Understanding Your World

Potential or (Soda) Pop: What’s the Future of Food Pantries?

Not long ago, we had a conversation on the Kitchen Stewardship® Facebook page about whether food stamps (actually called SNAP benefits) should be used for non-essentials, specifically soda. The article I shared was about a statistic that soda is purchased more than any other category of food with SNAP benefits. I get the impression that

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New Research: Common Personal Care Ingredient May Cause Newborn Bowel Obstruction with 80% Mortality

Is your baby’s colon worth having pretty eyelashes? Would you trade your child’s ability to poop for a pretty smelling shampoo? Let’s make a deal: You get convenient spray sunscreen, your newborn gets bowel surgery. Sound like a plan? This is the trade-off pregnant women using conventional beauty products may be making every day because

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Why I STILL Don’t Use Aluminum Foil (even though it probably doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s)

For years I understood that using aluminum in my cooking and personal products was going to increase my risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. I avoided it almost religiously with some exceptions and even made homemade deodorant even though I’m not normally a DIY personal products kind of girl. I have to tell you – I was

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Is the Instant Pot too hot, too fast, too new to be healthy? Are Instant Pots Safe?

Is Pressure Cooking Too Hot, Too Fast, or Too New to be Healthy and Safe?

Is pressure cooking healthy? Are Instant Pots safe? Set your mind at ease – here’s the research, logic, and a video to explain it all.  If you finally got an Instant Pot but were hesitant because you heard that pressure cooking is unhealthy because of the high temps, high pressure, and the speed at which

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Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier, 10x Faster Than Boys–and it’s NOT all About the Chicken!!!!

Just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it’s right. Generations of parents have known, understood, and parroted this fact to teenagers with raging hormones who didn’t want to hear the old adage one more time. But for some reason, when it comes to hormones in 10-year-old girls, doctors aren’t getting it. They decided that

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Our Family's Journey Away From Nonstick - See What Alternatives We Love

Nonstick Cookware Controversy: Our Family’s Journey to Natural Cookware

I’ve been reading foodie blogs for close to seven years now. I’ve seen the medium change, grow, entertain certain fads, and inspire. These blogs have really helped me to analyze what our family eats and learn valuable skills, like making yogurt, making bread, using a whole chicken, and menu planning. I’ve also learned more about the

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