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Monday
Jul282014

Types of Food Buying Clubs and Who Sells to Them

Part 2 of 3 on Food Buying Clubs

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?

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Friday
Jul252014

Food Study Fridays: #3 - Ice Cream

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".

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Wednesday
Jul232014

Why I'm a Flexitarian

What is the flexitarian diet?

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.

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Monday
Jul212014

What Is a Food Buying Club & How Does it Work? 

Part 1 of 3 posts on Food Buying Clubs

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.

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Friday
Jul182014

Food Study Fridays: #2 - Whey Protein Powder

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.

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