Tag: food saftey

What’s Really in Your Prenatal Vitamins?

June 01, 2012   Kristen   9 Comments
You know prenatals are important for a healthy pregnancy but do you know what undesireable ingredients are in those prenatals too?

No doubt about it: prenatal vitamins are essential for a healthy pregnancy.  But not all ingredients in your prenatal vitamin are actually good for you, let alone your growing baby.  Read below for a list of the potentially harmful ingredients found in popular prescription prenatal vitamin brands.  If you find any of these ingredients in

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Is Fruit from China Safe?

January 31, 2012   Kristen   14 Comments
Do you want to eat fruit grown under this blanket of chemical pollution? Me either.

I’ve been craving canned mandarin oranges–thanks pregnancy hormones!  I usually get mine from Trader Joe’s and theirs are imported from Spain.  Kysen has recently acquired a penchant for these tasty tangerines, so we often enjoy a can together when we don’t have the fresh variety on hand.   Well, I tore through my stash too

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30 Day “Vegan Momma” Challenge

September 24, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
Like Lisa Simpson, I also have a guilty carniverous conscious!

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” —Albert Einstein October 1st is the annual kickoff of Vegetarian Awareness Month, and I wanted to get a head start!  This past Thursday I began my month-long vegan challenge and after

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Which is Best: Farm-Raised or Wild Caught Salmon?

September 08, 2011   Kristen   14 Comments
Pay the extra money for wild caught salmon and reduce your exposure to chemicals toxins and mad cow disease!

  A very important issue, especially in my household, because my son Kysen ADORES salmon!  It might not be a surprise to many of you that I have determined that WILD salmon is healthier than farm-raised.  What WILL surprise you are the scientific reasons why! Well, for starters, take a look at the picture (to

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