Archive for January, 2008




Remember a few months ago, I asked you to sign a FDA petition to save the fate of chocolate?

Well, according to Gary Guittard — it worked.

Here’s the email I just received from him:

Thank you!
It looks like this petition will not be…

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Chef Annette shared this healthy cooking tip with Circle of Food so we thought we’d share it with you.

Have you ever tried the whole grain baking mix from Trader Joe’s? “I love it!” exclaims Chef Annette. “It’s a combination of whole…

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In an article today in the New York Times, the FDA finally said that food from cloned animals and their progeny is safe for milk and meat consumption.

I question the FDA and their track record on safety. They have approved numerous…

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This week I did so-so in the exercise department. I did walk 5.02 miles during two jaunts at the gym. I did the routines that go with the EFX machine and much of those 5 miles were uphill with eight to…

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A recent story just broke in the news about people who wanted to lose weight and did – but not without totally destroying their health and well-being.

Sugarless gum is filled with sorbitol, a calorie free sweetener in the poly-alcohol sugar family.…

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