Kale Powder? How About Kale Power Instead?

I thought I’d seen all the possible permutations of kale- in the form of chips of all flavors, that is, but yesterday at Whole Foods, I saw something new:  kale powder. Freeze-dried and organic and $20.00 for 2 ounces? A quick peek at the label touted all its benefits: Supports healthy detoxification and healthy liver […]

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Welcome Back to School with a Healthy Lunch

We all know it’s a sad state of affairs when we think about the state of school lunches. But when we see ‘healthy lunch’ ideas touted by what we regard as valid sources of information, it doesn’t really help the situation. Just yesterday, I received an emailed newsletter entitled 5 Tips to Pack the Perfect […]

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If Only We Didn’t Need Adjectives

Organic blueberries.  Grass-fed beef.  Wild Salmon. Imagine if real food was just food and we didn’t need to use adjectives? Sadly, the exact opposite is the case today. If you walk into a grocery store and buy an apple, just an apple without any descriptives, it’s likely going to be conventionally grown somewhere far away […]

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Fresh Figs- Another California Treat

Just like my post yesterday about how nice it is to have access to fresh Rosemary, another fruit I’ve missed is fresh figs. (It’s almost as though being gone for a while gave me an even greater appreciation for all the fresh produce we have here, year round!). While we often think of the high […]

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