Yes, the conundrum that most families into natural health and wellness will face. On one hand we have the argument that organic, healthier foods cost more and therefore cannot be justified when we have a modest budget. There is some truth to this no doubt. Organic cow’s milk might cost you $4.99 for a half gallon at the grocery store. The non-organic milk sits right next to it at $2.79 per whole gallon. The raw organic almonds I buy at $12.99 a pound to make breakfast bars with seems … [Read more...]
Carnival of Natural Family Living #5
More great entries for the carnival! Enjoy this fifth edition of the Natural Family Living Carnival... Natural Family First off is Mel of Bean Sprouts. She found an interesting query when looking through her blog stats she answers the question Can I Eat Bean Sprouts During Pregnancy on on her blog. Dave G share a precious story about he and his family came to a decision about selling their summer cabin. It is a good read! Stephanie at Stop the Ride shares a great article about creful … [Read more...]
30 Ways to Go Green with Your Family
I am pleased to bring to the NatureMoms blog a guest blogger by the name of Abel Cheng. In addition to being a great source of information through his comments on this blog he also maintains a great blog over at ParentWonder. Abel has been widely featured as a parenting expert on the web and most noticably in places like The Star (a Malaysian newspaper) and the popular About.com site writing about Fatherhood. It is wonderful for us to get a father's perspective on this blog when the primary … [Read more...]
Horizon is Deceiving Consumers
Well, this is not surprising. Horizon is being sued for their industrialized organic farming practices. As I have mentioned in other posts I am not very keen on supporting a company like Horizon....even if they are organic....which of course is up for debate as well. I only eat organic foods myself but I am very opposed to big agricorp coming in and industrializing the process...finding USDA loopholes, outsourcing our food to other countries, using factory feedlots where animals never see the … [Read more...]
How to be a savvy organic shopper
Reprinted from the Pocono Record July 06, 2006 YONKERS, N.Y. An investigation Consumer Reports has found that shoppers don't need to buy organic foods across the board to get added health value. The report tells shoppers which organic products are worth seeking out and which ones are not. Consumers can pass on organic seafood and shampoo, for example, because their labels can be misleading. The full investigation appeared in the February issue of Consumer Reports. The complete … [Read more...]
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