Hi, I'm Nat Ryan.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 at 08:30AM Nathalie Ryan 
Today, I'm going to plunge a little deeper into the vast pool of information about buying clubs, starting with...
Are all food buying clubs set up the same way?
Friday, July 25, 2014 at 08:30AM Nathalie Ryan As I write this issue of Food Study Friday, it's a sunny summer day.
Like most people, this time of year has my family hankering for sweet cold treats--especially ice cream. (Truth be told, my family and I love our ice cream all year long.)
So awhile ago, I wondered what exactly was in the ice cream we so regularly enjoyed. Aside from the obvious dairy cream and sugar, I mean.
What I found really surprised me. Such as the fact that most brands of ice cream don't actually contain "cream".
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 08:30AM Nathalie Ryan 
I have my own definition, and I'll share that with you in a moment. But first, here's Wikipedia's definition:
"...one that is plant-based with the occasional inclusion of meat products."
What they're really saying is that flexitarians are just vegetarians with meat-eating benefits. Which sounds a lot like vegetarians cheating on their ideals.
Monday, July 21, 2014 at 08:31AM Nathalie Ryan 
After much research, I have a lot of information to give you about food buying clubs. And I know that you're way too busy to read one super-long blog post. So I'm breaking the information I have for you into three parts and posting each part on successive Mondays, starting today with Part 1.
Friday, July 18, 2014 at 08:45AM Nathalie Ryan Many people use whey powders as a way to supplement their diet. They believe that this supplement offers a good source of protein that is low-calorie and low in carbohydrates. But what is the cost of getting all three of these benefits in one convenient scoop-able, mixable product?
Let's take a look at two whey protein powder products to see what exactly they're made of.
