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Why Everything is Better with Butter

I’m known as a bit of a health nut around these parts.  Sure, I work at a healthy food company which has an effect.  But even in spite of a company of 9 folks, all of whom eat pretty healthily, I stand out as the most extreme.  My kale salads, vegetable concoctions, multiple servings of [...]

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Fulfilled with Fruit, Nature’s Candy

I was teased today when I walked into work with what appeared to be a giant bag of fruit.  Inside such bag were three baby bananas, 4 sugar plums, and about 15 bing cherries.  They wondered whether I had a financial arrangement with my local CSA or if I obtained fruit through some bulk purchase [...]

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The Circular Nature of Breakfast

I have read a lot of reports and studies that consistently mention that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Some studies suggest that eating breakfast improves academic performance and functionality as compared to eating nothing.  Other studies try to suggest that a healthy breakfast helps overall functionality. I think both of the [...]

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To Choose or Not to Choose

We are having an ongoing conversation here at work about whether consumers are capable of making their own choices and decisions around food, or whether there should be more regulation around claims that help influence them.  There have been a number of lawsuits in the food world around various claims for “natural” food products.  Google [...]

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Realwashing

After years of “functional food” being popular – people are rightly becoming increasingly skeptical of food being designed by scientists to be healthy.  More and more evidence is coming out supporting the idea that the body is incredibly sophisticated at picking out nutrients and vitamins.  No longer is a vitamin pill equal to an apple [...]

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