Everyone loves a nice fluffy piece of bread. Unfortunately some of what makes that bread so light and airy is actually really bad for us. No, this time we’re not talking gluten. Instead, this week we’re zeroing in potassium bromate, an additive that is so bad that it is illegal in countries such as China, Europe and the UK because it causes cancer in rats and mice. Why not in the U.S.? Learn about potassium bromate and why we don’t want to eat it. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “From Bromate to Bread”
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To Buy or Not To Buy Organic!
When it comes to getting your money’s worth of pesticides, Jessica and I think that there are few things more useful than the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG’s) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The latest and greatest has just been released, and we want to review these lists with you with the hope that we can all commit them to memory so that when we are on a quick grocery run and a limited budget we’ll know when it’s important to choose the organic version. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “To Buy or Not To Buy Organic!”
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