Tag: food

Bulk Freeze Dried or Dehydrated Food Storage | Eat It! Test It!

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Bulk Freeze Dried or Dehydrated Food Storage | Eat It! Test It! by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog This weekend Mrs.J and I went through some of our bulk emergency food storage for preparedness. You should do this on a semi-regular basis. Here’s why: Eat some, and be sure that you like it. Food Rotation so it doesn’t go bad Eat Your Freeze Dried Food What if you don’t like it? Does it taste off or bad? Is it getting way beyond it’s recommended use-by date? Most freeze dried or…

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More “Healthy” Food Recalled: Multiple Brands of Hummus and Fresh Vegetables

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More “Healthy” Food Recalled: Multiple Brands of Hummus and Fresh Vegetables By Dagny Taggart for The Organic Prepper Earlier this month, we reported that some fresh vegetables sold by stores like Trader Joe’s and Food Lion have been recalled after state inspectors discovered Listeria monocytogenes in a sample. Growers Express LLC launched a recall of the products in question from various retailers in dozens of states. Growers Express is again telling consumers to toss out certain fresh vegetable products because of a test result showing Listeria contamination, but so far, the company is not revealing who supplied the implicated…

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Use-by, Best-by, Sell-by | Food Expiration Dates

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Use-by, Best-by, Sell-by | Food Expiration Dates by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog What do Expiration Dates Mean? Many are confused about what these ‘Use-by’, ‘Best-by’, and ‘Sell-by’ dates really mean. Use-by and Best-by Dates The ‘Use-by’ and ‘Best-by’ dates are intended for consumer use. It is the date the manufacturer deems the product reaches peak freshness. It’s NOT a date to indicate spoilage, nor does it necessarily signal that the food is no longer safe to eat. Sell-by The ‘Sell-by’ date is only intended to help manufacturers and…

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Speed up your metabolism by detoxing your liver

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Speed up your metabolism by detoxing your liver by: Zoey Sky for Natural News If you’re struggling to lose weight, it might be time to add liver- and gut-cleansing foods to your diet. By eating certain kinds of nutritious foods, you can boost your body’s detoxification process. According to Dr. Charles Passler, a nutritionist based in New York, a healthy liver can take toxins, turn them into a water-soluble form, and efficiently flush them out of your body. Detoxify your liver with a nutrient-rich diet By eating the right kinds of food, you…

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How else are we being exposed to the dangers of radiation in our food and drinking water?

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How else are we being exposed to the dangers of radiation in our food and drinking water? by: Edsel Cook for Natural News The 2011 Fukushima disaster caused massive radiation contamination of food supplies and water sources not just in Japan, but all around the world. People need to identify these threats to their health and take appropriate means to protect themselves and their families. Increased levels of cesium and strontium radionuclides appeared in commercially important fish along the Pacific coast of North America. Furthermore, bluefin tuna, salmon, and other affected fish displayed cancerous tumors. These…

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Minnesota To Pay Homeowners To Make Their Lawns Bee-Friendly

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Minnesota To Pay Homeowners To Make Their Lawns Bee-Friendly By Emma Fiala for Natural Blaze Minnesota’s Legislature just approved a spending plan that would set aside $900,000 over one year to assist homeowners in turning their lawns into bee-friendly habitats. That’s right—the state of Minnesota wants to pay residents to make their lawns better for bees. The plan aims to replenish the food source of the rusty patched bumble bee—a fuzzy and fat bee on the brink of extinction—though it will be beneficial to pollinators of all shapes and sizes. Available funds will cover some…

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As The Perfect Storm Hits America’s Food Supply All At Once, ‘Miracle Foods’ & Hydroponics Will Be The Keys To Long-Term Survival

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As The Perfect Storm Hits America’s Food Supply All At Once, ‘Miracle Foods’ & Hydroponics Will Be The Keys To Long-Term Survival By Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine – Control The Food, Control The People With this Spring’s flooding in the Midwest decimating many crops, with millions of calves lost during the flooding, along with the recent barrage of tornadoes leaving a path of destruction from Kansas to Pennsylvania, along with the recent news of Asian “pig ebola” sending “shock waves through the global food chain,” we have seen and written a number of…

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The Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods

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The Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods from Mercola If your diet isn’t made up of fresh, whole foods, you’re doing it wrong. Not surprisingly, a recent studyfound that ultraprocessed foods cause weight gain. People who eat a lot processed food consume more calories (and sugar) compared to those who eat a fresh, whole food diet, which ultimately leads to weight gain. The study included 10 men and 10 women who lived at the NIH’s Clinical Center in in Bethesda, Maryland, for 28 days. Their meals were provided by investigators with the National…

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Study: Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating And Weight Gain

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Study: Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating And Weight Gain from Natural Blaze People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study. The difference occurred even though meals provided to the volunteers in both the ultra-processed and minimally processed diets had the same number of calories and macronutrients. The results were published in Cell Metabolism. This small-scale study of 20 adult volunteers, conducted by researchers at the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes…

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Why You Should Never Buy Precut Fruit

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Why You Should Never Buy Precut Fruit by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Eating more vegetables may be one of the simplest choices you can make to improve your health. Just about any vegetable is good for you, but some are better than others. Some fruits, lower in fructose, are also healthy as they contain high amounts of antioxidants. In one study1 from the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found a suboptimal diet was culpable in developing cardiometabolic diseases.2 Good food identified in the study to reduce the risk of cardiometabolic…

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