Ultrarunning “Cuisine”

In no uncertain terms, the ‘food’ that is offered to athletes giving their heart and soul to an ultra race is, unfortunately the same as, if not worse, as what is offered to athletes during an ironman triathlon.. I say this from first hand experience; while I’ve only run 50 milers, my husband has run […]

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Humane Farming- An Oxymoron?

I don’t think so. But many people do.  Recently, a reader responded to a post I wrote about being vegan by sending me a few links to some sites which focus on how, in their hosts opinions, there is no such thing as humane farming…  Such a delicate topic to write about, and in particular […]

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Laughing Giraffe Organics- What A Nice Surprise

Last week, I popped into a health food store while on a weekend trip and had a quick browse around.    I spotted something labeled as having raw coconut and pineapple, so I was drawn to it right away. It was called Laughing Giraffe Organics Pineapple Macadamia Snakaroon… and it was totally Paleo (coconut, agave, […]

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Heirloom Produce

We’ve all heard the term ‘heirloom’ in context of food, and probably most often when referring to a type of tomato. There are so many other fruits as well as vegetables that also fit into the same category.   An ‘heirloom’ plant is  is a plant or group of plants that was commonly grown during earlier […]

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