Articles tagged “Organic Fruit”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Incorporate More Fruit Into Your Diet this Year By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jan 22 2009 If you are interested in losing weight, increasing your energy, clearing up your skin, or wanting to generally feel great, then introducing more raw fruit into your diet can help. Find out how. + READ MORE

Make Your Own Organic Hard Cider By Brian Merchant IN Food & Health Nov 13 2008 With fall in full swing and winter right around the bend, the thought of hard cider alone is enough to warm my belly. And while there are a number of fine organic hard ciders to choose from on the market, making your own is all the more satisfying. So when I stumbled upon this guide to making your own hard cider on Mother Earth News, I realized I had myself an autumn DIY project on my hands. + READ MORE

Pack the Kids Lunch Little House on the Prairie Style, a Step-by-Step Guide By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Oct 13 2008 Maybe it's just me, but I was always deeply curious about what was in Laura and Mary's lunch bucket. First off, you can bet that the girls packed a cloth napkin, gingham or otherwise. Most likely Ma made her own with whatever leftover fabrics were around the house. Why throw away the napkins you've had for years and you're sick of, when you can recycle them on the kids! + READ MORE

G Word Video: 14 Months in the Life of a Pineapple By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Oct 2 2008 Pineapples are sweet, golden, and delicious. They adorn our summer cocktails, upside-down cakes, and pink ham steaks. Even in the middle of winter, they give a tropical feel to our northern-hemisphere homes. And they remind us of the newest state: Hawaii. + READ MORE

Focus Earth's Fact or Fiction, Vol. 1 By Team Planet Green IN Aug 6 2008 If an appliance is off, it's not using power -Fiction. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, up to 20 percent of Americans' power bill is from running appliances already switched off. Dubbed "vampire power," or standby power, appliances such... + READ MORE

Three Fast (Organic) Foods on the Go By Elizabeth Seward IN Food & Health Aug 6 2008 The only thing more difficult than switching your meals over to the organic side of things is trying to find organic 'to go' foods, if you ask me. It's easy to prepare something deliciously organic when you're in the comfort of your own kitchen and time isn't of the essence, but what about when you're out on the go and you're in a rush? This is when matters get slightly pressing, but luckily there are some solid solutions for this common dilemma. + READ MORE

Why Organic Fruit Is Better By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 3 2008 It seems to me like more and more people these days know to go 'organic' when it comes to their fruit.Here are some examples of the fruit you should buy organic: Apples, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, grapes, and raspberries.Thus far, there isn't any research to back up the thought that organic food + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Four Ways to Make Homemade Preserves By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 23 2008 When I first thought about preserving food, making jams and pickles seemed like a delightful prospect. Now that I've been reading about it, it seems more like a daunting prospect. I've been reading Small Batch Preserving by Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard which is apparently the book to use. I especially liked the "small batch" part of title. + READ MORE

Make This Light Dessert Classic By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 17 2008 I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I'm not a big dessert eater. I do love berries though, so when they are in season as strawberries are now, I usually like to just wash them and pop them in my mouth. I realize that I'm not really normal in this regard so I'll give you a recipe that you can serve your family or for guests at a dinner party. This is an extremely simple, classic dessert that originally came from England and has graced many Ontario dinner tables over the years. + READ MORE

Celebs that Buy Local By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 3 2008 Los Angeles is home to the Los Angeles Farmers' Market, which is a well known celebrity hotspot. The rich and famous are often spotted shopping for the freshest and highest quality foods. Not only do celebrities want to look and feel their best, they know that taking care of this gorgeous planet means buying locally. + READ MORE

5 American Eco-Friendly Bars, Clubs & Restaurants By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 14 2008 Bars, clubs and restaurants are all going green these days. What differs is in what ways and to what extent they're going green. Here are 5 eating/drinking destinations around the country taking different, but often overlapping, approaches to eco-conscious customer demands and their own sense of environmental engagement. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Freshen Your Space Naturally By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 5 2007 Your air freshener may be primed to whisk you off to an alpine meadow in springtime or a verdant oasis after a rain shower, but it could also be blasting a raft of toxic contaminants all around you. DEP: di-ethyl phthalate; DBP: di-n-butyl phthalate; DIBP: di-isobutyl phthalate; DMP: di-methyl phthalate; DIHP:... + READ MORE