20 Foods to Help You Stay Hydrated this Summer

For most of us, summertime is synonymous with long days, warm evenings, visits to the pool, and, above all, sunshine. But when that glorious yellow orb is warming and lighting the world, it can be easy to forget to stay hydrated. This is problematic, because poor hydration can lead to a host of short and […]

Wilderness Dining: Healthy Food for Camping or Hiking

There’s something special about eating outside. I don’t know what it is, but food just tastes better in the great outdoors, whether that’s in the back garden, on a picnic, or during a camping trip.  Packing healthy food for a camping or hiking trip can be tricky and even more so when you’re vegetarian or […]

Top 10 Reasons to Raise Chickens

Here are the top reasons more people are turning to backyard chickens. Chickens make great pets. They have personality galore, and they’re extraordinarily easy to care for. They’re bright, funny, quirky, friendly, loving little balls of feathers-and they’re entertaining, too. When you have a flock, you’ll find they have their own friends, their own cliques, […]

9 Healthy Predinner Snacks

Dinner’s at eight, but you just can’t wait…try one of these nine healthy snacks to tide you over. Cashew-Strawberry CrunchThink of this as a gourmet cook’s PB & J. Spread 1 tablespoon of cashew butter on a slice of Ryvita Fruit Crunch. (Or substitute peanut butter and Triscuits.) Drizzle with ½ tablespoon honey and top […]

The Difference Between Heirlooms, Hybrids, and GMOs

Know Your Produce – Perfect Produce Is Unnatural There is nothing quite like the taste of a fresh fruit or vegetable straight from the garden. To the eye of the gardener, this vegetable picked ripe off of the vine is perfect. They nurtured it, carefully tended to it, and then finally, get to enjoy the […]

Watch Out for This Carcinogen in Your Organic Food

The information we’re about to share with you will likely make you pretty angry and it should.  Do you consume any of these brands in the picture below (Silk, Starbucks, So Delicious, Horizon, Zico, Blue Diamond, Pacific, Carnation and Tempt)? My guess is that you probably do. The Cornucopia Institute released a Video by it’s […]

Becoming a Vegetarian: 7 Foods Your Body Needs if You Stop Eating Meat

By now, we all know that eating rib eye and pork chops isn’t good for our bodies or the environment. It’s an individual choice to go completely vegetarian, but many Americans are cutting back: From 2007 to 2012, American meat consumption plummeted by 12 percent. It’s recommended that protein make up 10 to 35 percent […]

5 Things Healthy People Do Every Day Before Work

Adding five things to your day usually means taking more time out of it, right? Usually. But not in this case. When the five additional tasks are tailored to give an efficient and healthy trajectory to your day, the result is actually the opposite: more time to do what you love, with less stress, a […]

Have an Eco Green Super Bowl 2014 Party

Planning your Super Bowl 2014 party does not mean you need to give up on your organic lifestyle. Here are some easy ways to plan your party and make it enjoyable for both you and your guests. Keep food choices local to cut down on packaging and transportation emissions from shipping long distances. Check out […]

10 Conscious Food Blogs and Who Should Read Them

The internet abounds with food blogs. So much so that it can be overwhelming. Like in any supermarket which is full of products you don’t need, there is a lot of blogs, website, etc. claiming to  offer you “healthy options”.  However, for all the bad food blogs out there, there are plenty of good ones, […]

What if Natural Products Came with a List of Ingredients?

Processed foods are notorious for their jaw-droppingly long lists of chemical-laden ingredients, each one sounding worse than the last. But as these detailed infographics show, even the simplest of foods are anything but. These images were put together by James Kennedy, an Australian chemistry teacher. “I want to erode the fear that many people have […]

Packaged Food Products That Still Contain Trans Fats

In November, the Food and Drug Administration made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils — one of the primary sources of trans fats — are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” If this is finalized, partially hydrogenated oils will be categorized as food additives requiring approval to be used in food. Trans fats have […]