Cheese is the ultimate snack for your family. Full of calcium and healthy fats, it’s convenient to pack in a lunch box or top a sandwich. But when you're buying cheese for your family, there are a lot of choices: grass fed, organic and conventional. We tend to think that an organic product is better than its conventional counterpart, but is cheese …
The Top Green & Wellness Bloggers of the Year 2014
This year has seen an amazing SHIFT of cultural patterns when it comes to food and health and it's relation to our environment. People are paying closer attention to ingredients in food and consumable products AND they are purchasing less of what they don't need. These changes could not have been possible without support from wellness bloggers in …
URGENT – The DARK Act Hearing: Taking Away Your Right to Know What’s in Your Food
On December 10, 2014, Wednesday of this week, a hearing will take place to discuss a bill named the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014,” sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas. Despite its misleading name, this act would stop the GMO labeling movement that is gaining strength and popularity across the nation in its tracks. More aptly …
How Subsidies & Imports are Killing Organic Farming in the US
Take your family grocery shopping in nearly any supermarket nowadays, and you’re likely to find an entire aisle or two dedicated to organics if it’s not already integrated into the entire store. That’s because the organic movement and organic farming are growing in popularity, and that’s good news. Food Navigator reports that the U.S. organic …
Eat Your (Fermented) Vegetables!
Are you looking for better nutrition in the food you already eat? Or a way to feed your family foods that are not only healthy and good for the gut but also can be made in batches and last? Then you should look into fermented vegetables. What is Fermenting? Fermenting, or culturing, is a process that preserves foods by introducing bacteria to …
#ShiftHappens Twitter Party November 12th
ShiftCon is an amazing blogging conference where content creators passionate about food, wellness, sustainability & toxin-free living get together to support one another & learn to become more effective communicators. Green bloggers, wellness bloggers, fitness bloggers, parenting bloggers, lifestyle & food bloggers all took part this …
Are Feminine Care Products Making You Sick? What Every Woman Needs to Know
As breast cancer awareness month ends, moms everywhere should know about another danger lurking in our homes: feminine care products, which may be making us sick. These must-have tools that every woman needs can harbor unsafe chemicals. The FDA has categorized tampons and sanitary pads as medical devices. They made this categorization thanks to …
No Scary Surprises: GMO Free Halloween Candy Recommendations
It’s time for trick or treats again, but kids can find their bags of Halloween candy more full of tricks than treats. Candy loaded with GMOs, dyes, preservatives and all kinds of junk can find its way into your children’s Halloween treat bag. What are some good options for candy and what can you do to protect your child? Mamavation Recommended …
Time and Money Saving Organic Meals
Life can be busy, and just finding the time to cook can be a struggle sometimes. This week's recipes require minimal prep time and are nearly effortless to prepare. So, you can feed your family healthy, organic meals that are both low in cost and low in preparation time. I saved some time this week by shopping at only 2 stores, instead of …
Toxic Beauty: A Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Your Makeup
An essential item in every mom’s tote, purse or baby bag is makeup; after a long day you want to look your best going out or at the office. But not all cosmetics are created equal. In fact, there are products that you may be putting on your skin, lips and eyes that are downright dangerous. There can be some pretty darn toxic chemicals in your …
Internet Trolls: Online Nuisances or Corporate Shills?
Paying Internet trolls to skew the discussion is a growing trend in today's food industry, as the organic food movement grows and the GMO labeling debate hits ballot boxes all over U.S. The Intercept, a website organized by Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, and Jeremy Scahill that reports on documents leaked by NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has …
Three Organic Flavorful Fall Meals under $25
As we get into the heart of fall, I always crave warm, rich meals, and those signature fall flavors. I wanted to create a menu of fall meals that incorporated these comfort foods while still being budget friendly and organic. Last week's menu was meat free, which is a great way to save money. However, meat is a big part of most people's diets, …