diet, and Nutrition

The use of the word “organic” is growing in the world of health care, manufacturing, and food production. This particular word has certain restrictions, especially in the food industry, and any product claimed as organic has restrictive criteria to be certified. In developed countries, certain legal definitions exist in addition to the general idea of what it means to be organic. In the United States all organic certified products are regulated by the federal government through the USDA.

In the United States, the consumption of organically grown products is now the hottest trend in the world of food. Sometimes demand exceeds supply, thus creating organic food ingredient shortages in the food market. For example, the makers of the Clif Bar had to travel to Spain to find organic almonds for its bar because the supply of almonds in the United States was already accounted for by other companies. Continue reading »

Organic Food

The word “organic” means a product has been produced without any toxins and is made of eco-friendly materials. “Organic” has certain specific legal definitions in most developed countries of the world.

In the United States, all farms and products claiming to be “organic ” must be certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the following criteria in place for the finished product: Continue reading »

Organic Baby Food – Steps to a Healthy Life

For new parents, the safety and health of their baby is top priority and organic baby food is the best choice for overall nutrition. Certification of organic food from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ensures an international standard of health and safety. Certified organic baby food will be free from all kinds of chemical preservatives and not be produced using any harmful chemicals such as pesticides or insecticides. A growing trend is emerging toward the use of organic baby food to provide the greatest health advantage for newborns and toddlers.

Organic food is gaining in popularity because more people are educated and aware of the benefits of natural food, free of pesticides and hazardous chemicals. As stated in our previous article on organic food, farms and products claiming to be “organic” must be certified by the USDA with the following criteria in place for the finished product: Continue reading »