April 28, 2010
Hooray! I have long wondered how it was that Martek’s DHA and ARA could be included in organic products when the additives are extracted from algae using a potential neurotoxin called hexane. Now comes this report from the Washington Post “The Obama administration announced Tuesday that two synthetic additives will no longer be permitted in infant formula [...]
July 29, 2009
A new study for the UK’s FSA (food standards agency) shows that organic foods do not contain a greater level of vitamins or minerals than conventional foods. In the most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into the nutritional content of organic food compared to ordinary fare, scientists found no significant difference in vitamins [...]
May 18, 2008
I’ve been trying to post my <cheap> Organic food finds when I have gone grocery shopping. Just this Saturday I found Organic Avocados for a pretty smooth price. Yep, Organic avocados were selling for $3.79 for 4 avocados. Conventional avocados were selling for $3.69 for 4 avocados. While there was no bargain here, the cost [...]